Plants of Life, Plants of DeathUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1998 - 568 páginas Pythagoras, the ancient Greek mathematician, did not himself eat fava beans in any form; in fact, he banned his followers from eating them. Cultural geographer Frederick Simoons disputes the contention that Pythagoras established that ban because he recognized the danger of favism, a disease that afflicts genetically-predisposed individuals who consume fava beans. Contradicting more deterministic explanations of history, Simoons argues that ritual considerations led to the Pythagorean ban. |
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TulsiBotanic Geographic and Historical | 8 |
Tulsis Ties with Other Hindu Deities | 16 |
Benefits Gained from Worship of the Tulsi Plant | 26 |
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