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Pagan Christmas: The Plants, Spirits, and Rituals at the Origins of Yuletide
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- Objectstaat
- Publication Date
- 2006-11-01
- Pages
- 224
- ISBN
- 1594770921
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Inner Traditions International, The Limited
ISBN-10
1594770921
ISBN-13
9781594770920
eBay Product ID (ePID)
53946575
Product Key Features
Book Title
Pagan Christmas : the Plants, Spirits, and Rituals at the Origins of Yuletide
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Paganism & Neo-Paganism, Christianity / History, Folklore & Mythology, Holidays / Christmas & Advent
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
22.9 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-019226
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& " The illustrations and photographs are excellent. The text is concise, and accurate. Pagan Christmas is a fine reading experience!& ", The authors and the translators richly deserve congratulations on what is without doubt one of the finest books about Pagan Christmas written in recent times., & " The authors and the translators richly deserve congratulations on what is without doubt one of the finest books about Pagan Christmas written in recent times.& ", The illustrations and photographs are excellent. The text is concise, and accurate. Pagan Christmas is a fine reading experience!, The authors and the translators richly deserve congratulations on what is without doubt one of the finest books about Pagan Christmas written in recent times., The illustrations and photographs are excellent. The text is concise, and accurate. Pagan Christmas is a fine reading experience!
Table Of Content
Preface The Ethnobotany of Christmas Traditions, Rituals, and Customs Christmas Songs of the Hard Winter A Pagan Feast Red and White: Colors of Christmas The Darkness of Midwinter Sacred Nights, Smudging Nights, and Incense Wotan and the Wild Hunt From the Shamanic World Tree to the Christmas Tree Christmas Trees Holy Trees St. Nicholas and His Little Helper, Ruprecht Baccy Claus: The Smoking Christmas Man Father Christmas: An Anthropomorphic Fly Agaric Mushroom? Christmas Tree Decorations The Golden Apples Miracle Blossoms for the Winter Solstice St. Barbara's Boughs Christ Rose or Hellebore Christmas Roses Christmas Stars Exotic Christmas Flowers Christmas Greens The Old Ones of the Woods Mistletoe: Winter Woods Green Holly: Frau Holle's Holy Tree Laurel: The Sun God's Plant Ivy: Tendrils of the Maenads The Aromas of Christmas: A Shower of Pheromones Incense for the Holy Nights Incense Under the Christmas Tree Incense Recipes for the Smudging Nights Christmas Intoxications and Other Delights Yule Drinking Love on Christmas Eve? Chocolate Father Christmas: Ritual Christmas Cannibalism Mugwort, the Sacrificial Goose, and the Christmas Roast Rosemary and the Yule Boar Merry Christmas from Mother Coca, Coca-Cola, and Santa Claus Christmas Spices and Christmas Baking Anise and St. Andrew's Night Saffron: Red Gold for Christmas Christmas Baking The Rebirth of the Sun Sun Gods: Apollo, Mithras, and Jesus Mystery Cults Kyphi: Incense for the Smudging Nights Saturn, the God of Incense The Erotic Bean Feast New Year's Eve: The Wild Feast of Sylvester Protection and Fertility Rites Lucky Plants Happy New Year Thunder and Witch Flour From Incense to Fireworks Lucky Mushrooms and Chimney Sweeps New Year's Day Magical, Shamanic Clover The Night of Befana, the Christmas Witch Holy Bushes that Protect Against Witches Paradise Plant Devil's Dirt and Witches' Smoke Three Kings Day: The End of the Christmas Season The Pagan Magi from the East Frankincense, the Secret of Old Arabia Bibliography Index
Synopsis
An examination of the sacred botany and the pagan origins and rituals of Christmas * Analyzes the symbolism of the many plants associated with Christmas * Reveals the shamanic rituals that are at the heart of the Christmas celebration The day on which many commemorate the birth of Christ has its origins in pagan rituals that center on tree worship, agriculture, magic, and social exchange. But Christmas is no ordinary folk observance. It is an evolving feast that over the centuries has absorbed elements from cultures all over the world--practices that give plants and plant spirits pride of place. In fact, the symbolic use of plants at Christmas effectively transforms the modern-day living room into a place of shamanic ritual. Christian Rätsch and Claudia Müller-Ebeling show how the ancient meaning of the botanical elements of Christmas provides a unique view of the religion that existed in Europe before the introduction of Christianity. The fir tree was originally revered as the sacred World Tree in northern Europe. When the church was unable to drive the tree cult out of people's consciousness, it incorporated the fir tree by dedicating it to the Christ child. Father Christmas in his red-and-white suit, who flies through the sky in a sleigh drawn by reindeer, has his mythological roots in the shamanic reindeer-herding tribes of arctic Europe and Siberia. These northern shamans used the hallucinogenic fly agaric mushroom, which is red and white, to make their soul flights to the other world. Apples, which figure heavily in Christmas baking, are symbols of the sun god Apollo, so they find a natural place at winter solstice celebrations of the return of the sun. In fact, the authors contend that the emphasis of Christmas on green plants and the promise of the return of life in the dead of winter is just an adaptation of the pagan winter solstice celebration., An examination of the sacred botany and the pagan origins and rituals of Christmas - Analyzes the symbolism of the many plants associated with Christmas - Reveals the shamanic rituals that are at the heart of the Christmas celebration The day on which many commemorate the birth of Christ has its origins in pagan rituals that center on tree worship, agriculture, magic, and social exchange. But Christmas is no ordinary folk observance. It is an evolving feast that over the centuries has absorbed elements from cultures all over the world--practices that give plants and plant spirits pride of place. In fact, the symbolic use of plants at Christmas effectively transforms the modern-day living room into a place of shamanic ritual. Christian Ratsch and Claudia Muller-Ebeling show how the ancient meaning of the botanical elements of Christmas provides a unique view of the religion that existed in Europe before the introduction of Christianity. The fir tree was originally revered as the sacred World Tree in northern Europe. When the church was unable to drive the tree cult out of people's consciousness, it incorporated the fir tree by dedicating it to the Christ child. Father Christmas in his red-and-white suit, who flies through the sky in a sleigh drawn by reindeer, has his mythological roots in the shamanic reindeer-herding tribes of arctic Europe and Siberia. These northern shamans used the hallucinogenic fly agaric mushroom, which is red and white, to make their soul flights to the other world. Apples, which figure heavily in Christmas baking, are symbols of the sun god Apollo, so they find a natural place at winter solstice celebrations of the return of the sun. In fact, the authorscontend that the emphasis of Christmas on green plants and the promise of the return of life in the dead of winter is just an adaptation of the pagan winter solstice celebration., The day on which many commemorate the birth of Christ has its origins in pagan rituals that center on tree worship, agriculture, magic, and social exchange. The authors show how the ancient meaning of the botanical elements of Christmas provides a unique view of the religion that existed in Europe before the introduction of Christianity., An examination of the sacred botany and the pagan origins and rituals of Christmas - Analyzes the symbolism of the many plants associated with Christmas - Reveals the shamanic rituals that are at the heart of the Christmas celebration The day on which many commemorate the birth of Christ has its origins in pagan rituals that center on tree worship, agriculture, magic, and social exchange. But Christmas is no ordinary folk observance. It is an evolving feast that over the centuries has absorbed elements from cultures all over the world--practices that give plants and plant spirits pride of place. In fact, the symbolic use of plants at Christmas effectively transforms the modern-day living room into a place of shamanic ritual. Christian R tsch and Claudia M ller-Ebeling show how the ancient meaning of the botanical elements of Christmas provides a unique view of the religion that existed in Europe before the introduction of Christianity. The fir tree was originally revered as the sacred World Tree in northern Europe. When the church was unable to drive the tree cult out of people's consciousness, it incorporated the fir tree by dedicating it to the Christ child. Father Christmas in his red-and-white suit, who flies through the sky in a sleigh drawn by reindeer, has his mythological roots in the shamanic reindeer-herding tribes of arctic Europe and Siberia. These northern shamans used the hallucinogenic fly agaric mushroom, which is red and white, to make their soul flights to the other world. Apples, which figure heavily in Christmas baking, are symbols of the sun god Apollo, so they find a natural place at winter solstice celebrations of the return of the sun. In fact, the authors contend that the emphasis of Christmas on green plants and the promise of the return of life in the dead of winter is just an adaptation of the pagan winter solstice celebration.
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