Brian Muraresku's 2020 argument — that ancient Greek mystery religions (especially Eleusis) used psychedelic beverages, that early Christianity adopted these rites, and that psychedelic experience is the origin of Western religion — combining classical scholarship with chemical archaeology.
Creates the most credentialed psychedelic Christianity argument — The Immortality Key is more rigorous than predecessors (Wasson, Allegro) by using recent chemical archaeology (analysis of ancient vessels for psychedelic alkaloids), engaging classicists who support the thesis, and arguing from material evidence rather than etymology alone.
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