The binding is excellent. No Jacket. Chapter 1 This caused the publisher to apologize for issuing it and forced Allegro's resignation from his university position. The thesis of the book is simple enough: Jesus did not exist, the Gospels were & are a hoax, & Christianity is the atavistic vestige of an ancient fertility cult in which the object of worship was a peculiarly phallic mushroom, Amanita muscaria, capable of producing psychedelic reactions. Les meilleures offres pour The Sacred Mushroom & LA CROIX-J. According to him the sacred Christians scriptures are coded to avoid enemies. $278.00. First Edition. Buy Sacred Mushroom and the Cross (Abacus Books) New edition by Allegro, John Marco (ISBN: 9780349100654) from Amazon's Book Store. Early Christians were involved in an ancient Sumerian fertility cult that used hallucinogens like “mandrake” "amanita muscaria". It was here that he realized that linguistic formulas and his knowledge of multiple languages could bring into focus the mentality and meaning of words and names that had been mysteries for thousands of years. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A good summary of the Sacred Mushroom and the cross is in Wikipedia. One described it as reading "like a Semitic philologist's erotic nightmare". THE SACRED MUSHROOM AND THE CROSS: BEGINNING THE MOST CHALLENGING BOOK FOR YEARSby JOHN ALLEGRO. There is sporadic foxing on the early pages but very little in the body of the book. From: Monarchy books (Toronto, ON, Canada) Seller Rating: Add to Basket. More information about this seller Gnostic Media … The book has been described as "notorious" and as "one of the strangest books ever published on the subject of religion and pharmacology". The Text Has No Remarks Or Highlights. The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross, 1970 The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross ruined John’s career. [5] Mark Hall writes that Allegro suggested the scrolls all but proved that a historical Jesus never existed. 1971, 1st Edition, Mass Market Paperback. Seller Inventory # X9599x. Condition is Good. [1], His claims have often been subject to ridicule and scorn due to Allegro's unconventional theory. Frais de port : EUR 26,85. There is gilt on the spine of the book. The book was the culmination of twenty years’ study of Semitic and proto-Semitic languages. The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross: A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East. US$ 255.60. Hodder & Stoughton Limited Reviews Review this book and you'll be entered for a chance to win $50! Allegro - 1st 1970-CHRISTIANISME/cultes sont sur eBay Comparez les prix et les spécificités des produits neufs et d'occasion Pleins d'articles en livraison gratuite! Retrouvez The Sacred Mushroom and The Cross: A study of the nature and origins of Christianity within the fertility cults of the ancient Near East et des millions de livres en stock sur Amazon.fr. Fair+ condition softcover with pictorial wrappers. Published by Hodder and Stoughton (1970) ISBN 10: 0340128755 ISBN 13: 9780340128756. Allegro (1956). Sacred Mushroom and the Cross : A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity Within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East by Allegro, John M. and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.co.uk. [4] There was a media frenzy when it was published in 1970. À la suite des recherches effectuées à Qumrân, J. M. Allegro publie en 1970 The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross, ouvrage qui suscita une polémique dont il ne sortira pas indemne. For any questions feel free to email us. (Part 1) April 5, 1970 – BEGINNING THE MOST CHALLENGING BOOK FOR YEARS (Part 2) April 12, 1970 – JOHN ALLEGRO’s controversial theory that strikes at … 349 Pages With The Index. Format: Book. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Frontispiece, Amanita muscaria. Pages Are Yellow From The Age. Physical Desc: xxx, 381 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. First Edition. Bright Red top page edges. The work of Allegro also gained recognition and consideration by such late proponents of experiential psychedelia through pharmacological interaction as Terence McKenna, who cited Allegro's claims of certain psychoactive fungi analogizing the Eucharist, spoken in a live lecture in the 1990s.[5]. The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross, 1970 has 295 members. 349 Pages With The Index. GK. Specializing in academic, collectible and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. People should then be able to better understand where they came from,… The text within the book remains bright and clear. Available copies. There is gilt on the spine of the book. Hodder and Stoughton, 1970. To some biblical scholars in Britain, the new book looked like the psychedelic ravings of a hippie cultist. Free shipping Clean text, sound binding. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Death. Allegro argues, through etymology, that the roots of Christianity, and many other religions, lay in fertility cults, and that cult practices, such as ingesting visionary plants to perceive the mind of God, persisted into the early Christian era, and to some unspecified extent into the 13th century with reoccurrences in the 18th century and mid-20th century, as he interprets the fresco of the Plaincourault Chapel to be an accurate depiction of the ritual ingestion of Amanita muscaria as the Eucharist. Bright Red top page edges. Specializing in academic, collectible and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. An edition of The sacred mushroom and the cross (2009) The sacred mushroom and the cross a study of the nature and origins of Christianity within the fertility cults of the ancient Near East 40th anniversary ed. The Sacred Mushroom and The Cross: A study of the nature and origins of Christianity within the fertility cults of the ancient Near East John M. Allegro 4.5 out of 5 stars 177 In 1970, the famed Dead Sea Scrolls scholar John Marco Allegro published the following series of articles in the London Sunday Mirror, UK. The binding is excellent. GK. For most the band's existence they were a five member band. First Edition. The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross: | | The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross: A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christi... 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