CONGRESS CANCELED Psychoactive Ingredients and Intoxication in Medieval Magic
Description
Studies of medieval magic have largely focused on the legitimacy and genealogies of magical theories and practices, and questions of textual and contextual coherence. This session will highlight “microscopic” elements of magical practice; namely, psychoactive ingredients and intoxicants, with the aim to understand the place of these substances in scientific and religious discourses through the study of magical texts, which are situated at the intersection of these “macroscopic” discourses. Engaging in a discussion about mind-altering substances in medieval magic fits within a growing academic engagement with the subject of psychedelics in the sciences and humanities. David Porreca
CONGRESS CANCELED Psychoactive Ingredients and Intoxication in Medieval Magic
Sangren 1730
Studies of medieval magic have largely focused on the legitimacy and genealogies of magical theories and practices, and questions of textual and contextual coherence. This session will highlight “microscopic” elements of magical practice; namely, psychoactive ingredients and intoxicants, with the aim to understand the place of these substances in scientific and religious discourses through the study of magical texts, which are situated at the intersection of these “macroscopic” discourses. Engaging in a discussion about mind-altering substances in medieval magic fits within a growing academic engagement with the subject of psychedelics in the sciences and humanities. David Porreca