The Mythic Forest, the Green Man and the Spirit of Nature: The Re-emergence of the Spirit of Nature from Ancient Times Into Modern SocietyAlgora Publishing, 2006 - 212 sider In this world tour of folklore and ancient art, Varner examines the images we give to the spirit of nature and explores this important aspect of human perception. |
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Part Two | 83 |
The Green Man | 85 |
Afterword | 189 |
Appendix A | 191 |
Table of Contents | 225 |
Foreword | 1 |
Introduction | 5 |
Part One | 9 |
The Spirit of Nature | 11 |
Part Two | 83 |
The Green Man | 85 |
Afterword | 189 |
About the Author | 197 |
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Index | 209 |
The Mythic Forest | 215 |
The Mythic Forest | 217 |
Appendix A | 191 |
About the Author | 197 |
Bibliography | 199 |
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Side 14 - So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.
Side 25 - How serious that worship was in the former times may be gathered from the ferocious penalty appointed by the old German laws for such as dared to peel the bark of a standing tree. The culprit's navel was to be cut out and nailed to the part of the tree which he had peeled, and he was to be driven round and round the tree till all his guts were wound around its trunk.