Plants Growing in and on Bodies in Folklore
The aim of this paper is to provide evidence for three themes related to ‘botanical bosom serpents’, i.e. stories about plants growing in and on bodies. First, the sprouting of flowers from the body in medieval Christian tales, to be contrasted to ‘bottom flowers’ attested in Dutch profane painting...
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Universidad de Jaén
2020-07-01
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| Series: | Boletín de Literatura Oral |
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| Online Access: | https://150.214.170.182/index.php/blo/article/view/5166 |
