Download or read book Compendium of Symbolic and Ritual Plants in Europe: Herbs written by Marcel De Cleene and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A modern reference work on the part played by herbs, shrubs and trees in mythology and religious and profane rituals and the symbolism that derives from them. Many customs that 21st -century man finds perfectly normal once had a far deeper significance. It is an academically sound survey of the knowledge of ritual plants over the centuries, taking a broad view, plus a critical look at how correctly plant species are named in the literature."--Publisher description.