Mystic Mandrake

Mystic Mandrake

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Book Description
The lore and use of the Mandrake root throughout history and around the world. Illustrated. Sample contents: Mandragora - derivation of the name - description of the plant and its habitat; Mandrake of the Hebrews - the Mandrake of the Bible - Rachel and the mandrakes; Mandrake in Ancient Egypt, Assyria and Persia; Mandrake and the gallows legend; Mandrake in Italy - among Southern Slavs and the Armenians; Mandrake in the drama, poetry and story; Mandragora in the light of modern science.

Mystic Mandrake,C. J. S. Thompson,Kessinger Publishing,0766136329,Folklore & Mythology - Folklore,Plants - General,Sociology,Plant life: general

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