Publisher:
Three Rivers Press: 1999
A read copy but no markings throughout, unblemished spine, NOT an ex-librar y edition: Exploring the mystical impulses behind our obsession with information techn ology, TechGnosis presents a fascinating and passionately original perspect ive on technoculture. Today we often assume that the triumph of technological rationality has con demned the spiritual imagination to the trash heap of history. But as Erik Davis explains, religious impulses and magical dreams permeate the history of technology. Ranging from the printing press to the telegraph, from radio to the Internet, David peels away th...
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