Divine Mania: Alteration of Consciousness in Ancient Greece by Yulia Ustinova

Divine Mania: Alteration of Consciousness in Ancient Greece

Yulia Ustinova

412 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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'Our greatest blessings come to us by way of mania, provided it is given us by divine gift, ' - says Socrates in Plato's Phaedrus. Certain forms of alteration of consciousness, considered to be inspired by supernatural forces, were actively sought...

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