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Revelation of the Magi

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... that the Biblical Magi dispense mysterious vision-inducing foods in the Revelation of the Magi, proposed to be an account of ritual hallucinogen intake?

Source: Landau, Brent (2017). "Under the Influence (of the Magi): Did Hallucinogens Play a Role in the Inspired Composition of the Pseudepigraphic Revelation for the Magi?". In Fakes, Forgeries, and Fictions, a monograph collection. It's not online... but you can read chapter titles at https://www.tonyburke.ca/fakes-forgeries-and-fictions/ ... and I think just the title of this work is sufficient!

ALT1: ... that the Revelation of the Magi, a Christian work in Syriac, is proposed to describe ritual hallucinogen intake, perhaps of hallucinogenic mushrooms? Source: See above.
ALT2: ... that the Star of Bethlehem transforms into a glowing celestial human child in the Revelation of the Magi, a Christian work in Syriac? Source: https://www.academia.edu/207910 (title alone also probably sufficient here, but full work online)
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Brick by Brick: How Lego Rewrote the Rules of Innovation
Comment: The QPQ is technically incomplete, but I started it 4 days ago and am waiting on the nominator.

I prefer the original or ALT1. Providing ALT2 mostly in case people really, really don't want to include the drug use. (I don't think ALT2 fails the DYKFICTION as fiction & mythology are two different things IMO and describing mythology / religion is okay, but mentioning that issue here if you want to be a stickler about real-world stuff.)

Converted from a redirect by SnowFire (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

SnowFire (talk) 21:15, 9 November 2024 (UTC).