Aleister Crowley on Drugs. (14th September 2016)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Aleister Crowley on Drugs. (14th September 2016)
- Main Title:
- Aleister Crowley on Drugs
- Authors:
- Partridge, Christopher
- Abstract:
- Abstract : While much has been written about the life, work and influence of Aleister Crowley, relatively little attention has been directed to his drug use. This is a little surprising because, not only did he become addicted to heroin, but he incorporated psychoactive substances in his occult work, discussed their psychological effects, commented on drug-related social issues, critiqued contemporary drug legislation, published drug literature, and even translated Charles Baudelaire's "Poem of Hashish." This article discusses his thought on drugs and religious experience and suggests that they were, largely because of his addiction, a more important force in his life than has thus far been acknowledged.
- Is Part Of:
- International journal for the study of new religions. Volume 7:Number 2(2016)
- Journal:
- International journal for the study of new religions
- Issue:
- Volume 7:Number 2(2016)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 7, Issue 2 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 7
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0007-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 125
- Page End:
- 151
- Publication Date:
- 2016-09-14
- Subjects:
- psychedelic -- aleister crowley -- entheogenic esotericism
Cults -- Periodicals
Sects -- Periodicals
209.05 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.equinoxpub.com/IJSNR ↗
- DOI:
- 10.1558/ijsnr.v7i2.31941 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 2041-9511
- Deposit Type:
- Legaldeposit
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- 4457.xml