Drugs, Addiction and Initiation - The Modern Search for Ritual
Author(s): Luigi Zoja
Recovery & Addiction | Occulture
Luigi Zoja argues that the pervasive abuse of drugs in our society can in large part be ascribed to a resurgence of the collective need for initiation and initiatory structures: a longing for something sacred underlies our cultures manic drive toward excessive consumption. In a society without ritual, the drug addict seeks not so much the thrill of a high as the satisfaction of an inner need for a participation mystique in the dominant religion of our times: consumerism.
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General Fields
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- : Daimon Verlag
- : Daimon Verlag
- : 0.226796
- : 01 January 2000
- : .44 Centimeters X 23 Centimeters X 15.5 Centimeters
- : books
Special Fields
- : Luigi Zoja
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 133