Delving for the Apocryphal Roots of England’s "Green Men"
The origin and meaning of the disgorging foliate heads that in England are colloquially known as Green Men are subject to competing theories. On the one hand, there is the belief that their roots (and meanings) are pagan or pre-Christian British; on the other, that the Green Man is a Christian symbo...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brepols
2021
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| In: |
Apocrypha
Year: 2021, Volume: 32, Pages: 169-201 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Green (Motif)
/ Man (Motif)
/ Symbolics
/ Iconography
/ England
/ History
/ Apocrypha
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| IxTheo Classification: | HD Early Judaism KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KBF British Isles |
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