Neuropsychedelia: the revival of hallucinogen research since the decade of the brain
Choice Reviews Online July 23, 2013 DOI: 10.5860/choice.50-7048 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Mysticism Psilocybin |
| Keywords | Materialism Neuropsychopharmacology Divinity Psychoanalysis Hallucinogen Art history Literature Epistemology Theology |
| Citations | 74 |
| Key points | Argues that psychedelic research laboratories function as spaces where spiritual and scientific paradigms merge, producing a 'mystic materialism' that reconfigures understandings of consciousness. |
Abstract
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Neuropsychopharmacology as Spiritual Technology 1. Psychedelic Revival 2. Swiss Psilocybin and US Dollars 3. The Varieties of Psychedelic Lab Experience 4. Enacting Experimental Psychoses 5. Between Animality and Divinity 6. Mystic Materialism
Conclusion: Fieldwork in Perennial Philosophy Notes Bibliography Index
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