The Encyclopedia of Rootical Folklore: Plant Tales from Africa and the Diaspora Judaism His confession was as astonishing

His confession was as astonishing to his inquisitors as his brush with mortality is to us: the condemned man described a Jewish conspiracy to persuade recent converts to denounce their newfound Christian faith

the antithesis of his glib elder brother

one story dominates Jewish communal life: that of persecution and victimhood

Motherwort

The Major Arcana draws upon the benevolent wisdom and insight of inspirational figures such as Confucius

The Encyclopedia of Rootical Folklore: Plant Tales from Africa and the Diaspora Judaism His confession was as astonishingRootical Folklore is a celebration of African roots, personal and botanical. Through retellings of plant lore, tales of elders who inspire reverence for our herbal allies, and songs to the divine orishas, botanical folklorist Natty Mark Samuels traces the deep and ancient ties between plants and humans in Africa and the Diaspora. This treasury contains 88 entries on flora of Africa and the Caribbean, from acacia to yerba mate, each accompanied by