The Politics of Ecstasy
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The Politics of Ecstasy is a 1968 collection of essays by Timothy Leary exploring psychedelic drugs, consciousness expansion, and countercultural politics.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay collection
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
1960s counterculture
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psychedelic movement ⓘ |
| author | Timothy Leary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discusses |
government control of drugs
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psychedelic therapy ⓘ religious experiences induced by psychedelics ⓘ set and setting ⓘ |
| era | postwar American literature ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
civil liberties
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expanded consciousness ⓘ experimentation with altered states ⓘ personal freedom ⓘ social transformation ⓘ |
| genre |
counterculture literature
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psychedelic literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Timothy Leary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | print ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
countercultural thought
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drug policy debates ⓘ psychedelic discourse ⓘ |
| hasNotablePersonAsSubject | Timothy Leary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-prohibition
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libertarian on drug use ⓘ pro-psychedelic ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
counterculture activists
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general adult readers ⓘ readers interested in psychedelics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | essay ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
LSD
NERFINISHED
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consciousness expansion ⓘ countercultural politics ⓘ drug policy ⓘ psychedelic drugs ⓘ psychedelic experience ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| nonfictionSubject |
drug culture
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philosophy of mind ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 1 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | 1960s ⓘ |
| workOf | Timothy Leary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | book of essays ⓘ |
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