Drugs, Addiction and Initiation : The Modern Search for Ritual
, by Zoja, LuigiNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9783856305956 | 3856305955
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 12/1/2000
Luigi Zoja argues that the pervasive abuse of drugs in our society can in large part be ascribed to a resurgence of the collective need for initiation and initiatory structures: a longing for something sacred underlies our culture's manic drive toward excessive consumption. In a society without ritual, the drug addict seeks not so much the thrill of a high as the satisfaction of an inner need for a participation mystique in the dominant religion of our times: consumerism.