Jane Harrison

<p class="MsoNormal" >The Heretics Society, founded in 1909 and based in Cambridge, questioned traditional authorities in general and religious dogmas in particular, and was a forum for humanistic ideas. The Heretics Society is of interest due to the involvement of the famous classicist Jane Harrison who effectively identified the shamanic origins of Greek religion and whose companion Hope Mirrlees wrote a book ‘Lud in the Mist’ (1926), which seems to be a argument in favour of psychoactive drugs.</p>