Altered States: Buddhism and Psychedelic Spirituality in America

By Douglas Osto

Book Overview

In the 1960s, Americans combined psychedelics with Buddhist meditation to achieve direct experience through altered states of consciousness. As some practitioners became more committed to Buddhism,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231177305
• ISBN13: 9780231177306
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"