Bill Douglas is a student of history, especially in Iowa, but as recently as seven years ago, he had never read a ...

His next book, tentatively titled The Hands of God: Drugs and Medicine in Early Christian Practice, will re-interpret the history of Christian ritual in light of ancient pharmacology. Motivated by his ...

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The book’s audience seems to be prospective religious initiates of Orphism, the cult that followed the teachings of Orpheus. Though many of their practices remain unknown, Orphics are believed ...