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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Autore principale: Partridge, Christopher 1961- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Libro
Lingua:Inglese
Servizio "Subito": Ordinare ora.
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Pubblicazione: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2018
In:Anno: 2018
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Allucinogeno / Esperienza trascendentale / Misticismo
Altre parole chiave:B Hallucinogenic drugs ; Therapeutic use
B Hallucinogenic drugs Therapeutic use
B Transcendence (Philosophy)
B Hallucinogenic drugs
Accesso online: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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
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