Dafni Amots, Levy Shay, Lev Efraim
Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Haifa, 31905, Israel.
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2005 Sep 28;1:8. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-1-8.
This article surveys the ethnobotany of Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf. in the Middle East from various aspects: historical, religious, philological, literary, linguistic, as well as pharmacological, among Muslims, Jews, and Christians. It is suggested that this is the only tree species considered "holy" by Muslims (all the individuals of the species are sanctified by religion) in addition to its status as "sacred tree " (particular trees which are venerated due to historical or magical events related to them, regardless of their botanical identity) in the Middle East. It has also a special status as "blessed tree" among the Druze.
本文从中东地区穆斯林、犹太人和基督徒的历史、宗教、文献学、文学、语言以及药理学等多个方面,对枣椰树(学名:Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf.)的民族植物学进行了调查。研究表明,除了在中东地区作为“圣树”(因其与历史或神奇事件相关而受到崇敬的特定树木,无论其植物种类)的地位外,枣椰树是唯一被穆斯林视为“神圣”的树种(该物种的所有个体都被宗教神圣化)。在德鲁兹人中,它还具有“福树”的特殊地位。