The Arsenic Eaters Friction mystical and deeply connected

mystical and deeply connected

In ihrer Forschung beschäftigt sie sich mit antiker Metaphysik sowie feministischer Theorie und Marxismus

Seit 2009 in Wien am AIT - Austrian Institute of Technology

Ericka Beckman

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The Arsenic Eaters Friction mystical and deeply connectedThe Arsenic Eaters investigates the widespread historical belief that the consumption of arsenic, generally known to be a deadly poison, is beneficial to ones health. Accordingly, many poison eaters were found among the Austrian rural population in the nineteenth century. What they were ingesting was white (arsenic trioxide) or yellow arsenic (arsenic trisulfide). It was produced by roasting arsenic containing minerals. Arsenic eaters were robust