{"product_id":"cannabis-sacred-and-profane-hardcover","title":"Cannabis, Sacred and Profane - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Partridge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocussing on the ways in which cannabis has been demonized, sacralized and normalized, Christopher Partridge analyses the complex and often difficult relationship Western societies have had with the plant since the nineteenth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter an introduction to cannabis and its uses, the book discusses how and why it was constructed as a profane influence and a marker of deviance. It then examines the emergence of medicinal cannabis, showing how this has contributed to its normalization and even its sacralization. Finally, there is a discussion of sacred cannabis, which looks at its use within modern occultism, Rastafari and several cannabis churches. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOverall, the book provides a cultural history of cannabis in the modern world, which exposes the underlying reasons for the various and changing attitudes to this popular psychoactive substance.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Partridge\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Religious Studies and Director of Research at Lancaster University, UK. He is editor of the series \u003ci\u003eBloomsbury Studies in Religion and Popular Music\u003c\/i\u003e, and the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eHigh Culture: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Drugs, Mysticism, and the Pursuit of Transcendence in the Modern World \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(2018), \u003ci\u003e Mortality and Music \u003c\/i\u003e(2015), \u003ci\u003eThe Lyre of Orpheus\u003c\/i\u003e (2013\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773929292064,"sku":"9781350115897","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/306a87dd1bfbd495ced4e1078ba6657b_6d5289f1-cf34-4066-b707-2ec26cd9fec2.webp?v=1780436124","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/cannabis-sacred-and-profane-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}