Still Seeking the Magic Mushroom: R. Gordon Wasson and the Complex Origins of Psychedelic Scholarship on Mysticism
January 1, 2025 Hugh B. Urban
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Hugh B. Urban
2 papers in the library · publishing 2001-2025
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From the Songs of Ecstasy
Songs of Ecstasy December 13, 2001 Hugh B. Urban
The Bhāver Gīta, the main song text of the Kartābhajās—a Bengali Tantric sect in colonial Calcutta—is presented in a series of select translations. The author organizes the most significant songs under thematic headings: Company songs, Songs of the marketplace, Songs of mystical belief and esoteric practice, Songs of lust and love, and Other songs of faith and worship. Each set is introduced by explanatory text, offering insight into the sect's esoteric practices and worldview.