The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name is a book written by Brian C. Muraresku.
Background
editThe book explores the question of whether the communion wine in early Christianity contained hallucinogens.[1][2] Murarsku spent 12 years researching the topic.[3] The book discusses the Eleusinian Mysteries and their connection to early Christianity.[4][5] Muraresku acknowledges in the book that his theory is speculative.[6] Stone Village Television optioned the book for a television series.[7] Muraresku had an interview on CNN to discuss the book.[8][9]
Reception
editThe audiobook was the number 10 New York Times best seller throughout the month of November in 2020.[10][11][12][13] The audiobook was number 6 in nonfiction books on Audible in October 2020.[14]
References
edit- ^ Prideaux, Ed (October 20, 2020). "Early Christians Might Have Been High on Hallucinogenic Communion Wine". Vice. Archived from the original on June 16, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ Lattin, Don (November 8, 2023). "Mushrooms at the table?". The Christian Century. Archived from the original on July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ Illing, Sean (March 4, 2021). "The psychedelic roots of Christianity". Vox. Archived from the original on July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ Jama-Everett, Ayize (September 4, 2021). "The Psychedelic Sacrament: A Conversation with Brian C. Muraresku". Los Angeles Review of Books. Archived from the original on July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ Bastian, Jonathan (October 24, 2020). "Did ancient Greeks and early Christians discover the meaning of life through the use of psychedelic substances?". KCRW. Archived from the original on April 15, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Paulson, Steve (May 24, 2024). "Did the ancient Greeks use drugs to find God?". Wisconsin Public Radio. Archived from the original on July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ Murphy, J. Kim (March 22, 2023). "Stone Village Television Acquires Rights to Brian Muraresku's Psychedelics Book 'The Immortality Key' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ Kitchens, Travis (December 18, 2023). "The Pseudo-Religion of Psychedelics". Compact Magazine. Archived from the original on July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ Smerconish, Michael (October 10, 2020). "Did hallucinogens play role in origin of religion?". CNN. Archived from the original on August 20, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2024. Transcript available at transcripts.cnn.com.
- ^ "Audio Nonfiction Books – Best Sellers – Books – Nov. 1, 2020 – The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 14, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ "Audio Nonfiction Books – Best Sellers – Books – Nov. 15, 2020 – The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ "Audio Nonfiction Books – Best Sellers – Books – Nov. 22, 2020 – The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ "Audio Nonfiction Books – Best Sellers – Books – Nov. 29, 2020 – The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ "The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com". Associated Press. October 6, 2020. Archived from the original on July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.