Books like The sacred mushroom and the cross

The sacred mushroom and the cross by John Marco Allegro reads as provocative, speculative. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Greek myths

Robert Graves · 1955

Both explore mythology

60% genome match

Dictionnaire de la mythologie grecque et romaine

Pierre Grimal · 1951

Both explore mythology & ancient history

58% genome match

The Golden Bough

James George Frazer · 1890

Both explore mythology & religion

83% genome match

La cité antique

Numa Fustel de Coulanges · 1870

Both explore ancient history & religion

71% genome match

Myths to live by

Joseph Campbell · 1972

Both explore mythology & religion

68% genome match

The Greeks and the irrational

E. R. Dodds · 1951

Both explore religion & mythology

70% genome match

The Physics of Immortality

Frank J. Tipler · 1994

Both explore religion

67% genome match

Symbol & Magic in Egyptian Art

Richard H. Wilkinson · 1994

Both explore religion & mythology

70% genome match

The Book of the Dead

E. A. Wallis Budge · 1894

Both explore mythology

66% genome match

Maps of Meaning

Jordan B. Peterson · 1999

Both explore mythology & religion

66% genome match

Myth and reality

Mircea Eliade · 1963

Both explore mythology & religion

67% genome match

Flesh of the gods

Peter T. Furst · 1972

Both explore psychedelics & religion

52% genome match