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The Mandrake in East Caucasian Folk Beliefs

In: Iran and the Caucasus
Author:
Shakhban Khapizov Dagestan Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences Makhachkala

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26 Jul 2019
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The article focuses on folk beliefs related to the cult of plants and particularly that of the mandrake in the Eastern Caucasus, revealed predominantly in folk magical procedures. The research is based on field materials, including those reflected in relevant publications, as well as on sporadic data found in historical sources.

Title:
The Mandrake in East Caucasian Folk Beliefs
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/1573384X-20190304
Language:
English
Pages:
248–255
Keywords:
Mandrake (Mandragora); Plant Cult; Folk Magic (Witchcraft) in Dagestan; Avars; Chechens; Laks
In:
Iran and the Caucasus
In:
Volume 23: Issue 3
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1573-384X
Print ISSN:
1609-8498
Subjects:
Central Asia, Asian Studies, History & Culture, Middle East and Islamic Studies, Iran & Persian Studies

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