Roots of Wisdom, Branches of Devotion: Plant Life in South Asian Traditions

by ThomasDahnhardt (Editor), Dr . Fabrizio M . Ferrari (Editor), ThomasDahnhardt (Editor), Dr . Fabrizio M . Ferrari (Author)

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  Paperback
  2016

  $28.65

  This volume explores the way in which various religious traditions, including Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, have represented and reflected upon the botanical environment - the sacred nature of trees and flora, the significance of plants as food and medicine, agriculture and the use of plants in ritual and myth.