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In the subsection on entheogens in Christianity quotes the art historian Erwin Panofsky apparently claiming that "mushroom trees" are commonly represented in Christian art. The context of the paragraph seems to imply that this might reflect the use of hallucinogenic mushrooms as an entheogen in Christianity, as an example of the "visionary plants" mentioned in the preceding sentence. The actual cited text says the complete opposite. It's a quotation of a letter from Panofsky to ethnomycologist and psilocybin researcher R. Gordon Wasson regarding a Romanesque fresco of the Tree of Knowledge. Earlier mycologists had argued the tree was depicted as a fly agaric mushroom. Panofsky writes that "the plant in this fresco has nothing whatever to do with mushrooms". He mentions the term "mushroom tree" as a description of the stylized rendering of pine trees common in Romanesque art, which superficially resemble mushrooms.

So the quote is specifically denying the depiction of hallucinogenic mushrooms in Christian art, but being used to imply that it is widespread.

It seems like this subsection has had some fairly contentious editing already and I don't want to kick a wasp's nest here, but this misuse of a quote seemed too glaring to ignore - particularly since Panofsky was an influential art historian who is widely regarded as a reputable authority on European art. Alfiyye (talk) 20:23, 1 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]