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

by John M. Riddle

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 basisand 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"