Erik Davis

Erik Davis
Davis interviewed in 2019
Davis interviewed in 2019
Born (1967-06-12) June 12, 1967 (age 57)
Redwood City, California, U.S.
OccupationAuthor, cultural critic, freelance journalist, lecturer, radio talk show host
EducationYale University
Rice University (PhD)
SpouseJennifer Dumpert
Website
techgnosis.com

Erik Davis (born June 12, 1967) is an American writer, scholar, journalist and public speaker whose writings have ranged from rock criticism to cultural analysis to creative explorations of esoteric mysticism.[1] He is perhaps best known for his book Techgnosis: Myth, Magic and Mysticism in the Age of Information, as well as his work on California counterculture, including Burning Man, the human potential movement, and the writings of Philip K. Dick.

Davis played a critical part in the documentary A Glitch in the Matrix.

  1. ^ Kretowicz, Steph. "How Erik Davis Invented Networked Mysticism". Dazed. Retrieved 7 April 2014.