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Published on: 2012-03-29
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In older cultures, the use of intoxicant drugs was integrated into the rhythms of social existence and bounded by rituals and taboos that ensured their dangerous forces were contained and channelled. In modern western societies, by contrast, the state and the institutions of society have washed their hands of any responsibility for assimilating the desire for intoxication into social existence, and by doing so have sponsored a free-for-all that has often had disastrous consequences for individuals and communities alike.Why We Take Drugs provides a timely intervention in the growing debate about the wisdom of the ongoing ‘war on drugs’. Rather than adopting the assumption that drug and alcohol use is a problem that poses a threat to society, this book makes a case for the idea that society is a problem for intoxicant drug use and that it is society that poses a threat, by denying those who seek intoxication a legitimate and socially sanctioned space in which to experience these altered states. Scholarly yet approachable, it provides a new understanding of the meaning and role of intoxicant drug use in contemporary society, setting an in-depth phenomenological analysis of intoxication as an embodied experience within a wide sociological, anthropological and historical context. These ideas are brought to life by intimate and revealing accounts of ordinary drug users’ experiences with a wide range of substances.This book will appeal to a wide range of students and scholars throughout the social sciences, particularly in the areas of drug and alcohol studies, body studies, cultural studies, anthropology and philosophy. Why We Are Opposed to CCM - Way of Life Literature T he following is an excerpt from our book Contemporary Christian Music: Some Questions Answered and Some Warnings Given. There are many that do not understand ... PRACTICE OF BRAHMACHARYA - Divine Life Society By. SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA . A DIVINE LIFE SOCIETY PUBLICATION . First Edition: 1934 Eighth Edition: 1980 First Revised Edition: 1988 Second Reprint: 1993 Hotel California by Eagles - Song Meanings at Songfacts Hotel California by Eagles song meaning lyric interpretation video and chart position The History of Hypnosis The history of hypnosis is full of contradictions. On the one hand a history of hypnosis is a bit like a history of breathing. Like breathing hypnosis is an ... Scambusters.org Internet Scams Identity Theft and ... Since November 1994 Scambusters.org has helped over eleven million people protect themselves from scams... Scambusters is committed to helping you avoid getting ... The Bhikkhus' Rules: A Guide for Laypeople Acknowledgements . A Lay Buddhist's Guide to the Monks' Code of Conduct. Bodhinyana Monastery Lot 1 Kingsbury Drive Serpentine Western Australia 6205 Australia. Safe Access Now Safe Harbor for Medical Marijuana ... Notice: We are a community based organization dedicated to the implementation of fair and consistent guidelines in all California counties as a safe harbor from ... Human Knowledge: Foundations and Limits Why is there something rather than nothing? Might the world be an illusion or dream? What exists beyond the human senses? What happens after death? Prostitution - Wikipedia Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment or some other benefit. Prostitution is sometimes described as ... NECO Inc . - 3D Engineering Technology Prototyping 3D CAD Services Streamline Design Process. Neco Inc. of Denver Colorado provides 3D Computer Aided Design and support services primarily allied to the ...
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