| Description |
xv, 285 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Prologue: Hunger for Ecstatic Connectedness -- Pt. I. Nature's Regenerative Cycles. Ch. 1. Ecstasy Deprivation and Addictive "Remedies" Ch. 2. Rediscovering Space, Time, Body, Self. Ch. 3. Circular Power Returning into Itself. Ch. 4. The Intimate Otherness of Body-Self's World: Addiction As Frightened Response -- Pt. II. Addiction: Circular Power Short-Circuited. Ch. 5. The More Than Merely Human: Hunger to Belong. Ch. 6. Medical Materialism and the Fragmented Grasp of Addiction. Ch. 7. Possession, Addiction, Fragmentation: Is a Healing Community Possible? Ch. 8. Smoking As Ritual, Smoking As Addiction. Ch. 9. Body, Nose, Viscera, Earth. Ch. 10. Art and Truth -- Pt. III. Harmony with Nature. Ch. 11. Mother Nature: Circular Power Returning into Itself. Ch. 12. Technology As Ecstasy: How to Deal with It? -- Conclusion: The Awesome World |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-276) and index |
| Subject |
Compulsive behavior -- Psychological aspects.
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Dependency (Psychology)
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Human behavior.
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Senses and sensation.
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Substance abuse -- Psychological aspects.
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| LC no. |
98003356 |
| ISBN |
0847689670 |
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