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DRUGS ADDICTION AND INITIATION - LUIGI ZOJA KAR...

Luigi Zoja argues that the pervasive abuse of drugs in our society can in large part be
ascribed to a resurgence of the collective need for initiation and initiatory structures: a
longing for something sacred underlies our culture's manic drive toward excessive consumption.
In a society without ritual  the drug addict seeks not so much the thrill of a high as the
satisfaction of an inner need for a participation mystique in the dominant religion of our
times: consumerism. A far-reaching yet incisive cultural analysis  The Modern Search for Ritual
is a vigorous exposé  drawing its methodology from history  literature and anthropology  as
well as Analytical Psychology. From its critique of drug cures based on detoxification to its
discussion of the esoteric-terrorist cult of the Assassins  Zoja's work is a classic in the
field of psycho-anthropology.

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