Alison Marshall
@marshallar.bsky.social
Professor, researching & writing about Chinese history & religiosity, with forthcoming @bloomsburybooksuk Handbook of Religious Ecstasy (co-edited with Ruby Ramji & Michael Wilkinson) including a chapter on the history of drug-induced spirituality
“A phenomenal resource for scholars interested in religious experience&expression. [It] achieves a balance between breadth & depth by taking an inclusive approach to religion & ecstasy.
Lori G. Beaman, U of Ottawa, Canada
Lori G. Beaman, U of Ottawa, Canada
May 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
“A phenomenal resource for scholars interested in religious experience&expression. [It] achieves a balance between breadth & depth by taking an inclusive approach to religion & ecstasy.
Lori G. Beaman, U of Ottawa, Canada
Lori G. Beaman, U of Ottawa, Canada
With chapters on drug-induced ecstasy, Sufism, ancestral spirit possession, Pentecostalism, Burning Man, psychedelic Buddhism, neo-shamanism and more.
May 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
With chapters on drug-induced ecstasy, Sufism, ancestral spirit possession, Pentecostalism, Burning Man, psychedelic Buddhism, neo-shamanism and more.
Reviews:
"One of the many strengths of book is that it looks at both extraordinary& ordinary in its examinations of ecstatic experiences.It also does so through mysticism, intoxication, spirit possession, shamanism, and charisma."
Amir Hussain, Loyola Marymount University, USA
"One of the many strengths of book is that it looks at both extraordinary& ordinary in its examinations of ecstatic experiences.It also does so through mysticism, intoxication, spirit possession, shamanism, and charisma."
Amir Hussain, Loyola Marymount University, USA
May 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Reviews:
"One of the many strengths of book is that it looks at both extraordinary& ordinary in its examinations of ecstatic experiences.It also does so through mysticism, intoxication, spirit possession, shamanism, and charisma."
Amir Hussain, Loyola Marymount University, USA
"One of the many strengths of book is that it looks at both extraordinary& ordinary in its examinations of ecstatic experiences.It also does so through mysticism, intoxication, spirit possession, shamanism, and charisma."
Amir Hussain, Loyola Marymount University, USA
51 Dockside Drive. Congress!
May 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
51 Dockside Drive. Congress!
Reposted by Alison Marshall
“At least you can’t argue with the money,” Salazar said. “These people will pay almost anything to escape from themselves for a while.”
Ayahuasca Shaman Dreading Another Week Of Guiding Tech CEOs To Spiritual Oneness
IQUITOS, PERU—Saying he was trying not to think about how awful the next few days would be, master ayahuasca shaman Piero Salazar expressed his sense of dread Tuesday as he confirmed his week would on...
theonion.com
December 16, 2024 at 2:31 PM
“At least you can’t argue with the money,” Salazar said. “These people will pay almost anything to escape from themselves for a while.”