Soma: Divine Mushroom of Immortality (1968) by R. Gordon Wasson argues that the mysterious soma drink in the Vedic Rigveda was prepared from the Amanita muscaria mushroom, initiating the scholarly debate on psychedelic origins of ancient religion.
Initiated the academic debate on entheogenic origins of ancient religion through Vedic soma identification.
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