FROM THE BODIES OF THE GODS: Psychoactive Plants and the Cults of the Dead

Documenting the sacrificial, cannibalistic, and psychoactive sacramental practices associated with the Cult of the Dead from the prehistoric Minoans and Crete to the ancient Egyptians and Hebrews and onward to early and medieval Christian sects, Earl Lee explores how these religious rites influenced Western religion. Illus.