Goddesses, Elixirs, and Witches
Plants and Sexuality Throughout Human History
Lieferzeit: Print on Demand - Lieferbar innerhalb von 3-5 Werktagen I
ISBN-13:
9780230610644
Veröffentl:
2010
Erscheinungsdatum:
17.03.2010
Seiten:
213
Autor:
J. Riddle
Gewicht:
431 g
Format:
246x155x15 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
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 altered thedevelopment of medicine and fertility treatments.The herbs, once sacred to Inanna, Aphrodite, Demeter, Artemis, and Hermes, eventually came to be associated with darker forces, representing theinstruments of demons and witches. Riddle's ground-breaking work highlights the important medicinalhistory thatwas lost and argues for itsrightful place as one of the predecessors
INNOVATIVE: Riddle offers a unique examination of the science of reproductive medicine through the lens of plant lifeTIMELY: As technological advances in the field of reproductive medicine continue to grow, Riddle's analysis will be extremely relevantCONTROVERSIAL: In researching the long history of the use of herbs and plants in reproductive medicine, Riddle uncovers many salacious and previously unexplored stories
Inanna's Huluppu Tree, Pomegranates, and Sexual Power Pomegranate as Eve's Apple Mandrake, the Love Apple, and the World's Religions Artemisia, the 'Mother Herb' The Chaste Tree Hermes, Herbs, Elixirs, and Witches