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| I. | Early Times | 19 |
| II. | Ancient Egypt | 24 |
| III. | Sumeria, Babylonia, and Assyria | 35 |
| IV. | India and China | 43 |
| V. | The Hittites, Western Asia, and Crete | 55 |
| VI. | The Hebrews and Mohammedans | 65 |
| VII. | Beekeeping in Greece | 75 |
| VIII. | Beekeeping among the Romans | 83 |
| IX. | Bees and Honey in Greek and Roman Myths | 91 |
| X. | The "Ox-born Bee" | 112 |
| XI. | Honey in Greek Religious Rites | 119 |
| XII. | The Food of the Gods | 133 |
| XIII. | Bees and Honey among the Germanic and Slavonic Peoples in Central Europe | 140 |
| Part I. | Historical | |
| XIV. | Bees and Honey among the Germanic and Slavonic Peoples in Central Europe | 155 |
| Part II. | Myths and Folklore | |
| XV. | Bee Folklore in Finland. The Kalevala | 176 |
| XVI. | Beekeeping in the British Isles | 189 |
| Part I. | Mainly Historical | |
| XVII. | Beekeeping in the British Isles | 211 |
| Part II. | Legends and Superstitions | |
| XVIII. | Customs and Superstitions in France | 233 |
| XIX. | Folk-stories from Various Lands | 241 |
| XX. | The Bee in America | 260 |
| XXI. | Ritual Uses of Milk and Honey | 275 |
| XXII. | Primitive Peoples of To-day | 285 |
| Index | 301 |
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Margarita Quintana
reviewed The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore on June 30, 2019
The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore
What a sweet little treasure!
Yes of course I mean bees and honey, but also this book written in the 1930's, and which in many ways it still holds up today.
"The Sacred Bee," follows the folklore, mythology, history, and culture of bees, beekeeping, and honey through a variety of cultures around the world, with a heavy emphasis on Europe and the British Isles, as the author is British.
Bees and beekeeping have been an integral part of most cultures around the world from Africa to Central America to Europe, India and Australia. Honey was sacred, connected to Gods and Christianity, used to make the original intoxicants (mead) and sustained many people. Beekeeping went from wild collection in caves and trees to primitive hives to much more ornate styles.
There are some areas lacking because of the time of writing, the understanding of certain cultures and religions, and again a slightly Eurocentric view of the author. Setting that aside, this is a fascinating read for anyone that loves bees or honey, enjoys cultural anthropology, or folklore.
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