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Manuscripts in Gothic handwriting (deutsche Kurrentschrift) from the estate of Wilhelm Mannhardt (K. 7, Nr. 12, folder “Schweiz”), held by the Staatsbibliothek Berlin − Preußischer Kulturbesitz (Berlin State Library, Prussian Cultural Heritage). This research was funded in large part by the Marie-Louise von Franz Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland.

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Patzel, N. (2010). European Religious Cultivation of the Soil. In: Landa, E., Feller, C. (eds) Soil and Culture. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2960-7_16

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