SOC130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Jules Michelet, Manichaeism, Gluttony
15 May 2020
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And drugs remained an integral part of shamanism, where they flourished. But wherever religions settled in their place, and especially where the religion was monotheistic, the need for them disappeared because the kind of divination they inspired was seen as a threat. "an enemy, a dangerous competitor, must be feared in this high priestess of. In such circumstances, divination became regarded as the doing of the devil unless the probity or position of the diviner was such that this interpretation was impensable, or perhaps unmentionable. It was equated with witchcraft, and the death penalty put on anyone who practiced it except when, as in the case of endor"s witch, it happened to be the state, in. And naturally believed were medications that had been used to cause trance state. However, there was one drug available which was fairly safe in this respect: wine.
