
The Hashish Eater of Booly
The Blindboy Podcast
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Exploration of 1001 Nights book and translations caution
This chapter delves into a peculiar tale from 1001 Nights involving hash consumption and a strange encounter at a swimming pool, while also shedding light on Orientalist influences in 17th-century British and French translations of the book, particularly cautioning about potential biases due to the colonial context.
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