SOC130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Saul, Degustation, Jules Michelet
15 May 2020
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Medicines remained an important part of shamanism, where they blossomed. But wherever religions settled in their place, and especially where the religion was monotheistic, the need for them disappeared because the kind of divination they encouraged was seen as a threat. We obviously assumed these were medications used to trigger trance state. There was, however, one drug available that was relatively safe in this regard: Although other substances seemed to have access to knowledge transmitted from. It only produced hallucinations when taken in abundance over a prolonged period. In fact, the role of alcohol as an intoxicant was to "take away understanding" in the. This was removing a man from the worries of the world, without hurling him into. While his conduct in this situation could be antisocial and dangerous to himself. Yet wine was primarily taken as a beverage. The old testament writings indicate that in that time, wine was never looked.
