The road to Eleusis : unveiling the secret of the mysteries
Wasson, R. Gordon (Robert Gordon), 1898-19862008
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The authors make an informed case that the famed Mysteries conducted at Eleusis in Greece for a period of nearly two millennia in antiquity entailed psychoactive substances in a ritual context. In so doing, they find valuable lessons for the modern world in the solution of an ancient mystery.
Main title:
The road to Eleusis : unveiling the secret of the mysteries / R. Gordon Wasson, Albert Hofmann and Carl A.P. Ruck.
Edition:
New ed.
Imprint:
Berkeley, Calif. : North Atlantic ; Enfield : Publishers Group UK [distributor], 2008.
Collation:
176 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1978.
ISBN:
9781556437526 (pbk)
Dewey class:
292.38
Local class:
292.38
Language:
English
BRN:
1592058