A comprehensive tour of North American spiritual groups that use psychoactive drugs in the search for higher consciousness Explores prominent psychedelic churches and sects in depth, including the Native American Church and their peyote rituals, the cannabis-sex temple known as the Psychedelic Venus Church, and the Church of Naturalism, an LSD-therapy cult that came to a murderous end Presents an encyclopedic survey of dozens of minor organizationsmany of which have never before been documented in an authoritative source Shares personal interviews and anecdotes about the strange, outrageous adventures of religious psychonauts, alongside rare photos and illustrationsFrom LSD-powered guru Timothy Leary to cannabis sex cults to psychedelic outlaw churches, Mike Marinacci presents a comprehensive tour of North American religious sects and spiritual groups who use entheogens and psychoactive drugs in the search for higher consciousness, mystical insight, and spiritual enlightenment.
In the early 1820s, the acclaimed Victorian philosopher, social critic, and essayist Thomas Carlyle achieved a level of expertise in German language and literature that prompted editors to seek him out as a reviewer and launched his career as an essayist.
Gustave Flauberts Buch 'Gustave Flaubert & George Sand: Briefe' bietet einen faszinierenden Einblick in die Korrespondenz zwischen Flaubert und der bekannten Schriftstellerin George Sand.
Herman Melville's 'The Complete Works of Herman Melville: Novels, Short Stories, Poems & Essays' is a comprehensive collection that showcases the diverse literary talents of this iconic American author.
Some writers, like a diamond, have more than one face, each of which radiates its own sparkle, and the face that Muhammad Abdel Halim Abdullah chose, or that his literary temperament chose for him, was the narrative face, moving between the novel at times and the short story at times.
Was die Zukunft bringt, können wir nicht sagen – stets liegt das, was vor uns liegt, im Ungewissen, also in der Dunkelheit, weil Zukunft immer schon das war, was wir daraus gemacht haben.
Volume 54 of the academic journal devoted to Shakespeare and Early Modern English Drama, Culture and Literature, published annually with peer-reviewed articles, forums, and reviews.
Authoritative English translations of Goethe's most illuminating essays on scienceGoethe's scientific work may be less familiar to the reading public than his poetry, yet his understanding of natural phenomena displays the same sensitivity and brilliance as his depictions of human relationships.
A glorious celebration of reading deeply and seeing the world and ourselves reflected back to us in art'It will remain my writing and reading companion for years, probably always' SAMANTHA HARVEY'Tessa Hadley is a great writer, and if it's possible, an even better reader' ZADIE SMITHIn this rich and engaging collection of essays, Tessa Hadley reflects on a lifetime of reading with the clarity and perceptiveness that have made her one of our most widely loved contemporary writers.
Authoritative English translations of Goethe's most illuminating essays on scienceGoethe's scientific work may be less familiar to the reading public than his poetry, yet his understanding of natural phenomena displays the same sensitivity and brilliance as his depictions of human relationships.
This book reconceptualizes Kenneth Burke's comic frame as a critical method for analyzing how publics can be invited into difficult, unresolved conversations about collective history, identity, and justice.
This book reconceptualizes Kenneth Burke's comic frame as a critical method for analyzing how publics can be invited into difficult, unresolved conversations about collective history, identity, and justice.
The Routledge International Handbook on Zygmunt Bauman is a major, state of the art collection dedicated to the work and ideas of one of the most renowned intellectuals of the 20th and the 21st centuries.
The Routledge International Handbook on Zygmunt Bauman is a major, state of the art collection dedicated to the work and ideas of one of the most renowned intellectuals of the 20th and the 21st centuries.
This book offers a timely and necessary exploration of journalism in fiction, traditionally centered on American media, by analyzing journalistic discourses within European films and television series, and by examining how audiences make sense of these narratives.
This book offers a timely and necessary exploration of journalism in fiction, traditionally centered on American media, by analyzing journalistic discourses within European films and television series, and by examining how audiences make sense of these narratives.
Cet ouvrage rassemble des textes issus du colloque international organise a Brazzaville par l'Universite Marien Ngouabi sur l' uvre litteraire de Henri Djombo, du 29 au 30 mai 2024.
