{"product_id":"techgnosis","title":"TechGnosis","description":"\u003cp\u003eErik Davis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSerpent Tail-1999\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eUsed Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCover has wear mostly around the edges and corners. Spine has creasing. Pages are clean no internal tears, marks, or creases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow 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 role-playing 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eL-5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hasberts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52970842521912,"sku":null,"price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0291\/9192\/9890\/files\/a142.jpg?v=1789585384","url":"https:\/\/hasberts.com\/products\/techgnosis","provider":"Hasberts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}