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New York : Algora Pub., c2006

1 online resource (xv, 212 p.) : ill

ISBN 0875863515 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 9780875864365 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 0875864341 (trade soft : alk. paper)

ISBN 087586435X (hard cover : alk. paper)

ISBN 9780875864341 (trade soft : alk. paper)

ISBN 9780875864358 (hard cover : alk. paper)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-208) and index

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".

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries

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(OCoLC)476115257