Considering Psychedelics from Islamic Standpoints: Some Cursory Reflections
<p>The following is an excerpt from an email exchange with a colleague a few months back. We were discussing recent psychedelic research and the intersection of religion, spirituality, and entheogens—a web of connections which have played a prominent role since the beginning of psychedelic science in the 20th century. The famous scholar of religions Huston Smith raised many important questions regarding the relationship between theology (and religion more broadly) and psychedelic experiences in his essay “Do Drugs Have Religious Import?” The subsequent era prohibition meant that Smith’s questions were relegated to controversy and obscurity for some time, though our contemporary “psychedelic renaissance” is forcing theologians and other religious authorities to return to this (re)emerging field of science, medicine, and spirituality.</p>
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