Contrary to common opinion, the terms religion and spiritual, in all their variations. An entheogen is a psychoactive substance that induces alterations in perception, mood. The ethical import of entheogens fiu digital commons florida. In the ancient grecoroman religion, dionysos or bacchus was the god of the grape harvest. Entheogens and the origins of religion robert gordon wasson, stella kramrisch, carl a. Archived from the original pdf on 23 september 2015. Export a ris file for endnote, procite, reference manager, zotero, mendeley export a text file for bibtex note. Entheogens and the origins of religion, he proclaimed the centrality of psychoactive sacraments at the very beginnings of religion.
Entheogens and the origins of religion new ed by wasson. The subtitle to this book is entheogens and the origins of religion. This book discusses the role played by psychoactive mushrooms in the religious rituals of ancient greece, eurasia, and mesoamerica. This fascinating book discusses the role played by psychoactive mushrooms in the religious rituals of ancient greece, eurasia, and mesoamerica. The early history of the church, however, was filled with a variety of drug use.
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