The Production of Entheogenic Communities in the United States

Brad Stoddard (McDaniel College)

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Cambridge University Press
27 June 2024

Religious ethics; History of religion; Other non-Christian religions; Alternative belief systems

Series: Elements in New Religious Movements

The rise of entheogenic religion – that is, religions that involve the use of psychoactive drugs – has captured the attention of scholars and journalists. These studies tend to advance the interests of practitioners who advocate for the legitimacy of entheogens and of entheogenic religion more broadly. This Element breaks with these approaches as it offers a historical and critical analysis of entheogenic communities. It examines the production of entheogenic groups in the United States and considers the historical factors that have contributed to the rise in psychedelics more broadly. It also explores legal considerations and the impact of the law as a curator of entheogenic communities. This Element recognizes that these communities – like all imagined communities – are culturally conditioned, socially constructed, and historically contingent. By exploring these contingencies, we learn more about the broader sociocultural, historical, and economic frameworks that underlie the burgeoning association of psychoactive substances and religion.

By: Brad Stoddard (McDaniel College)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 130g
ISBN: 9781009429405
ISBN 10: 100942940X
Series: Elements in New Religious Movements
Pages: 75
Publication Date: 27 June 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction; 1. Origins reconsidered: rethinking the history of 'Religion' and 'Drugs'; 2. Psychedelic religion in the era of prohibition; 3. Entheogenic attorneys and the evolving entheogenic ecosystem; 4. Conclusion; Bibliography.