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R. Gordon Wasson (1898–1986)

Auteur van The Road to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries

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Werken van R. Gordon Wasson

Flesh of the Gods: The Ritual Use of Hallucinogens (1972) — Medewerker — 88 exemplaren
Soma: Divine Mushroom of Immortality (1968) — Auteur — 87 exemplaren
The Hall Carbine Affair (1948) 3 exemplaren

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Geboortedatum
1898-09-22
Overlijdensdatum
1986-12-23
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
USA
Geboorteplaats
Great Falls, Montana, USA
Plaats van overlijden
Danbury, Connecticut, USA
Woonplaatsen
Danbury, Connecticut, USA
Opleiding
London School of Economics
Columbia University
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author
ethnomycologist

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Is the thesis of the book, that the Eleusinian mysteries involved the use of psychoactive drugs, correct? Probably, and the idea has become more widely accepted in the decades since the book was published. However, that change in perception has come in no small part due to more academically rigorous examinations of the question than this book, which devotes quite a large portion of its pages to talking about the authors' experiences with psychoactive drugs, personal opinions, and unconventional interpretations of myths and etymology that borders on a 'Chariots of the Gods' level of academic rigor. There is of course some serious archeological discussion but too much time is spent on flowery descriptions of drug trips and speculation presented as fact. That, as much as anything, is why this book wasn't initially taken seriously in academic circles. It deserves credit for being the first to broach the subject, for likely being right, and it is an interesting read, but is hardly authoritative.… (meer)
 
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TapsCoogan | 2 andere besprekingen | Nov 19, 2023 |
"Hallucinogens, Shamanism and Modern Life" in San Francisco on the afternoon of Saturday, September 30, 1978.
 
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AliceDbooks | Jan 23, 2021 |
“The late Mr. Wasson is the Abraham of the reborn awareness in Western civilization of the presence of the shamanically empowering mushroom.”
 
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28
Ook door
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Leden
604
Populariteit
#41,611
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3.9
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6
ISBNs
26
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