Vol I Trees & Shrubs/Vol II Herbs: I trees & shrubs, II herbs (Compendium of Symbolic and Ritual Plants in Europe) - Hardcover

Cleene, Marcel De; Lejeune, Marie Claire

 
9789077135044: Vol I Trees & Shrubs/Vol II Herbs: I trees & shrubs, II herbs (Compendium of Symbolic and Ritual Plants in Europe)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 9077135049 ISBN 13: 9789077135044
Verlag: mens & cultuur uitgevers n.v., 2003

Inhaltsangabe

Botanical
popular names, habitat, description
Cultural
rituals, mythology, symbolism, magic, popular customs, popular beliefs, fairytales, sagas, legends
Uses
herbalism, popular remedies, cosmetics, agriculture, industry, crafts, home, garden and kitchen
A modern reference work on the part played by herbs, shrubs and trees in mythology and religious and profane rituals and the symbolism that derives from them.
Many customs that 21st -century man finds perfectly normal once had a far deeper significance.
It is an academically sound survey of the knowledge of ritual plants over the centuries, taking a broad view, plus a critical look at how correctly plant species are named in the literature.

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Botanical
popular names, habitat, description
Cultural
rituals, mythology, symbolism, magic, popular customs, popular beliefs, fairytales, sagas, legends
Uses
herbalism, popular remedies, cosmetics, agriculture, industry, crafts, home, garden and kitchen
A modern reference work on the part played by herbs, shrubs and trees in mythology and religious and profane rituals and the symbolism that derives from them.
Many customs that 21st -century man finds perfectly normal once had a far deeper significance.
It is an academically sound survey of the knowledge of ritual plants over the centuries, taking a broad view, plus a critical look at how correctly plant species are named in the literature.

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Verlag
mens & cultuur uitgevers n.v.
Erscheinungsdatum
2003
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
9077135049
ISBN 13 
9789077135044
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
1588
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