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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
      Publication Date: 7/29/1992 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780300052664, 978-0300052664
      ISBN10: 0300052669
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      Philosophy of religion Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals

      Description

      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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