Figs, Dates, Laurel, and Myrrh: Plants of the Bible and the Quran
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Description
This book celebrates the plants of the Old Testament and New Testament, including the Apocrypha, and of the Quran. From acacia, the wood of the tabernacle, to wormwood, whose bitter leaves cured intestinal worms, 81 fascinating chapters—covering every plant that has a true botanical counterpart—tell the stories of the fruits and grains, grasses and trees, flowers and fragrances of ancient lore. The descriptions include the plants' botanical characteristics, habitat, uses, and literary context. With evocative quotations and revelatory interpretations, this information is all the more critical today as the traditional agrarian societies that knew the plants intimately become urbanized.
The unusually broad geographic range of this volume extends beyond Israel to encompass the Holy Land's biblical neighbors from southern Turkey to central Sudan and from Cyprus to the Iraq border.
Richly illustrated with extensive color photography and with a foreword by the incomparable Garrison Keillor, this delightful ecumenical botany offers the welcome tonic of a deep look into an enduring, shared natural heritage. [From Aamazon.com]
ISBN
9780881928556
Publication Date
2007
Publisher
Timber Press
City
Portland, Oregon
Keywords
Plants in the Bible, Plants in the Quran, Gardening and landscape design
Disciplines
Biblical Studies | Botany | Islamic Studies
Recommended Citation
Musselman, Lytton John, "Figs, Dates, Laurel, and Myrrh: Plants of the Bible and the Quran" (2007). Biological Sciences Faculty Books. 14.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/biology_books/14