The Onion and the Mandrake: Plants in Yezidi Folk Beliefs
Abstract The non-dogmatic character of the Yezidi religion presupposes the presence of a heavy layer of so-called “primitive” religious elements, including plant worship. This paper focuses on plants having obvious sacred connotations in Yezidi beliefs, both on the level of the cult and marginal fol...
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2014
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Journal of Persianate studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 149-156 |
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sacred plants
B the mandrake B the onion B Yezidi folk beliefs B Armenian folk tradition |
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