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Author Hall, Matthew (Environmental researcher), 1980- author.

Title The imagination of plants : a book of botanical mythology / Matthew Hall.

Publication Info. Albany : State University of New York Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series SUNY series on religion and the environment
SUNY series on religion and the environment.
Summary "Plants have a remarkable mythology. From the ancient Greeks to contemporary Indigenous cultures, human beings have told colorful and enriching stories about plants for thousands of years. This volume explores the myriad of plant tales and the groundbreaking ideas that underpin them. Amid the key themes of sentience and kinship, it connects the anemone to the meaning of human life, tree hugging to the sacred basil of India, and plant intelligence with the Finnish epic The Kalevala. Bringing together commentary, original source material and illustrations, it aims to challenge your perspective on the myths, the plants that feature and the role of human beings that narrate them"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents A bontanical mythology -- Roots -- Gods -- Metamorphosis -- Legend -- Sentience -- Violence -- Imagination and beyond.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Plants -- Mythology.
Plants -- Mythology.
Botany -- Mythology.
Botany -- Mythology.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Hall, Matthew, 1980- Imagination of plants. Albany : State University of New York Press, [2019] 9781438474373 (DLC) 2018033263 (OCoLC)1061865110
ISBN 9781438474397 (electronic book)
1438474393 (electronic book)
9781438474373
1438474377