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No creature has provided man with so much wholesome food as the honey bee. Equally impressive is the number of beliefs and superstitions the industrious insect has inspired. Its honey, which was known to the ancient Greeks as the “food of the Gods,” played an important role in early religious rites and was also mentioned in the folklore of many peoples. Hilda Ransome's well-documented and copiously illustrated study of bees focuses on this valuable byproduct of nature and its creator — the "sacred" bee.Chapters cover the folklore of bees and bee culture — from Egyptian, Babylonian, Chinese, Hittite, and other ancient sources as well as practices in modern England, France, and Central Europe. Thirty-five plates of rare black-and-white illustrations depict bees, hives, and beekeepers as they appear in ancient paintings and sculpture, on coins, jewelry, and Mayan glyphs; and carved into African tree trunks. Folk stories from Finland and the bee in America are also described.Hailed by The New York Times as possessing an "oddity, beauty, and broad scholarly interest," this unusual book will attract a wide audience — nature lovers and folklore enthusiasts included.
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The Sacred Bee
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The sacred bee in ancient times and folklore.
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Burrowbridge, Bridgwater : BBNO,, 1986
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Condition: Gut. Re-issued. 308 S. : Mit 35 Abb. im Text + 12 Tafeln; Umschlag an den Rändern leicht bestoßen, innen sauber. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550 8°, Org.-Pappb. mit Orgg.-Umschlag / hardcover with yellow dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 28101
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The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore
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ISBN 10: 0905652142
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good condition used 1986 Re-issued Edition Hardback with intact Dust Jacket, published by Bee Books New & Old, Bridgwater, UK. Author: Hilda M. Ransome. ISBN: 0905652142. Approx dims: 220mm h x 145mm w x 28mm d. Intact clean condition yellow pictorial dust jacket with slight creasing to edges and slight rubbing and signs of handling. Slightly creased intact spine. Dust Jacket over very good condition orange boards. 308 clean inside pages of English text with b&w illustrations and plates, no inscriptions. Image shown is actual book for sale. Synopsis: "The author is not concerned with Bee-keeping, but with the sacredness of the Bee, with her purity, with the Honey which figures so largely in early religious rites and which was known to the Greeks as the 'Food of the Gods' We are told of the myths and superstitions connected with the Bee, which are found among the folklore of many peoples, of the story that she was 'Ox-born', was a symbol of the soul of man, and that she was the only creature who came to earth unchanged from Paradise. The concluding chapter deals with beelore today among many of the primitive peoples of Asia, Africa and Australia.". Seller Inventory # ABE-1485184816580
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