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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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hallucinogenic drugs
/ Transcendental experience
/ Mysticism
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| Further subjects: | B
Hallucinogenic drugs ; Therapeutic use
B Hallucinogenic drugs Therapeutic use B Transcendence (Philosophy) B Hallucinogenic drugs |
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| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index Previously issued in print: 2018 Zielgruppe - Audience: Specialized |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource) |
| ISBN: | 019045914X |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190459116.001.0001 |