The Sacred Tree; or, the tree in religion and myth

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Mrs. J. H. Philpot

PREFACE

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

CHAPTER I TREE-WORSHIP ITS DISTRIBUTION AND ORIGIN

CHAPTER II THE GOD AND THE TREE

CHAPTER III WOOD-DEMONS AND TREE-SPIRITS

CHAPTER IV THE TREE IN ITS RELATION TO HUMAN LIFE

CHAPTER V THE TREE AS ORACLE

CHAPTER VI THE UNIVERSE-TREE

CHAPTER VII PARADISE

CHAPTER VIII MAY CELEBRATIONS

CHAPTER IX CHRISTMAS OBSERVANCES

FOOTNOTES

INDEX

Transcriber's Notes

Sacred tree with its supporters, from St Mark’s, Venice.

THE SACRED TREE
OR
THE TREE IN RELIGION AND MYTH

BY
MRS. J. H. PHILPOT

London
MACMILLAN AND CO., Limited
NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
1897

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