false 1639530 2 The lore and use of the Mandrake root throughout history and around the world. Illustrated. Sample contents: Mandragora - derivation of the name - description of the plant and its habitat; Mandrake of the Hebrews - the Mandrake of the Bible - Rachel and the mandrakes; Mandrake in Ancient Egypt, Assyria and Persia; Mandrake and the gallows legend; Mandrake in Italy - among Southern Slavs and the Armenians; Mandrake in the drama, poetry and story; Mandragora in the light of modern science. 1633848 6 1968 Mystic Mandrake 0 0 1 0 0 0 false false Wed Aug 27 08:57:20 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 08:57:20 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1639530