REL 301: Comparative Mysticism Assignment (2021 Fall – B)
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READ: Don Lattin, The Harvard
Psychedelic Club. (Whole book reading for the prompts of the book review/writing assignment.
VIEW: Video, “What is Entheogen?”
VIEW: Video, “What is LSD?”
VIEW: Video, “Timothy Leary, The Man Who Turned On America”
WRITE: A 3 page paper book review. What was the Harvard experiment about? Did it work? Did it fail? What happened to the four major players: Leary, Dass, Smith and Weil? What were the implications of the experiment for American culture? Also, include a paragraph on the most interesting thing you found in viewing the videos.
https://youtu.be/NfdoMZntEh0
I could not find the video about “What is LSD” but its a video about an interview with Timothy Leary