Phallic Tree Worship [or] Cultus Arborum: With Illustrative Legends, Superstitions, Usages, &c., Exhibiting Its Origin and Development Amongst the Eastern and Western Nations of the World from the Earliest Times to Modern Times; with a Bibliography of Works Upon and Referring to the Phallic Cultus |
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CHAPTER I | 1 |
MoonThe Arbre Sec or Dry TreeThe Holy Tree of Bostam | 16 |
CHAPTER IV | 35 |
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