TechGnosis

Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information

Nonfiction, Computers, Advanced Computing, Engineering, Cybernetics, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, Mysticism, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
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Author: Erik Davis ISBN: 9781583949313
Publisher: North Atlantic Books Publication: March 17, 2015
Imprint: North Atlantic Books Language: English
Author: Erik Davis
ISBN: 9781583949313
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Publication: March 17, 2015
Imprint: North Atlantic Books
Language: English

How does our fascination with technology intersect with the religious imagination? In TechGnosis—a 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 worlds apart, esoteric and religious impulses have in fact always permeated (and sometimes inspired) technological communication. Davis uncovers startling connections between such seemingly disparate topics as electricity and alchemy; online roleplaying games and religious and occult practices; virtual reality and gnostic mythology; programming languages and Kabbalah. The final chapters address the apocalyptic dreams that haunt technology, providing vital historical context as well as new ways to think about a future defined by the mutant intermingling of mind and machine, nightmare and fantasy.

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How does our fascination with technology intersect with the religious imagination? In TechGnosis—a 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 worlds apart, esoteric and religious impulses have in fact always permeated (and sometimes inspired) technological communication. Davis uncovers startling connections between such seemingly disparate topics as electricity and alchemy; online roleplaying games and religious and occult practices; virtual reality and gnostic mythology; programming languages and Kabbalah. The final chapters address the apocalyptic dreams that haunt technology, providing vital historical context as well as new ways to think about a future defined by the mutant intermingling of mind and machine, nightmare and fantasy.

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