Trail of Feathers : In Search of the Birdmen of Peru

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Edition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-06-16
Publisher(s): Arcade Pub
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Author Biography

Tahir Shah was born into Afghan nobility in 1966 and grew up in England. The author of Sorcerer's Apprentice, also published by Arcade, he has written widely on the Middle East, Central Asia, Africa, and South America and is completing his next book, In Search of King Solomon's Mines. When not traveling, he lives in London with his wife and daughter

Table of Contents

Map of Peru
ix
The Feather
1(5)
Valley of the Dead Pilots
6(7)
Inca Trail Warriors
13(9)
Cusco
22(8)
A Sacrifice
30(13)
Tower-Jumpers
43(6)
Festival of Blood
49(10)
Susto
59(9)
The Trophy Head
68(7)
Vampires
75(7)
Conspiracy
82(8)
Guinea Pig Healer
90(5)
The Tsantsa's Cheek
95(5)
Iquitos
100(9)
Big Bug Business
109(11)
Vine of the Dead
120(11)
Saigon of South America
131(10)
Green Hell
141(10)
Two Wishes
151(10)
River of Lies
161(9)
Gold Teeth
170(11)
Wawek
181(10)
Ancient Ballads
191(10)
Trumpets of the Devil
201(10)
Love the Jungle
211(9)
The Avenging Soul
220(9)
Flight of the Birdmen
229(8)
Appendix 1: Amazonian Flora-based Hallucinogens 237(8)
Appendix 2: The Shuar 245(9)
Glossary 254(7)
Bibliography 261(6)
Index 267

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