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TY - JOUR
T1 - Aleister Crowley on drugs
AU - Partridge, Christopher Hugh
PY - 2017/2/20
Y1 - 2017/2/20
N2 - While much has been written about the life, work and influence of Aleister Crowley, relatively little attention has been directed to his drug use. This is a little surprising because, not only did he become addicted to heroin, but he incorporated psychoactive substances into his occult work, discussed their psychological effects, commented on drug-related social issues, critiqued contemporary drug legislation, published drug literature, and even translated Charles Baudelaire’s “Poem of Hashish.” This article discusses his thought on drugs and religious experience and suggests that they were, largely because of his addiction, a more important force in his life than has thus far been acknowledged.
AB - While much has been written about the life, work and influence of Aleister Crowley, relatively little attention has been directed to his drug use. This is a little surprising because, not only did he become addicted to heroin, but he incorporated psychoactive substances into his occult work, discussed their psychological effects, commented on drug-related social issues, critiqued contemporary drug legislation, published drug literature, and even translated Charles Baudelaire’s “Poem of Hashish.” This article discusses his thought on drugs and religious experience and suggests that they were, largely because of his addiction, a more important force in his life than has thus far been acknowledged.
U2 - 10.1558/ijsnr.v7i2.31941
DO - 10.1558/ijsnr.v7i2.31941
M3 - Journal article
VL - 7
SP - 125
EP - 151
JO - International Journal for the Study of New Religions
JF - International Journal for the Study of New Religions
SN - 2041-9511
IS - 2
ER -