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The Beauty of the Primitive explores how shamanism, an obscure word introduced by the eighteenth-century German explorers of Siberia, entered Western humanities and social sciences, and has now become a powerful idiom used by nature and pagan communities to situate their spiritual quests and anti-modernity sentiments. With its interdisciplinary...

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Plants and Modern MedicineLet Thy Food Be Thy Medicine is a response to the current flood of conflicting        information regarding the use of plants for both consumption and medicinal purposes.          Kathleen Hefferon addresses the myths and popular beliefs surrounding the        application of plants in human health, revealing both their...

The Muslim theologian al-Ghazali, who was active at the turn of the 12th century in Iran, Iraq, and Syria, was one of the most influential theologians of Islam. In this book, Frank Griffel will present the most comprehensive examination to date of the life and thought of this important figure....