New Books in East Asian Studies

New Books in East Asian Studies


Psychedelics, Mysticism, Aliens, and the Dao (Pierce Salguero and Dominic Steavu)

April 08, 2024

Dr Pierce Salguero sits down with Dominic Steavu, a historian of Chinese religion and healing from UC Santa Barbara. We discuss the central role of the body in medieval Daoist practices, and talk about the Daoist use of psychedelics to facilitate mystical