God on High

Religion, Cannabis, and the Quest for Legitimacy

Laurie Cozad (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

190 Seiten

2018
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-0404-1 (ISBN)

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God on High examines four North American cannabis-based religions: the Church of the Universe, the Church of Cognizance, the Hawai’i Cannabis Ministry, and Temple 420. It contextualizes these religions by looking at the patterns presented by earlier groups, such as the Rastafari religion, the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church, and The Farm.

God on High examines cannabis-based religious groups in Canada and the United States. These religious groups are on the rise as cannabis use is further decriminalized or legalized. In examining these groups, Laurie Cozad explores the triangular relationships between cannabis, religion, and the law, and the ways in which the shifting discourse of medical science impacts this trio.

Laurie Cozad was associate professor at both the University of Mississippi and Lesley University and now teaches at Merrimack College.

Introduction: Why Would You Want To Get High in Church?: An Introduction to Pot, Politics, and the Law
1. The Forerunners of Cannabis-Based Religions, Exempli Gratia: For the Sake of an Example
2. The Church of the Universe, the Church of Cognizance, and Temple 420
3. Roger Christie and the Hawai’i Cannabis Ministry
4. The Discourse Shifts: Public Reactions to the Science and Medical Effects of Cannabis
5. Religious Freedom, Cannabis, and the Law
Conclusion: The Evolution of Religious Freedom?

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2021
Sprache	englisch
Maße	157 x 239 mm
Gewicht	426 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	1-4985-0404-3 / 1498504043
ISBN-13	978-1-4985-0404-1 / 9781498504041
Zustand	Neuware