Author: Carl A. P. Ruck
Born: December 8, 1935
Bio: Carl A. P. Ruck (born at Bridgeport, Connecticut), is a professor in the Classical Studies department at Boston University. Carl Ruck is best known for his work along with other scholars in mythology and religion on the sacred role of entheogens, or psychoactive plants that induce an altered state of consciousness, as used in religious or shamanistic rituals