Sacred Knowledge: Psychedelics and Religious Experiences.
New York: Columbia University Press, 2016. First Hardcover Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine dust jacket. Sacred 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. 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. Item #29566
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