Cannabis sativa L. is possibly one of the oldest plants cultivated by man, but has remained a
source of controversy throughout its history. Whether pariah or panacea, this most versatile …

Modern sophisticated archeometric instruments are increasingly capable of detecting the
presence of psychoactive plant sources in archeological contexts, testifying the antiquity of …

Cannabis: Evolution and Ethnobotany is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary exploration of
the natural origins and early evolution of this famous plant, highlighting its historic role in the …

Our hominin ancestors inevitably encountered and likely ingested psychedelic mushrooms
throughout their evolutionary history. This assertion is supported by current understanding …

Hinduism has two major roots. The more familiar is the religion brought to South Asia in the
second millennium BCE by speakers of Aryan or Indo-Iranian languages, a branch of the …

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experience a direct communication with god is often interpreted as a sign of mental illness …

Julius Lipner's Hindus is widely recognised as essential reading for everyone wishing to
understand one of the world's great religious traditions. Hinduism comprises the religion and …

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it positive, some critical, but—significantly I think—it has not yet abated. The fact that the …

Over the past decade, a group of prolific and innovative evolutionary biologists has sought to
reinvent historical linguistics through the use of phylogenetic and phylogeographical …

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