Goddesses, Elixirs, and Witches: Plants and Sexuality Throughout Human History

by John M. Riddle

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From the earliest times, the medicinal properties of certain herbs were connected with deities, particularly goddesses. Only now with modern scientific research can we begin to understand the basis and rationality that these divine connections had and, being preserved in myths and religious stories, they continued to have a significant impact through the present day. Riddle argues that the pomegranate, mandrake, artemisia, and chaste tree plants substantially...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0230610641

ISBN13:9780230610644

Release Date:March 2010

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:213 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.7"

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