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The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross

A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East

by John Marco Allegro · 2009 · 416 pages

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A philological study investigating the origins of Christianity through the lens of ancient fertility cults and linguistics. Allegro argues that the New Testament narratives are coded etymologies documenting the ritual use of the hallucinogenic Amanita muscaria mushroom.

Genres

PhilosophyHistorySociety & Politics

Topics

Ancient Near EastBiblical CriticismChristianityEtymologyMushroomsPhilologyPsychedelics

Book Details

Published

2009

Pages

416

Language

en

ISBN

9780982556276

Audiobook Available

10h 33m
Narrated by Martyn Swain

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