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Auteur(s) : Osto, Douglas (1967-....)
Titre(s) : Altered states [Texte imprimé] : Buddhism and psychedelic spirituality in America / Douglas Osto
Publication : New York : Columbia University press, 2016
Description matérielle : xxvi, 300 pages ; 24 cm
Comprend : Buddhism and the psychedelic connection ; The psychedelic revolution ; The Buddhist
revolution ; Opening the door: psychedelics as a gateway to Buddhist practice ;
Closing the door: the fifth precept and graduating from psychedelics ; Keeping the
door open: psychedelics as an adjunct to Buddhist practice ; Are psychedelics the
true Dharma.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-292) and index
In the 1950s and 1960s, Americans combined psychedelics with Buddhist meditation to
achieve direct experience through altered states of consciousness. As some practitioners
became more committed to Buddhism, they abandoned the use of psychedelics in favor
of stricter mental discipline, but others carried on with the experiment, advancing
a fascinating alchemy called psychedelic Buddhism. Many think exploration with psychedelics
and Buddhism faded with the revolutionary spirit of the sixties, but the underground
practice has evolved into a brand of religiosity as eclectic and challenging as the
era that created it. Altered States combines interviews with well-known figures in
American Buddhism and psychedelic spirituality--including Lama Surya Das, Geoffrey
Shugen Arnold Sensei, Rick Strassman, Charles Tart, and Erik Davis--and personal stories
of everyday practitioners to define a distinctly American religious phenomenon. The
nuanced perspective that emerges, grounded in a detailed history of psychedelic religious
experience, adds critical depth to debates over the controlled use of psychedelics
and drug-induced mysticism. The book also opens new paths of inquiry into such issues
as re-enchantment, the limits of rationality, the biochemical and psychosocial basis
of altered states of consciousness, and the nature of subjectivity
Sujet(s) : Bouddhisme -- États-Unis
Hallucinogènes et expérience religieuse -- États-Unis
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780231177306. - ISBN 0231177305. - ISBN 9780231541411 (erroné) (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45015592f
Notice n° :
FRBNF45015592
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