Plants of Life, Plants of Death
Author | : Frederick J. Simoons |
Publisher | : Univ of Wisconsin Press |
Total Pages | : 596 |
Release | : 1998 |
ISBN-10 | : 0299159043 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780299159047 |
Rating | : 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Plants of Life, Plants of Death by : Frederick J. Simoons
Download or read book Plants of Life, Plants of Death written by Frederick J. Simoons and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines plants associated with ritual purity, fertility, prosperity and life, and plants associated with ritual impurity, sickness, ill fate and death. It provides detail from history, ethnography, religious studies, classics, folklore, ethnobotany and medicine.