Erik Davis | |
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Born | Redwood City, California, U.S. | June 12, 1967
Occupation | Author, cultural critic, freelance journalist, lecturer, radio talk show host |
Education | Yale University Rice University (PhD) |
Spouse | Jennifer Dumpert |
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techgnosis |
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.