The second return is imaginative and occurs through Neelakantan’s encounter with Swarga’s myths and folklore, which he learns through the stories told by Panji and other villagers. This imagined past is constantly contrasted with the profane present, where this sacred geography has been robbed ...
The word "myth" often brings to mind stories of characters or creatures of folklore that are generally accepted as fictional, but may also refer to modern-day beliefs or stories ("urban legends" or "urban myths") whose origins may or may not be based on actual fact. The concept of a ...
From the earliest times, man has sought to interpret and find a meaning in his surroundings – not least the gifts of nature. Early interpretations have survived in the form of myths and mythology, explaining e.g. the presence or characteristics of some plant species as the gift or creation ...
1.(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size and strength. 2.a person or thing of unusually great size or power. 3.a person or thing of extraordinary importance, achievement, etc.:one of the giants of aviation. adj. ...
Religious and useful plants of Nepal & India: medicinal plants and flowers as mentioned in religious myths and legends of Hinduism and Buddhism. India: Rohit Kumar publishers; 2009. p. 312. Google Scholar Pant SR, Dhami NR, Panta IR. Wild edible plants of Lekham area, Darchula, Far...
•covers edible wild plants of Alaska Jones, Pamela Just Weeds: History, Myths and Uses. New York: Prentice Hall Press. c1991 303pp. Hardcover. •one chapter each on 30 weeds, 2/3 of which are edible Jordan, Michael A Guide to Wild Plants: The edible and poisonous species of the ...
It can be found in the folklore of ancient societies ranging from the Celts in Britain to the Maoris in New Zealand. Roman historian, Pliny the Elder, in his History of Nature, Book 18, gives much advice on planting by the moon phases. Today, it is still a rural tradition and in ...
“I find ‘true science’ often to be as subjective as folklore.”– that is not true. Reply Julie D I had these about 3 years ago and I loved them. We could sit on our back porch and was never bitten. Went to my mom’s house which was only 2 houses away and got attacked soon...
Religious and useful plants of Nepal & India: medicinal plants and flowers as mentioned in religious myths and legends of Hinduism and Buddhism. India: Rohit Kumar publishers; 2009. p. 312. 118. Pant SR, Dhami NR, Panta IR. Wild edible plants of Lekham area, Darchula, Farwestern Nepal....
Large charismatic animals have always attracted people’s interest, and therefore there exists a rich cultural history associated with such animals. Predators especially have exerted a special attraction in art, folklore, myths, rituals, and other cultural expressions. This applies in particular to the...