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Goddesses, Elixirs, and Witches: Plants and Sexuality throughout Human History J. Riddle
Goddesses, Elixirs, and Witches: Plants and Sexuality throughout Human History
J. Riddle
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.
224 pages, Illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 17, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9780230610644 |
| Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 213 |
| Dimensions | 163 × 242 × 17 mm · 436 g |