New Considerations Regarding the Identity of Vedic sóma as the Mushroom Fly-Agaric

Authors

  • Stephan Hillyer Levitt

Abstract

This paper examines several Sanskrit, and also Dravidian terms for ‘mushroom’ that suggest that the Vedic sóma was indeed a mushroom, specifically the mushroom fly-agaric (Amanita muscaria).
Issue
Vol. 111 (2011)
Section
Articles

Published

2011-01-01

How to Cite

Levitt, S. H. (2011). New Considerations Regarding the Identity of Vedic sóma as the Mushroom Fly-Agaric. Studia Orientalia Electronica, 111, 105–118. Retrieved from https://journal.fi/store/article/view/9308