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“Modern day witches talk about "raising power." Catholics feel true reverence in the power of the consecrated host. Muslim pilgrims experience transforming power as they near the Kaaba. Snake handling Christians feel a holy anointing which protects them from deadly venom.
All of these are spiritual cousins of Sacred Harp.”
― Strong Songs of the Dead: The Pagan Rites of Sacred Harp
All of these are spiritual cousins of Sacred Harp.”
― Strong Songs of the Dead: The Pagan Rites of Sacred Harp
“… confession is now performed in the therapist’s office or talk shows; marriage is now largely a matter for lawyers and judges, not ministers or priests. Szasz argues very convincingly that the diagnosis of mental illness, psychopathy, personality disorders etc. are far better understood as tools of social control than as objective scientific analysis.”
― Birth of Heroin and the Demonization of the Dope Fiend
― Birth of Heroin and the Demonization of the Dope Fiend
