(urth) Mandragora

[Sergei SOLOVIEV]

Do you think the dolls that appear often in the dreams described by 
Wolfe are
connected to mandragora?

Sergei Soloviev

Brian wrote:
> Since we all agree Wikipedia is never wrong ;), I'll just stick with 
> their definitions.  Mandragora is the genus of the plant mandrake, 
> which often has a somewhat man-shaped root.  It is also the name of a 
> type of demon.  These demons are little dolls given to a sorceror by 
> the Devil for the purpose of consulting "in time of need".  They are 
> thought to be related to the "/fetish 
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetishism>/, which is nothing else than 
> a dwelling-place made by a shaman 
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaman> or medicine-man 
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine-man> for the reception of any 
> wandering spirit who chooses to take up his abode therein."
>
> Admittedly, Wikipedia has this last quote labeled as "citation 
> needed", but this does sound remarkably like a spare body.
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