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WHY ARE RAGS TIED TO THE SACRED TREES OF THE HOLY LAND?
- Source :
- Economic Botany; Winter2002, Vol. 56 Issue 4, p315, 13p, 2 Black and White Photographs, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 2002
-
Abstract
- Presents a study that surveyed reasons for tying rags on sacred trees. Transfer of an illness to the tree; Pacification of the tree spirit; Removal of rags from the tree for curing purposes;
- Subjects :
- TREES -- Religious aspects
RAGS
PLANT spirits
CURING
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00130001
- Volume :
- 56
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Economic Botany
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9508975
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1663/0013-0001(2002)056[0315:WARTTT]2.0.CO;2