Garlands, Conkers and Mother-die : British and Irish Plant-lore.

Plants have had symbolic as well as practical meanings and uses since the beginning of human civilisation. This vivid account introduces readers to a rich variety of British and Irish plant folklore, drawing on Roy Vickery's own unsurpassed archives collated over forty years, and a wide range o...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vickery, Roy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2010.
Temas:
Plants > Great Britain > Folklore.
Plants > Ireland > Folklore.
Plantes > Grande-Bretagne > Folklore.
Plantes > Irlande > Folklore.
Plants
Great Britain
Ireland
Folklore
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Plants have had symbolic as well as practical meanings and uses since the beginning of human civilisation. This vivid account introduces readers to a rich variety of British and Irish plant folklore, drawing on Roy Vickery's own unsurpassed archives collated over forty years, and a wide range of historical and contemporary literature. Unlike other books which re-use material collected in the Victorian era, this book is based on new material collected by the author, and shows that while some of the wilder superstitions have faded we still cling to the symbolic importance of plants. Putting conk.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (245 pages)
ISBN:9780826444189
0826444180

Ejemplares similares