Opium
Opium, once used for ritual purposes, is a substance which dulls pain and offers access to an artificial world, and has long been idealized by artists and markets. Baudelaire, Picasso, and Dickens were all inspired to create by the blue clouds of smoke. Known as either a sacred drug or the worst of poisons, opium rapidly became popular in Great Britain and a source of commerce with Imperial China. This illustrated work presents the history and quasi-religious rites of opium’s use.
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Opium
Opium, once used for ritual purposes, is a substance which dulls pain and offers access to an artificial world, and has long been idealized by artists and markets. Baudelaire, Picasso, and Dickens were all inspired to create by the blue clouds of smoke. Known as either a sacred drug or the worst of poisons, opium rapidly became popular in Great Britain and a source of commerce with Imperial China. This illustrated work presents the history and quasi-religious rites of opium’s use.
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Opium

Opium

by Donald Wigal
Opium

Opium

by Donald Wigal

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Opium, once used for ritual purposes, is a substance which dulls pain and offers access to an artificial world, and has long been idealized by artists and markets. Baudelaire, Picasso, and Dickens were all inspired to create by the blue clouds of smoke. Known as either a sacred drug or the worst of poisons, opium rapidly became popular in Great Britain and a source of commerce with Imperial China. This illustrated work presents the history and quasi-religious rites of opium’s use.

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ISBN-13: 9781783100163
Publisher: Parkstone International
Publication date: 06/12/2014
Series: Mega Square
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 18 MB
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About the Author


Donald Wigal, PhD, edited Drug Education for Parents and Teachers [Imhof] in 1970; produced the documentary film Drug Philosophy in 1970, attended the New York Governor’s Conference on Children of Alcoholics in 1982, indexed Addiction: A Matter of Choice [Hewitt] in 1999, and participated in the Sober for Good study [Fletcher]. He participates in support groups for those addicted to drugs and/or religion.
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