Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2020-11-17

Joe Rogan & Gary Laderman: books mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience #1565

#1565 - Gary Laderman

2 books · With Gary Laderman · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Gary Laderman is a professor of American religious history and cultures At Emory University. He teaches and writes about death and dying, religion and sexuality, and sacred drugs.

Joe Rogan recommended Chaos by Tom O'Neill, and discussed The sacred mushroom and the cross by John Marco Allegro.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The sacred mushroom and the cross

    John Marco Allegro · at 28:47

    The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross by John Marco Allegro is a controversial scholarly study that posits early Christianity originated from ancient fertility cults centered around the sacramental use of psychedelic mushrooms.

    Discussed
    “you know if you go back to it's a very controversial book but john marco allegro is the sacred mushroom in the cross is all about consumption of psychedelic mushrooms and that he believes that that was really what that the bible was about was about hiding these stories from the romans when they were captured”
    Where to get it
  2. Chaos

    Tom O'Neill · at 32:32

    Chaos by Tom O'Neill is a deeply researched investigative book that re-examines the Charles Manson murders, the CIA, and the government's MK Ultra and COINTELPRO programs.

    Recommended
    “yeah um there's a great book that i've mentioned many times in this podcast because i have the guest on the author on rather tom o'neill wrote a book called chaos and it's about the manson family”
    Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Sacred Matters
“well i mean i i've written a book called sacred matters that looks at these different um kind of arenas where where religious life can be found in in cultural forms of activity”
Plugged Sacred Matters
“you see the books one i mentioned um a couple times called sacred matters and then this new book is on death”