The Encyclopedia of Rootical Folklore: Plant Tales from Africa and the Diaspora Judaism Taking inspiration from the archetypes

Taking inspiration from the archetypes of the original tarot decks like the Rider-Waite

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

Alongside the formal development of Judaism from the eleventh through the sixteenth centuries

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

The Encyclopedia of Rootical Folklore: Plant Tales from Africa and the Diaspora Judaism Taking inspiration from the archetypesRootical 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