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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Главный автор: Partridge, Christopher 1961- (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2018
В:Год: 2018
Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности):B Галлюциноген / Трансцендентальный опыт / Мистицизм
Другие ключевые слова:B Hallucinogenic drugs ; Therapeutic use
B Hallucinogenic drugs Therapeutic use
B Transcendence (Philosophy)
B Hallucinogenic drugs
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Итог: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
Примечание:Includes bibliographical references and index
Previously issued in print: 2018
Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized
ISBN:019045914X
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190459116.001.0001