Singing to the Plants: A Guide to Mestizo Shamanism in the Upper Amazon
Gorgeously written and eminently practical... Scholars will appreciate the depth and breadth of the learning here, and would-be ayahuasca pilgrims should consider this a must read. --Cultural Anthropology, 25(4), 2010Meticulous and rewarding... a fresh and evocative journey into the magical-realist world of indigenous plant medicines... infused with the colorful detail and ring of authenticity. --HerbalGram: The Journal of the American Botanical Council, 88, 2010This extraordinary book is as thorough an account of any shamanistic complex as is available today... surely one of the more lucidly written books in the broader field of religious studies. --Religious Studies Review, 36(3), 2010An exhaustively researched and detailed study, unique among its kind, and an absolute "must-have" for college library collections strong in anthropology and information on indigenous religions. --Midwest Book Review, 5(2), 2010His own experiences with the potent hallucinogen ayahuasca are woven seamlessly into local, regional, and even global contexts...  Serious scholarship blended with subjectivity and self-reflection. --Medical Anthropology Quarterly,25(1), 2011