Table 3 Punishable deeds in connection with sacred trees.
From: The supernatural characters and powers of sacred trees in the Holy Land
| Â | Druze (n = 32) | Arabs (n = 31) | Bedouin (n = 28) | References from the Middle East | References from other regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tree injury/cutting down | 68.7 | 58.8 | 89.2 | [Palestine (14th century (40:36), (45:376),(63:92), (128:179); Arabia (:28:316); Turkey (116:237)] | [Ancient Greece and Rome (,53:172), (36:44) Ancient Celts (51:162); Ancients Balts (188:159); Old Prussia and Lithuania (60, I:77); Estonia (50:166); Nigeria (176:258); Kenya (189:28); Tanzania (190:60); India (88:90), (90:218), (100:242), (137:345), (191:8); Nepal (192:248); Mongolia (77:280); Siam (193:195); Sri-Lanka (194:203,217); China (195: 332)] |
1. Theft of property deposited under the tree. | 3.1 | 61.2 | 78.5 | Palestine (40:102)] | Â |
2. Collecting of dead wood | 32.3 | 32.2 | 28.5 | [Palestine (40:3600, (111:43) (126:28), (128:179), (178:76); Egypt (132:17); Turkey (116:238)] | Ancient Greece (53:172), (134:157); Rome (50:26); Ireland (20:38,40); Iran (196:141); India (54:174); (55:277), (197:453); Ghana (50:22); Tanzania (198:45); Kenya (89:28); China (199:30;66)] |
3. Picking of even one leaf | 31.5 | 48.3 | 21.4 | [Palestine (13th century, (200:64), (45:304); Arabia (91:330)] | [Ancient Celts (51:103,203); Estonia (50:81); Ireland (20:24); Morocco (52:75,198); Tanzania (201:3); Madagascar (202:976); India (139:67); Sri Lanka (194:115);Timor (161:93)] |
4. Road construction near the tree | 25.0 | 38.7 | 25.07 | Â | [Japan (25:36)] |
5. Ban on grazing near a sacred tree | 24.2 | 24.5 | 35.7 | Â | [Ancient Greece (50:640, (37:334); Ireland (20:34); Mediterranean and India (54:174); Kenya (189:28); Tanzania (190:6)] |
6. Disrespectful behaviour | 15.6 | 19.3 | 10.7 | Â | Sri Lanka (194:115)] |
7. Fruit harvesting | 12.5 | 9.6 | 17.85 | [Palestine, (40:35–36)] | [India; (88:95), (203:5); Samoa (186:265)] |
8. Disturbing prayers | 11.2 | 0 | 0 | Â | Â |