Failed God: Fractured Myth in a Fragile World

Failed God: Fractured Myth in a Fragile World
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On a 2001 trip to the cathedrals of Europe, anthropologist John Rush and his wife entered St. Markâ€™s Basilica in Venice and encountered a mosaic depicting Jesus surrounded by mushrooms with an Amanita muscaria cap in his hand. Examining the space with new eyes, they discovered images of mushrooms and mind-altering plants all over the Basilica. Intrigued, Dr. Rush spent seven years researching and reflecting on the profound effects hallucinogens had on the founding of all three major Western religions. He concluded that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are political constructions evolving out of the use of not only Amanita muscaria, but a plethora of mind-altering substances.

Failed God: Fractured Myth in a Fragile World re-examines the scriptural stories of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as told in the Bible and Qurâ€™an and reveals them as â€œconcocted mythical charters stemming from drug-induced romps with the super-natural.â€ Rush shows how mind-altering substances played an instrumental role in the birth and development of Western religions and explains how they contributed to reports of â€œpropheticâ€ experiences, including angry and disturbing messages from the divine. With chapters on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Rush fully addresses the effects of mind-altering substances on each tradition, convincingly discrediting the idea that they stem from actual human interaction with the divine. He also shows how an intoxicated and over-zealous Apostle Paul corrupted Jesusâ€™s simple message of human decency, forming an oppressive religious system based on fear. In a thought-provoking conclusion, Rush asks how we can continue to attribute authority to traditions that were so clearly irrationally founded and incompatible with todayâ€™s world.
Country USA
Brand North Atlantic Books
Manufacturer Frog Books
Binding Paperback
Color Burgundy/maroon
ReleaseDate 2008-10-28
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781583942741

Country	USA
Brand	North Atlantic Books
Manufacturer	Frog Books
Binding	Paperback
Color	Burgundy/maroon
ReleaseDate	2008-10-28
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781583942741

Failed God: Fractured Myth in a Fragile World

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