Publisher's Synopsis
"Ethnobotany and Religion" Hinduism and plant important ritual, symbolic and practical role in developing and maintaining worldviews. Religious belief that are part of a worldview are held in common by consultant. Beliefs are usually codified in symbols and stories that are easily remembered, often through incorporation of daily occasion (ceremonies, eating) and plant that are regularly encountered by those who originally codified the belief. Plant and plant part are used to symbolize these beliefs.
