The Cosmic Serpent

DNA and the Origins of Knowledge

Jeremy Narby (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

272 Seiten

1999
Weidenfeld & Nicolson (Verlag)
978-0-7538-0851-1 (ISBN)

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A gripping investigation that opens up fresh perspectives on biology and anthropology to deliver an inspiring manifesto for unprejudiced scientific inquiry

'Cutting edge' - GUARDIAN

'Thoroughly enjoyable' - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

While living among Peruvian Indians, anthropologist Jeremy Narby became intrigued by their claim that their phenomenal knowledge of plants and biochemistry was communicated to them directly while under the influence of hallucinogens.

Despite his initial scepticism, Narby found himself engaged in an increasingly obsessive personal quest. The evidence he collected - on subjects as diverse as molecular biology, shamanism, neurology and ancient mythology - led inexorably to the conclusion that the Indians' claims were literally true: to a consciousness prepared with drugs, specific biochemical knowledge could indeed be directly transmitted through DNA itself.

A gripping investigation that opens fresh perspectives on biology, anthropology and the limits of rationalism, The Cosmic Serpent is new science of the most exhilarating kind.

Jeremy Narby studied history at the University of Canterbury and received a PhD in anthropology from Stanford University. For two years he lived with the Ashaninca Indians in the Peruvian Amazon, studying their methods of using the rainforest's resources. He lives in Switzerland with his wife and children.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.10.1999
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	133 x 198 mm
Gewicht	236 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sucht / Drogen
	Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► Bioinformatik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie
ISBN-10	0-7538-0851-X / 075380851X
ISBN-13	978-0-7538-0851-1 / 9780753808511
Zustand	Neuware