TechGnosis: Myth, Magic and Mysticism in the Age of Information
By Erik Davis
Categories: Computers & Technology, Religion & Spirituality
In TechGnosis, first published in 1998, writer Erik Davis traces the religious, mystical and occult impulses that have run through communication technology, from alchemy and the telegraph to radio, computing and cyberspace. Davis argues that hopes invested in information technology echo much older dreams of transcendence, magic and connection. This edition reissues the book with a new foreword, placing its arguments alongside the internet that grew up after it first appeared.
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