The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross
A controversial work of philological and religious history proposing that early Christianity originated as a fertility cult centered on the ritual use of psychoactive mushrooms. The author analyzes ancient Near Eastern languages and biblical texts to argue that key Christian themes are encoded mushroom references.
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Ranked #4 of 1942 · 349 pages · Published 1970
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