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Named Work: Koran : Quran : Qur'an .
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 chapters 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. -- from publisher
Contents:
Foreword by Garrison Keillor --
Preface --
Acknowledgments --
Introduction --
Map : ancient lands of the bible and the Quran --
Acacia --
Almond --
Almug --
Aloeswood --Apple --
Barley --
Beans --
Bitter herbs --
Black cummin --
Bramble --
Broom --
Calamus --
Cane --
Caper --
Carob --
Cattail --
Cedar of Lebanon --
Cinnamon --
Coriander --
Cotton --
Crown of thorns --
Cucumber --
Cumin --
Cypress --
Date palm --
Dill --
Ebony --
Fig --
Flax --
Flower of the field --
Frankincense --
Galbanum --
Gall --
Garlic --
Ginger --
Gourd --
Grape --
Henna --
Hyssop --
Ivy --
Ladanum --
Laurel --
Leek --
Lentil --
Lily of the field --
Mandrake --
Mint --
Mulberry --
Mustard --
Myrrh --
Myrtle --
Nard --
Nettle --
Oak --
Olive --
Onion --
Papyrus --
Pine --
Pistachio --
Plane --
Pomegranate --
Poplar --
Reed --
Rose --
Rose of Sharon --
Rue --
Saffron --
Sycomore --
Tamarisk --
Tares --
Terebinth --
Thistle --
Thornbush --
Thyme --
Tumbleweed --
Walnut --
Watermelon --
Wheat --
Wild greens --
Willow --
Wormwood --
References --
Index to verses in the bible and the Quran --
General index.
FY2017 /
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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.… (more)