About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 77. Chapters: Fetishism, Pomegranate, Mandala, Thyrsus, Prayer wheel, Chac Mool, Ceremonial use of lights, Julleuchter, Bhutanese art, Holy water, Kirpan, Altar cloth, E-meter, Thurible, Fire pot, Thangka, Censer, ar ra, Zamzam Well, Murti, Elephant goad, Apotropaic magic, World Trade Center cross, Cult image, Prayer flag, Witch's ladder, Reliquary, Aspergillum, Black Crown, Rushnyk, Votive candle, Athenian sacred ships, Pall, Mani stone, The Staff of Moses, Danda, Faithbooking, Gope Boards, Cuauhxicalli, Diipetes. Excerpt: A pomegranate ( ), Punica granatum, is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing between five and eight meters tall. The pomegranate is native to the Iranian Plateau, the Himalayas in north Pakistan and Northern India. It has been cultivated in the Caucasus since ancient times, and today, is widely cultivated throughout Iran, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Egypt, China, Burma, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, the drier parts of southeast Asia, the Mediterranean region of Southern Europe, and tropical Africa. Introduced into Latin America and California by Spanish settlers in 1769, pomegranate is now cultivated in parts of California and Arizona for juice production. In the Northern Hemisphere, the fruit is typically in season from September to February. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is in season from March to May. The pomegranate is a very ancient fruit, mentioned in the Homeric Hymns and the Book of Exodus. Yet, it has still to reach mainstream prominence in the commercial markets of North America and the Western Hemisphere. Illustration by Otto Wilhelm Thome, 1885The Punica granatum leaves are opposite or sub-opposite, glossy, narrow oblong, entire, 3-7 cm long and 2 cm broad. The flowers are bright red, 3 cm in diameter, with four to five petals (often more on cultiva...
