The Immortality Key
The Secret History of the Religion with No Name
An investigation into the role of psychedelic substances in the origins of Western religion, specifically the ancient Greek Eleusinian Mysteries and early Christianity. The author combines archaeological evidence, classical texts, and ethnobotanical research to argue for a forgotten psychoactive sacrament.
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Ranked #14 of 1942 · 480 pages · Published 2020 · Nonfiction / History & religion
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Book data: ISBN 9781250207142. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.