Folklore & Mythology

This book describes how the theory and pursuit of folklore evolved in England and were transported throughout the British Isles, the British Empire, and the world at large. It shows the intimate bonds between the culture of the folk and the history of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486466118Author Robert Rev. KirkFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

The Witch's Garden describes over 50 of the world's most powerful, harmful, legendary and storied plants - from the screaming mandrake to calming St John's Wort, to predicting the weather with seaweed, the creation of salves for broken hearts, sore...

If Women Rose Rooted has been described as both transformative and essential. Sharon Blackie leads the reader on a quest to find their place in the world, drawing inspiration from the wise and powerful women in native mythology, and guidance from...

The Telegraph 'Gow's book resists the generic conventions of modern nature writing; rambunctious and vivid, at times it feels as uncontrollably wild as its subject.' Helen Macdonald for The New Statesman 'Beautifully crafted, fascinating and...

A comprehensive guide to magical herbalism, detailing over 400 herbs and plants from all over the world.Book InformationISBN 9780875421223Author Scott CunninghamFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Llewellyn Publications,U.S.Publisher Llewellyn...

Explore the wonderful world of some of the most incredible natural forms on our planet - fungi.At the centre of countless superstitions, folkloric tales and magical beliefs, as well as appearing in recipes and medicines both traditional and modern,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780440406945Author Ingri d'AulaireFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div of Random House, IncPublisher Random House USA...

An entertaining and enthralling collection of myths, tales and traditions surrounding our trees, woodlands and forests from around the world. From the dark, gnarled woodlands of the north, to the humid jungles of the southern lands, trees have captured...

An encyclopedic A-to-Z guide, this beautifully illustrated volume offers hundreds of rich, fascinating definitions of 700 major and minor characters, creatures, and places of classical mythology.Classical Mythology A-to-Z is a comprehensive and...

Rebel Folklore gathers 50 of the darkest and most complicated folktale characters from around the world, showing readers why we should care about the rebels and misfits of ancient stories. Folktales were humble stories, passed down generations by those...

Invoking Mnemosyne--Greek goddess of memory and eloquence, daughter of Heaven and Earth, mother of the Muses, and archetypal deity of the Asklepion dream temple tradition--this book initiates you into full dream consciousness, offering a lucid-dreaming...

Discover the beguiling history of witchcraft, magic, and superstition through the centuries in this stunningly illustrated title. A History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult charts the extraordinary narrative of one of the most interesting and often...

This is a fabulous treasury of legend and wonder; tales of monsters who dwell in lakes, of small people who trap humans in earthen mounds where time stands still; of dark, shape- shifting spirits whose cloak of human form is betrayed by the sand and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906958114Author Nicholaj FrisvoldFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Mandrake of OxfordPublisher Mandrake of OxfordWeight(grams) 278g

John Gregorson Campbell (1834-91) was one of the most outstanding folklorists working in Scotland during the nineteenth century. Based on materials which he had gathered in the 1850s and 1860s, his Superstitions of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland...

In the dying days of the eighth century, the Vikings erupted onto the international stage with brutal raids and slaughter. The medieval Norsemen may be best remembered as monk murderers and village pillagers, but this is far from the whole story...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781879181892Author Isha LernerFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Bear & CompanyPublisher Inner Traditions Bear and CompanyWeight(grams)...

Have you ever seen a pixie? Really? How about a nixie? Where would you find a brownie? And who exactly is Puck? Hiding in the woods, meadows, lakes and caves of these green and pleasant lands are a multitude of little-studied folk who have evaded...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781956267730Author Paul ListFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint Freiling PublishingPublisher Freiling PublishingWeight(grams) 835gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

What is the most widely-used paranormal human ability? Why was this extraordinary subtle magical art brought to England by sixteenth century German miners? Does it really work? If so, how? In this charming book, legendary Cornish master-dowser Hamish...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912368150Author T. Gwynn JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Cockatrice BooksPublisher Cockatrice Books

In this book is a radical idea. By walking the ancient landscape of Britain and following the wheel of the year, we can reconnect to our shared folklore, to the seasons and to nature. Let this hauntological gazetteer guide you through our enchanted...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608681891Author Joseph CampbellFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint New World LibraryPublisher New World Library

The ancient civilization of Mesopotamia thrived between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates over 4,000 years ago. The myths collected here, originally written in cuneiform on clay tablets, include parallels with the biblical stories of the Creation and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345409874Author Clarissa Pinkola EstesFormat PaperbackPage Count 608Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781797201863Author Stephen FryFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Chronicle BooksPublisher Chronicle Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781452178912Author Stephen FryFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Chronicle BooksPublisher Chronicle BooksWeight(grams) 1111gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 193mm *...

Across all cultures and spanning centuries, superstitions rooted in cultural legends and myths have formed and influenced daily life. Superstitions: A Handbook of Folklore, Myths, and Legends from around the World explains how and why these legends and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of California Reading Association Eureka! Silver Honor Book 2011 and School Library Journal Best Book of the Year 2011.Book InformationISBN 9781426308444Author Donna...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781577315933Author Joseph CampbellFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint New World LibraryPublisher New World Library

The history of magic and witchcraft in Wales will inspire any modern-day witch. Written by a Welsh practitioner, this book shares the magical traditions of the land of the red dragon, exploring deities, fairies, folklore, charms, plants, and magic with...

AN EPIC BATTLE THAT LASTED TEN YEARS. A LEGENDARY STORY THAT HAS SURVIVED THOUSANDS.'An inimitable retelling of the siege of Troy . . . Fry's narrative, artfully humorous and rich in detail, breathes life and contemporary relevance into these ancient...

Finally sort out who's who in Greek mythology-from gods, goddesses, heroes, monsters, and everyone in between!Greek mythology continues to appear in popular movies and books today but have you ever wondered about where these characters started out?...

Now available in paperback, Winters in the World is a beautifully observed journey through the cycle of the year in Anglo-Saxon England, exploring the festivals, customs and traditions linked to the different seasons. Drawing on a wide variety of source...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781601632517Author Scott Alan RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Career PressPublisher Red Wheel/WeiserWeight(grams) 1g

An emotionally-charged contemporary fantasy of love, sacrifice and ancient enchantments as Polish folklore thrives in today's Chicago, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divergent, Chosen Ones and Arch-Conspirator. Step into a city where...

Benjamin Franklin's classic book is full of timeless, thought-provoking insights that are as valuable today as they were over two centuries ago. With more than 700 pithy proverbs, Franklin lays out the rules everyone should live by and offers advice on...

This is not a book of facts; it's a book of 'facts'. Should you finish it believing we became the planet's dominant species because predators found us too smelly to eat; or that the living bloodline of Christ is a family of Japanese garlic farmers -...

The definitive and comprehensive edition of Robert Graves's classic retelling of the Greek myths'Icarus disobeyed his father's instructions and began soaring towards the sun, rejoiced by the lift of his great sweeping wings. Presently, when Daedalus...