Third revised and enlarged edition, incl. 28 b&w ills. - Trees and plants play an important part in the myths and customs of India. Many are considered holy, of

Plants personify the divine— The Rig Veda (X.97) Trees and plants have long been held sacred to communities the world over. In India, we have a whole variety

The subject of this book is ritual behaviour, in particular of groups with a distinctive religious, ethnic or other identity which use rituals to pursue strateg