(urth) Mandragora

[Larry Miller]

Brian you beat me to it by posting that Wikipedia entry.  That does
sound like a spare body doesnt it.

On 11/30/11, Brian <brian at studiobl.com> 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 "[LINK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetishism] fetish, which is
> nothing else than a dwelling-place made by a [LINK:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaman] shaman or [LINK:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine-man] 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.
>