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"Since we've already agreed in the 19th century to admit that humans descended from monkeys, it's high time to accept the fact that they were stoned monkeys," - writes Terence McKenna in a book that has earned him fame as one of the most prominent researchers of human nature. In the book, McKenna offers a new perspective on human evolution, emphasizing the role that hallucinogens, stimulants and drugs have played in it. She traces shamanic practices and magical ceremonies in which consciousness-altering drugs played an important role. She looks at human ups and downs, trying to answer the question: where does the human fascination with altered states of consciousness come from and what can be the benefits of it? Food of the Gods is among those few works on hallucinogens, stimulants and drugs that have entered the canon of the humanities. It is a dangerous work because it is thought-provoking.
