Article ID: CBB000003461

The sacred narcotic lily of the Nile: Nymphaea caerulea (1978)

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Description Uses evidence from tomb paintings and papyri to trace use of the lily in the priestly caste in ancient Egypt.


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Authors & Contributors
Marganne, Marie-Hélène
WALKER, C. B. F.
Talon, Philippe
Rowling, J. Thompson
Rosner, Fred
Rochberg-Halton, Francesca
Journals
Technology and Culture
Medical History
Journal of the History of Biology
Current Anthropology
Antiquity
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Brill
Science History Publications
Odense University Press
Lieu Commun
Harrassowitz
Arkana
Concepts
Medicine
Surgery
Ophthalmology
Jews
Astronomy
Optics
Places
Nile River
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