02341nam 2200565 450 991081033070332120230803195350.01-315-59305-X1-317-10317-31-4094-0677-6(CKB)2670000000530611(EBL)1589623(SSID)ssj0001130941(PQKBManifestationID)11776518(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001130941(PQKBWorkID)11111967(PQKB)10643524(Au-PeEL)EBL1589623(CaPaEBR)ebr10842620(CaONFJC)MIL601794(OCoLC)871776181(MiAaPQ)EBC1589623(EXLCZ)99267000000053061120140312h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLove, drugs, art, religion the pains and consolations of existence /Brian R. ClackSurrey, England ;Burlington, Vermont :Ashgate,2014.©20141 online resource (206 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4094-0676-8 1-4094-0675-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; 1 'Life, as we find it, is too hard for us ...'; 2 The First Palliative: Intoxicants; 3 The Second Palliative: Religion; 4 The Third Palliative: Art; 5 The Fourth Palliative: Love; 6 Religion beyond Illusion; Bibliography; IndexIn this genuinely interdisciplinary work, Clack breaks new ground by using detailed explorations of the phenomena of drug-use, romantic love and the enjoyment of art in order to throw light on the meaning and nature of religion. This book will be vital reading for anyone concerned with the fundamental questions of religious belief, the psychoanalytic approach to culture, or simply the unavoidable existential problems lying at the very heart of human life.ReligionPhilosophyReligionPhilosophy.210Clack Brian R1154009MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810330703321Love, drugs, art, religion4084395UNINA