Carl A. P. Ruck
Carl A. P. Ruck (born December 8, 1935, Bridgeport, Connecticut) is a professor in the Classical Studies department at Boston University. He received his B.A. at Yale University, his M.A. at the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. at Harvard University. He lives in Hull, Massachusetts.
Entheogen theory
Carl Ruck is best known for his work along with other scholars in
The book The Road to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries, co-authored by Ruck with
The Apples of Apollo: Pagan and Christian Mysteries of the Eucharist (2001) explores the role that entheogens in general, and
In January 2003 Ruck came to public attention commenting on a book by the cannabis activist Chris Bennett. He was quoted in The Guardian,[1] and then wrote an article for The Sunday Times.[2] His later work explored entheogenic connections to the Roman cult of Mithras.
Bibliography
- Entheogens, Myth, and Human Consciousness, with Mark Alwin Hoffman (2013, ISBN 1-57951-141-4)
- The Effluents of Deity: Alchemy and Psychoactive Sacraments in Medieval and Renaissance Art, with Mark Alwin Hoffman (2012, ISBN 1-61163-041-X)
- Mushrooms, Myth and Mithras: The Drug Cult that Civilized Europe, with Mark Alwin Hoffman and Jose Alfredo Gonzalez Celdran (2009, ISBN 0-87286-470-7)
- The Hidden World: Survival of Pagan Shamanic Themes in European Fairytales, with ISBN 1-59460-144-5)
- Sacred Mushrooms of the Goddess: Secrets of Eleusis (2006, ISBN 978-1-57951-030-5)
- 'The Apples of Apollo: Pagan and Christian Mysteries of the Eucharist, with ISBN 0-89089-924-X)
- Intensive Latin: First Year and Review (1997)
- The World of Classical Myth: Gods and Goddesses, Heroines and Heroes, with Blaise Daniel Staples (1994, ISBN 0-89089-575-9)
- Persephone's Quest: Entheogens and the Origins of Religion, with R. Gordon Wasson, Stella Kramrisch and Jonathan Ott (1988)
- Latin: A Concise Structural Course (1987)
- Ancient Greek: A New Approach (1972, 2nd ed. 1979)
- The Road to Eleusis: Unveiling the Secret of the Mysteries, with R. Gordon Wasson, ISBN 978-1-55643-752-6)
- Pindar: Selected Odes (1967)
- The List of Victors in Comedies at the Dionysia (1967)
Further reading
- Muraresku, Brian C. The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name. Macmillan USA. 2020. ISBN 978-1-250-20714-2
References
- ^ The Guardian The Guardian 6 Jan 2003 6 January 2003 "There can be little doubt about a role for cannabis in Judaic religion," Carl Ruck, professor of classical mythology at Boston University said. Referring to the existence of cannabis in anointing oils used in ceremonies, he added: "Obviously the easy availability and long-established tradition of cannabis in early Judaism _ would inevitably have included it in the [Christian] mixtures."
- ^ “Was There a Whiff of Cannabis about Jesus?” The Sunday Times, January 12, 2003 Archived July 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
External links
- Page for Carl Ruck at BU's Classics Department (including a list of publications)
- Summary of The Apples of Apollo Archived 2009-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Heretical Visionary Sacraments Amongst the Ecclesiastical Elite and Melusina of Plaincourault - Two video lectures by Carl Ruck in RealVideo format.
- Carl explains what it is about us that craves altered states on The Filter Podcast.