Description: The Sacred Mushroom & The Cross by John Marco Allegro Hardcover, no Dust Jacket RARE 1970 First U.S. Edition / 3rd Printing w/ # Line: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 John Marco Allegro was an English archaeologist and Dead Sea Scrolls scholar. He popularized the Dead Sea Scrolls through his books and radio broadcasts. He was the editor of some of the most famous and controversial scrolls published, the pesharim. In 1970 he released " The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross: A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity Within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East. This book has been described as "notorious" and as "one of the strangest books ever published on the subject of religion and pharmacology. " Ships well packed via USPS media mail
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Signed: No
Publisher: Doubleday
Subject: Religion & Spirituality
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1970
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, 3rd Printing, First Edition, Illustrated
Author: John M Allegro
Region: North America
Personalized: No
Height: 9.5 in
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Religious Fertility Cults
Width: 6.25 in
Character Family: Sacred Mushroom
# of Pages: 349
