High culture: drugs, mysticism, and the pursuit of transcendence in the modern world
Humans have always been fascinated by drugs and altered states. Despite the risk of addiction, many have used drugs as technologies to induce moments of meaning-making transcendence. Beginning at the close of the eighteenth century, this work traces the quest for transcendence and meaning through dr...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2018
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| Στο/Στη: | Έτος: 2018 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Παραισθησιογόνα
/ Υπερβατική εμπειρία
/ Μυστικισμός
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| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Hallucinogenic drugs ; Therapeutic use
B Hallucinogenic drugs Therapeutic use B Transcendence (Philosophy) B Hallucinogenic drugs |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Παράλληλη έκδοση: | Μη ηλεκτρονικά
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| Σύνοψη: | Humans have always been fascinated by drugs and altered states. Despite the risk of addiction, many have used drugs as technologies to induce moments of meaning-making transcendence. Beginning at the close of the eighteenth century, this work traces the quest for transcendence and meaning through drugs in the West through the modern period |
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| Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου: | Includes bibliographical references and index Previously issued in print: 2018 Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized |
| ISBN: | 019045914X |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190459116.001.0001 |