Introduction to the Mycolatrical Origin of Egyptian Religion: Why Identifying the Many "Mushroom-like Objects" in Egyptian Art as Mushrooms Can Explain Those Objects and Ancient Egyptian Religion Far Better than Egyptologists Have (original) (raw)
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