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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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
| Verificare la disponibilità: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2018
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| In: | Anno: 2018 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Allucinogeno
/ Esperienza trascendentale
/ Misticismo
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| Altre parole chiave: | B
Hallucinogenic drugs ; Therapeutic use
B Hallucinogenic drugs Therapeutic use B Transcendence (Philosophy) B Hallucinogenic drugs |
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| Edizione parallela: | Non elettronico
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| Riepilogo: | 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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| Descrizione del documento: | Includes bibliographical references and index Previously issued in print: 2018 Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized |
| ISBN: | 019045914X |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190459116.001.0001 |