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Discusses the role played by psychoactive mushrooms in the religious rituals of ancient Greece, Eurasia, and Mesoamerica. Wasson, who investigated how these mushrooms were venerated and used by different native peoples, here joins with three other scholars to discuss his discoveries.

Persephones Quest

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    A Paperback by Carl Ruck, Stella Kramrisch, Carl Ruck

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      Publisher Yale University Press
      Published 7/29/1992 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780300052664
      978-0300052664
      ISBN-10 0300052669
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      Philosophy of religion Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals

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      Book Synopsis
      Discusses the role played by psychoactive mushrooms in the religious rituals of ancient Greece, Eurasia, and Mesoamerica. Wasson, who investigated how these mushrooms were venerated and used by different native peoples, here joins with three other scholars to discuss his discoveries.

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