The sacred mushroom and the Cross; a study of the nature and origins of Christianity within the fertility cults of the ancient Near East
In the beginning God created ... -- Sumer and the beginnings of history -- The names of the gods -- Plants and drugs -- Plant names and the mysteries of the fungus -- The key of the kingdom -- The man-child born of a virgin -- Woman's part of the creative process -- The sacred prostitute -- Religious lamentation -- The mushroom "egg" and birds of mythology -- The heavenly twins -- Star of the morning -- Colour and consistency -- Mushroom cosmography -- David, Egypt, and the census -- Death and resurrection -- The Garden of Adonis, Eden and delight; Zealots and Muslims -- The Bible as a book of morals
Print Book, English, [1970]
[1st ed. in U.S.]
Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y., [1970]