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1 online resource (xv, 568 pages) : illustrations, map |
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Introduction -- Tulsi, holy basil of the Hindus : with notes on sweet basil in the Mediterranean world -- Sacred fig-trees of India -- Mandrake, a root human in form : with notes on ginseng -- A question of odor? : garlic and its relatives as impure foods in the area from Europe to China -- Ritual use and avoidance of the urd bean (Vigna mungo) in India : with comparative data on certain related foods, flavorings and beverages -- The color black in the Pythagorean ban of the fava bean (Vicia faba) -- Favism and the origin of the Pythagorean ban on fava beans -- Pythagoras lives : parallels and survivals of his views of beans in modern and premodern times -- Further notes, elaborations, and conclusions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 460-535) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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Plants -- Folklore.
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Medicinal plants -- Folklore
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Plants -- Mythology.
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Human-plant relationships.
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Folklore.
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Folklore
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Plants
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Plants, Medicinal
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folklore (culture-related concept)
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vegetation.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology.
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Folklore
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Human-plant relationships
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Medicinal plants
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Plants
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Plants -- Mythology
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Geneeskrachtige planten.
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Vergif.
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Bijgeloof.
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Riten.
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| Genre/Form |
Folklore
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0585176205 |
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9780585176208 |
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0299159035 |
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9780299159030 |
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