The Cult Of The Yew

Author : Janis Fry
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781803411545

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The Cult of the Yew by Janis Fry Pdf

The ancients revered this sacred tree that has existed on Earth for 200 million years - some trees, still alive today, even survived the last ice age. This immortal tree was therefore venerated as the triple goddess of life, death and rebirth, and was believed to be the guardian of our planet. With climate change threatening our existence, many are now turning to the Tree of Life, identified with the ancient yew, for answers to our predicament. Through groundbreaking research, Janis Fry answers our modern yearning to make sense of life through a god/dess of Nature that guides our lives and connects us to people and events, to which we are answerable as custodians of life on Earth. The Cult of the Yew: Tree of Life, Mystery and Magic explores the spiritual history of this iconic tree and aims to change how those who read it think and understand life in these times.

Author : Anand Chetan,Diana Brueton
Publisher : Penguin (Non-Classics)
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Nature
ISBN : IND:30000048040335

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The Sacred Yew by Anand Chetan,Diana Brueton Pdf

Myth blends with science in this inspiring story of one man's crusade to preserve the ancient and revered, yet recently threatened, yew tree.

Author : Dáithí Ó hÓgáin
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0851159230

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The Celts by Dáithí Ó hÓgáin Pdf

"The influence of the Celts is far more widespread than its fragmented survival in the outer fringes of western Europe indicates; this once important culture is still a vital component of European civilisation and heritage, from east to west. In tracing the course of the history of the Celts, O. hOgain shows how far-reaching their influence has been."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Fred Hageneder
Publisher : Sutton Publishing Limited
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131787660

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Yew by Fred Hageneder Pdf

The yew is one of the most fascinating and versatile life forms on Earth, botanically rich and intriguing and culturally almost without comparison. In history, mythology, religion, folklore, medicine and in warfare, the yew bears timeless witness to a deep relationship with mankind. It is the tree that Darwin often rested beneath and under which he wanted to be buried until public opinion decreed a higher-status interment in Westminster Abbey. It was under the great Ankerwyke yew at Runnymede in Buckinghamshire that Magna Carta is believed to have been sworn by the barons in 1215. In 1803, Wordsworth celebrated the great yew in Lorton Vale, 'single, in the midst of its own darkness', a tree under which both the great Quaker George Fox and John Wesley preached. In many cultures it is the Tree of Life, and its association with churchyards in Britain and Europe has given it a particular claim on the popular imagination as a living link between our landscapes and those of the distant past. Fred Hageneder's fascinating book is the first to cover all aspects of the botany as well as the cultural history and remarkable mythology of the genus Taxus.

Author : Tony Hall
Publisher : Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1842466585

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The Immortal Yew by Tony Hall Pdf

As some of the oldest living organisms to be found in Europe, yew trees have become inextricably bound up in some of the oldest enduring institutions of European culture. In The Immortal Yew, Tony Hall explores the biological, cultural, and mythic significance of these imposing evergreens. Supporting a range of animals and plants, yew trees foster new life by contributing to biodiversity in their surroundings. But their common occurrence in churchyards and their evergreen leaves have given them a separate folk status as symbols of life--in the British isles, they have come to represent the resurrection and eternal life central to the Christian faith. Their enduring significance to British culture extends beyond the church, however--even the founding political document of British government, the Magna Carta, is believed to have been sealed beneath a yew tree. Despite the enduring presence and significance of the yew tree across a millennium of British history, this seemingly immortal stalwart faces new threats in the twenty-first century as elderly trees near the end of their lives and global climate change threatens the next generation. Perhaps by spending time in the generous shade of one of the yew trees Hall documents in this beautifully illustrated book, a new generation might begin to learn the importance of protecting its legacy and invest in its future.

Author : P. G. Wodehouse
Publisher : Phoemixx Classics Ebooks
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783985511143

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Leave it to Psmith by P. G. Wodehouse Pdf

Leave it to Psmith P. G. Wodehouse - Leave It to Psmith is a comic novel by English author P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 30 November 1923 by Herbert Jenkins, London, England and in the United States on 14 March 1924 by George H. Doran, New York. It had previously been serialised, in the Saturday Evening Post in the US between 3 February and 24 March 1923, and in the Grand Magazine in the UK between April and December that year; the ending of this magazine version was rewritten for the book form.

Author : Fred Hageneder
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781780232072

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Yew by Fred Hageneder Pdf

The yew is the oldest and most common tree in the world, but it is a plant of puzzling contradictions: it is a conifer with juicy scarlet berries, but no cones; deer can feast on its poisonous foliage, but it is lethal to farm animals; and it thrives where other plants cannot because of its extraordinarily low rate of photosynthesis. Exploring this paradoxical plant in Yew, Fred Hageneder surveys its position in religious and cultural history, its role in the creation of the British Empire, and its place in modern medicine. Hageneder explains the way the yew is able to renew itself from the inside by producing interior roots and how early humans, fascinated with its regenerative powers, began to associate the tree with concepts of life and death, the afterlife, and eternity. As such, it can be found at the sacred sites of Native Americans, Buddhists, and Shinto shrines in Japan, and it has become a living symbol of the resurrection for the Christian faith. He describes how churchyards saved many yews during the Middle Ages, when the trees were used for the mass production of the longbow, which laid the foundation for the British Empire. Finally, he discusses the latest scientific discoveries about the yew, including its use in cancer treatments. A comprehensive and richly illustrated history, Yew will appeal to botanists and other readers interested in the history and symbolism of the natural world.

Author : Ralph Warren Victor Elliott
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Inscriptions, Runic
ISBN : 0719007879

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Runes by Ralph Warren Victor Elliott Pdf

Author : Secundum Ioannem
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781387027033

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Glossa Extraordinaria by Secundum Ioannem Pdf

This is a unique way of gaining insight into the Gospel of John.

Author : Arthur Harmount Graves
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780486142975

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Illustrated Guide to Trees and Shrubs by Arthur Harmount Graves Pdf

Authoritative, accessible guide features easy-to-use keys covering leaves, twigs, bark, buds, fruit, more. Over 300 pen-and-ink drawings by Maud H. Purdy, noted botanical illustrator. Bibliography.

Author : Lily Zubaidah Rahim,Michael D. Barr
Publisher : Springer
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811315565

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The Limits of Authoritarian Governance in Singapore's Developmental State by Lily Zubaidah Rahim,Michael D. Barr Pdf

This book delves into the limitations of Singapore’s authoritarian governance model. In doing so, the relevance of the Singapore governance model for other industrialising economies is systematically examined. Research in this book examines the challenges for an integrated governance model that has proven durable over four to five decades. The editors argue that established socio-political and economic formulae are now facing unprecedented challenges. Structural pressures associated with Singapore’s particular locus within globalised capitalism have fostered heightened social and material inequalities, compounded by the ruling party’s ideological resistance to substantive redistribution. As ‘growth with equity’ becomes more elusive, the rationale for power by a ruling party dominated by technocratic elite and state institutions crafted and controlled by the ruling party and its bureaucratic allies is open to more critical scrutiny.

Author : John H. Wiersema,Blanca León
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1336 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781466576810

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World Economic Plants by John H. Wiersema,Blanca León Pdf

Given the frequent movement of commercial plants outside their native location, the consistent and standard use of plant names for proper identification and communication has become increasingly important. This second edition of World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference is a key tool in the maintenance of standards for the basic science underlyin

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1836
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UCAL:B3365018

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The Gardener's Magazine, and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement by Anonim Pdf

Author : Florence Marian McNeill
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781847675200

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The Silver Bough by Florence Marian McNeill Pdf

Introduced by Stewart Sanderson. This book, the first and most popular of four volumes, is a marvellous and indispensable treasury of Scottish folklore and folk belief from the world of Celtic magic, gods and fairies, to the prophecies of the Brahan seer, second sight, witchcraft, earth magic, selkies, changelings and a host of traditional spells and cures. The Silver Bough involved many years of research into both living and recorded folklore. Its genesis lies perhaps in the author's need to reconcile the old primitive world she had glimpsed in her Orkney childhood, with the sophisticated modern world she later entered. This much loved and highly regarded work remains a classic of literature. 'If you are looking for an insight into the Celtic mindset, or interested in the background of Scottish literature or in Scottish folklore for its own sake . . . I know of no other single volume I could so unreservedly recommend to you.' Books in Scotland

Author : Oon Seng Tan,Ee Ling Low,David Hung
Publisher : Springer
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811035258

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Lee Kuan Yew’s Educational Legacy by Oon Seng Tan,Ee Ling Low,David Hung Pdf

The late Mr Lee Kuan Yew (1923–2015) laid the foundations for the creation of a first-world education system in Singapore. Like many other issues concerning the country, his ideas for education were transported in a red box, which he took with him wherever he went, even up to his last days. Inside it was always something designed to help create a better life for all Singaporeans. The editors of this volume were inspired by the idea of Mr Lee’s red box and by the Founding Father’s selfless drive to continuously improve the country he loved. As such, the book explores in detail Mr Lee’s plans, including chapters on Education: The Man and His Ideas; Foundational Pillars of Singapore’s Education; Education for Nationhood and Nation-Building; and 21st Century Readiness and Adaptability. The chapters also include the authors’ visions, no matter how great or small, for the future of education in Singapore. They explore how Mr Lee’s educational policies resulted in a system that attracts the right and best candidates to become teachers; that forms them into effective teachers, specialists and leaders; that ensures they and the education system are able to deliver the best possible learning for every child; and that establishes a legacy that has allowed the education system to continue to move forward while tackling the challenges of its success. From the little red box came the ideas that led to the country’s meteoric rise. Likewise, the editors hope this book will lead to a brighter future in education.