The entheomycological origin of Egyptian crowns and the esoteric underpinnings of Egyptian religion

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 275-288

  Berlant, Stephen R ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agaricales; Amanita muscaria; Egypt; Ethnobotany; History; Psilocybine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARLEY; EGYPT; GROWTH; MUSHROOM; MYCOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; PRECAMBRIAN; PSILOCYBE CUBENSIS; RELIGION;

AGARICALES; AMANITA; EGYPT; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; RELIGION;

AGARICALES; AMANITA MUSCARIA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; HORUS; PSILOCYBE CUBENSIS;

EID: 26944462363     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.07.028     Document Type: Article

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