Anthropologist Jeremy Narby studies traditional cultures under the most modern scientific approaches in search of the secrets of their ancestral knowledge. His work throughout the years has changed the way we understand traditional cultures and their shamanic practices, a subject that has recently enjoyed a period of revival around the world. In this book, one of his most extraordinary works, Narby travels around the world –from the Amazon basin to the Far East– to prove what the traditional healers already know: that intelligence is present in all forms of life. He shows us abundant illustrative evidence that proves that intelligence is not a property that belongs exclusively to human beings –and that bacteria, plants, animals and other non-human life forms show incredible capabilities of decision-making, action and adoption of behavioral patterns. Moreover, this book does not only unveil the mysterious web of intelligent behavior that is present in nature; it also corroborates the validity of the concept that says that humans can apply much of what can be learned form nature’s economy and knowledge into the construction of a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle. This book is the first thorough anthropological study about intelligence in nature in the western world.

Additional information:
Author: Jeremy Narby
Year of publication: 2009
Language: Spanish
Pages: 196
Size: 14 × 28 cm
Legal deposit: 14
ISBN: 978-612-45359-1-8
Copyright: Apus Graph Ediciones