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082 0 4 _a204 .2
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aRichards, William
_eautore
245 1 0 _aSacred Knowledge :
_bPsychedelics and Religious Experiences /
_cWilliam Richards.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bColumbia University Press,
_c[2015]
264 4 _c2015
300 _a1 online resource (280 p.)
336 _atext
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tCONTENTS --
_tForeword --
_tPreface --
_tAcknowledgments --
_tIntroduction --
_tNote to the Reader --
_tPART I. Setting the Stage --
_t1. The Death and Rebirth of Psychedelic Research --
_t2. Orientation, Definitions, and the Limits of Language --
_t3. Revelation and Doubt --
_tPART II. Mystical and Visionary Forms of Consciousness --
_t4. Intuitive Knowledge --
_t5. Approaches to Unitive Consciousness --
_t6. New Perspectives on Time and Space --
_t7. Visions and Archetypes --
_tPART III. Personal and Interpersonal Dynamics --
_t8. The Interpersonal and the Mystical --
_t9. Experiences of Meaninglessness, Despair, and Somatic Discomfort --
_t10. Religious Conversion and Psychodynamic Experiences --
_t11. Discipline and Integration --
_t12. Reflections on Death --
_tPART IV. Present and Future Applications of Entheogens --
_t13. Psychedelic Frontiers in Medicine --
_t14. Psychedelic Frontiers in Education --
_t15. Psychedelic Frontiers in Religion --
_t16. Maximizing the Probability of Safety and Benefit --
_tPART V. Onward --
_t17. Fears of Awakening --
_t18. Entering Into a New Paradigm --
_t19. Movement Into the Future --
_tEpilogue --
_tSelected Bibliography --
_tA Hopkins Playlist for Psilocybin Studies (2008 Version) --
_tName Index --
_tSubject Index
506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _aSacred Knowledge is the first well-documented, sophisticated account of the effect of psychedelics on biological processes, human consciousness, and revelatory religious experiences. Based on nearly three decades of legal research with volunteers, William A. Richards argues that, if used responsibly and legally, psychedelics have the potential to assuage suffering and constructively affect the quality of human life.Richards's analysis contributes to social and political debates over the responsible integration of psychedelic substances into modern society. His book serves as an invaluable resource for readers who, whether spontaneously or with the facilitation of psychedelics, have encountered meaningful, inspiring, or even disturbing states of consciousness and seek clarity about their experiences. Testing the limits of language and conceptual frameworks, Richards makes the most of experiential phenomena that stretch our conception of reality, advancing new frontiers in the study of belief, spiritual awakening, psychiatric treatment, and social well-being. His findings enrich humanities and scientific scholarship, expanding work in philosophy, anthropology, theology, and religious studies and bringing depth to research in mental health, psychotherapy, and psychopharmacology.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Nov 2024)
650 0 _aHallucinogenic drugs and religious experience.
650 7 _aRELIGION / Spirituality.
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700 1 _aBarnard, G. William
_eautore
850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231540919
856 4 2 _3Cover
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