Spiritualism, Mesmerism and the Occult, 1800–1920 Vol 2
Spiritualism, Mesmerism and the Occult, 1800–1920 Vol 2

Author: Shane McCorristine

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-12-17

Total Pages: 1950

ISBN-13: 1000561453

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This edition provides an insight into the dark areas between Victorian science, medicine and religion. The rare reset source material in this collection is organized thematically and spans the period from initial mesmeric experiments at the beginning of the nineteenth century to the decline of the Society for Psychical Research in the 1920s.

Cannabis, Sacred and Profane
Cannabis, Sacred and Profane

Author: Christopher Partridge

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2024-08-22

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1350115916

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Focussing on the ways in which cannabis has been demonized, sacralized and normalized, Christopher Partridge analyses the complex and often difficult relationship Western societies have had with the plant since the nineteenth century. After an introduction to cannabis and its uses, the book discusses how and why it was constructed as a profane influence and a marker of deviance. It then examines the emergence of medicinal cannabis, showing how this has contributed to its normalization and even its sacralization. Finally, there is a discussion of sacred cannabis, which looks at its use within modern occultism, Rastafari and several cannabis churches. Overall, the book provides a cultural history of cannabis in the modern world, which exposes the underlying reasons for the various and changing attitudes to this popular psychoactive substance.

The Celestial Telegraph, Or, Secrets of the Life to Come
The Celestial Telegraph, Or, Secrets of the Life to Come

Author: Louis Alphonse 1809-1885 Cahagnet

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 9781014142382

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