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Author Varner, Gary R.

Title The mythic forest, the green man and the spirit of nature [electronic resource] : the re-emergence of the spirit of nature from ancient times into modern society / Gary R. Varner.

Imprint New York : Algora Pub., c2006.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xv, 212 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-208) and index.
Contents The gods of nature -- Nature : to dominate or to nurture it? -- The lore of the oak -- Tree spirits, tree dwellers and the cosmic tree -- The folklore of trees -- Sacred groves -- May Day : the festival of the trees -- The archetype -- The green gods -- The origins of the green man -- St. George : Christian dragon slayer or pagan green man? -- The green man in myth -- A discussion of the validity of the green man myth -- The green man and the church -- The secular image of the green man -- What's in a name? : The origins of the term, "green man".
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Green Man (Tale) -- History and criticism.
Trees -- Folklore.
Sacred groves.
Tree worship.
Nature worship.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780875864358 (hard cover : alk. paper)
087586435X (hard cover : alk. paper)
9780875864341 (trade soft : alk. paper)
0875864341 (trade soft : alk. paper)
0875863515 (electronic bk.)
9780875864365 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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