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The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross
- A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity Within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East
- Narrated by: Martyn Swain
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
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Summary
Where did God come from? What do the bible stories really tell us? Who or what was Jesus Christ? This audiobook challenges everything we think we know about the nature of religion:
- The ancient fertility cult at the heart of Christianity.
- The living power of cultic rites and symbols.
- The sacred mushroom as the emblem and embodiment of divinity.
- The secret meaning of biblical myths.
- The language of religion that links us to our ancestors.
The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross sets out John Allegro's quest through a family tree of languages to find the truth about where Christianity came from.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-01-23
A history of language
I truly enjoy it! The narrator could seem boring for some people but I enjoy that it was read as a factual book and not fiction. As with most audiobooks it is best heard whilst doing something else, for example training or other monotone chores.
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- Robert Wright
- 20-07-23
probably better if you read it.
I was skeptical about getting this as the reviews aren't great. after hearing Joe Rogan go on and on about this my hopes where higher.
LOTS of "prepositive asterisk" and words being spelled out letter by letter did not make for enjoyable listening. I will echo some other reviews saying the narrator isn't great.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-12-23
Love the concept. Boring and pretentious execution…
Too long to get through. A lot of repetition and was just difficult to concentrate whilst reading. Apart from this, I think this theory is interestingly plausible to some extent. Overall 5/10
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- Anonymous User
- 06-01-23
Can I get my credit back please.
This Narrator is a robot. That annoying I couldn’t even fall asleep. Three more words
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- Brian
- 28-06-23
shut up, mate...your borin'
I stopped listening to this, probably before it even got in to it. So boring. I actually want my money back Audible. Jesus, man, it's like when you look up an easy 3 piece pancake recipe online, and you get some mental-cases spiritual journey into why they came up with they're method. Just give tell me what I need, bish-bosh-bash, and I'm off.
Cheers Joe Rogan for putting this book in my mind✌🏼
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