The pharmakon : concept figure, image of transgression, poetic practice /

The ancient Greek semantic of "pharmakon" comprised at least three meanings, denoting a medicine, a poison and/or a magic potion. This helps to uncover a non-dogmatic meaning of "drugs." A millenarian cultural history testifies to the ongoing need of communities and societies to...

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Bibliographic Details

Other Authors:	Herlinghaus, Hermann, 1954- (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Heidelberg : Universitätsverlag Winter, [2018]
Series:	Beiträge zur Philosophie. Neue Folge.
Subjects:	Drugs > Social aspects. Drugs and mass media. Drugs and literature.