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In techgnosisa cult classic now updated and reissued with a new afterword erik davis argues that while the realms of the digital and the spiritual may seem. Myth, magic, and mysticism in the age of information by erik davis erik daviss techgnosis is considered the classic text on the relation between technology and the occult. Techgnosis is a masterpiece of informed polemic, welding seemingly disparate blocks of knowledge and thought into a coherent, challenging whole with passion, erudition and wit. Erik davis from the printing press to the telegraph, through radio, tv and the internet, techgnosis explores the mystical impulses that lie behind our obsession with information technology. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Techgnosis peels away the rational shell of infotech to reveal the utopian dreams, alien obsessions and apocalyptic visions that populate the ongoing digital revolution. Mar 16, 2015 join erik davis and michael garfield for a live webcast discussion on the themes of eriks soontobereissued book, techgnosis. Erik davis techgnosis myth, magic and mysticism in the.
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Erik daviss techgnosis is considered the classic text on the relation between technology and the occult. It has survived to become the cornerstone of the modern ceremonial magicians practice. See all 8 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Pdf techgnosis myth magic mysticism in the age of information. How does our fascination with technology intersect with the religious imagination. E arly on in this fascinating survey of the spiritual dimension of cyberculture, erik davis observes that the spiritual imagination seizes information technology for its own purposes. Erik davis, a journalist in his own right, and a selfadmitted geek is the author of techgnosis. He is the author of led zeppelin iv 2005, the visionary state. Davis has written about music, art, film, pop culture, and technology for spin, details, rolling stone, and wired magazines. A unique coign of vantage is evident in techgnosis. In techgnosis a cult classic now updated and reissued with a new afterword erik davis argues that while the realms of the digital.
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A journey through californias spiritual landscape, with photographs by michael rauner, chronicle books, 2006. Psychedelics, occultism, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, archaeology, meditation, alternative therapies, mythologythe lot. How does our fascination with technology intersect with the religious im. Techgnosis myth, magic, and mysticism in the age of information myth, magic, and mysticism in the age of information by erik davis foreword by eugene thacker. Myth, magic and mysticism in the age of information. It helps put todays obsession with the singularity and posthuman consciousness into perspective, without condemning them as mere symptoms of millenarian fantasy nor worshipping at the altar of the eschaton. Myth, magic, and mysticism in the age of information kindle edition by erik davis author, eugene thacker foreword format. I spent nearly all of the nineties exploring an area that can only be labelled, with some discomfort, spirituality. In techgnosisa cult classic now updated and reissued with a new afterword and a foreword by eugene thackererik davis argues that while the realms of the digital and the spiritual may seem worlds apart, esoteric and religious impulses have in fact always. Myth, magic, and mysticism in the age of information suggests an attempt to understand the underlying metaphysical constructions of our digital era. Techgnosis shows how technology, digital media and computers have not made magic and mysticism obsolete but merely replaced them with something else, at times proving themselves to be great catalyst for the fusion of the two worlds like technopaganism or scientology.
Myth, magic, and mysticism in the age of information paperback march 17, 2015. Not to advocate for these kinds of theories, however it does stand as a prime example of how far off track so many of the theoristswho had become ensconced in various fields of the academy, and many of whom are included in davis. Myth, magic, and mysticism in the age of information ebook. Megavolt, which, for those who have not had the pleasure, was a roving burning man performance that featured two tesla coils and lots of thrills and chills. North atlantic books, mar 17, 2015 computers 456 pages. Between 1999 and 2000, i worked fulltime for the first time in my life leaving very little time for my usual meanderings, and suddenly.