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The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity Within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East

Paperback • 1970 • English

The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity Within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East

By John Marco Allegro

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Where did God come from? What do the bible stories really tell us? Who or what was Jesus Christ? This book challenges everything we think we know about the nature of religion. -The ancient fertility cult at the heart of Christianity -The living power of cultic rites and symbols -The sacred mushroom as the emblem and embodiment of divinity -The secret meaning of biblical myths -The language of religion that links us to our ancestors The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross sets out John Allegro's quest ...Show more

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Christianity

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ISBN

9780982556276

Publisher

Doubleday

Published year

1970

Language

English

Original title

The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity Within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East

Format

Paperback

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