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Rätsch, Christian, 1957-

Title Pagan Christmas : the plants, spirits, and rituals at the origins of yuletide / Christian Rätsch and Claudia Müller-Ebeling ; translated from the German by Katja Lueders and Rafael Lorenzo.

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Rochester, Vt. : Inner Traditions, 2006.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 3rd Floor Stacks	394.2663 R189p 2006	---	Available

1 copy being processed for Axe Acquisitions Order.

Edition	1st U.S. ed.
Description	x, 213 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Note	"Originally published in German by AT Verlag under the title Weihnachtsbaum und Blütenwunder."
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-203) and index.
Summary	Explores the Nature-centric traditions of Paganism for which Christmas is often regarded as the source.
Contents	Ethnobotany of Christmas -- Pagan feast -- From the shamanic world tree to the Christmas tree -- Miracle blossoms for the winter solstice -- Christmas greens -- Aromas of Christmas: a shower of pheromones -- Christmas intoxications and other delights -- Christmas spices and christmas baking -- Rebirth of the sun -- New Year's Eve: the wild feast of Sylvester -- Happy new year -- Night of Befana, the christmas witch -- Three kings day: the end of the christmas season.
Subject	Christmas.
	Plants -- Folklore.
	Christmas. (OCoLC)fst00859787
	Plants. (OCoLC)fst01065823
Genre/Form	Folklore. (OCoLC)fst01423784
Added Author	Müller-Ebeling, Claudia.
ISBN	1594770921
	9781594770920