The mythic forest, the green man and the spirit of nature : the re-emergence of the spirit of nature from ancient times into modern society /

Mankind has given a recognizable face to the awesome and impalpable forces of nature in the image of the Green Man and the nature spirits that this book explores. The ways in which different societies and different craftsmen have depicted these spirits display the wide creative range of the human im...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Varner, Gary R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Algora, ©2006.
Temas:
Green Man (Tale) > History and criticism.
Trees > Folklore.
Sacred groves.
Tree worship.
Nature worship.
Homme vert (Personnage symbolique) > Histoire et critique.
Arbres > Folklore.
Arbres sacrés.
Arbres > Culte.
Nature > Culte.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
Green Man (Tale)
Trees.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Folklore.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The gods of nature
  • Nature : to dominate or to nurture it?
  • The lore of the oak
  • Tree spirits, tree dwellers and the cosmic tree
  • The folklore of trees
  • Sacred groves
  • May Day : the festival of the trees
  • The archetype
  • The green gods
  • The origins of the green man
  • St. George : Christian dragon slayer or pagan green man?
  • The green man in myth
  • A discussion of the validity of the green man myth
  • The green man and the church
  • The secular image of the green man
  • What's in a name? : the origins of the term "green man."

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