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Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

The road to Eleusis: Unveiling the secret of the mysteries.

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978.

Argues that the psycho-active ingredient in the secret kykeion potion used in the Eleusinian mysteries was most likely the ergotism causing fungus Claviceps purpurea. Furthermore the book introduced the term "entheogen" as an alternative for terms such as "psychedelic", "hallucinogen" and "drug" that can be misleading in certain contexts.

 

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Entry Number#10168
Permanent Linkhttps://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/12357
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External URLthe-road-to-eleusis-unveiling-the-secret-of-the-mysteries

Geographic Context

Publication place: New York