Folklore & Mythology

Connect to dragon spirits and walk with them through the Wheel of the Year using this enlightening and powerful guide. Providing seasonal meditations and rituals, Year of the Magickal Dragon shows you how to build a relationship with each sabbat s dragon...

For two and a half thousand years, from 1500 BC to AD 1000, a culture as significant as the classical civilisation of the Mediterranean world settled an immense area in northern Europe that stretched from Iceland to the Black Sea. But the sources of our...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780940322691Author Iona OpieFormat PaperbackPage Count 488Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, IncWeight(grams) 475gDimensions(mm)...

Shortlisted for the European Association of Archaeologies 2023 book prize In Search of the Labyrinth explores the enduring cultural legacy of Minoan Crete by offering an overview of Minoan archaeology and modern responses to it in literature, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781564149312Author Bob CurranFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Career PressPublisher Red Wheel/WeiserDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 14mm

In this engrossing book, Paul Barber surveys centuries of folklore about vampires and offers the first scientific explanation for the origins of the vampire legends. From the tale of a sixteenth-century shoemaker from Breslau whose ghost terrorized...

The Essex coastline has endured invasion by plundering and bloodthirsty Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, and this mysterious landscape is still haunted by their presence. Their spirits, and countless others, have oft been reported - not least by...

This powerful analysis of the 'wise women healer' from the oral traditions of Ireland's rural communities, is unique in its depth and perspective. Stories, told and retold, embedded in the texture of culture and community, collected and studied for many...

Japanese gods, too numerous to count, are known collectively as yaoyorozu-no-kamigami--the eight million. They are the cast of a vast, complex mythology that encompasses two religions, three cultures, and three millennia, one whose ancient deities are...

Few stories have endured as long as the fables of Aesop. In this magnificent edition, award-winning illustrator Helen Ward has chosen a dozen of her favourite fables to create this breath-taking classic new collection to grace every bookshelf and bedside...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789768184160Author Sylvester AyreFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint LMH PublishingPublisher LMH PublishingWeight(grams) 182g

This volume presents a collection of myths and legends gathered from various sources, representing the diverse tapestry of beliefs of Aboriginal poeple throughout Australia.Book InformationISBN 9781876334345Author A. W. ReedFormat PaperbackPage Count...

The Orkney Islands are a place of mystery and magic, where the past and the present meet, ancient standing stones walk and burial mounds are the home of the trows. Orkney Folk Tales walks the reader across invisible islands that are home to fin folk and...

How did our ancestors use the concept of demons to explain sleep paralysis? Is that carving in the porch of your local church really what you think it is? And what's that tapping noise on the roof of your car..? The fields of folklore have never been...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739854348Author Zillah J. JamiesonFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint Extremis Publishing LimitedPublisher Extremis Publishing LimitedDimensions(mm)...

What secret power is hiding within you?There is an untamed wildness within each of us. Once found and nurtured, this wild power can lead to true and boundless freedom, creativity and purpose.In Wild Once, internationally renowned High Wiccan Priestess,...

INCLUDES HUNDREDS OF NEW AND EXPANDED ENTRIES From 'Aald Rock' to 'Zeenty-teenty', A Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable is an unputdownable gallimaufry of curious items embracing sayings, put-downs, insults, mottos, traditions, legends, folklore,...

The old kingdom of Gwynedd - the mountains of Eryri (Snowdonia), Ynys (Anglesey) and the Llyn Peninsula - may be the most mythic landscape in Britain. The ancient Druids and from it sprang the tales of Blessed Bran who protected the land, wizards who...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993290626Page Count 304Imprint Julian HightPublisher Julian HightWeight(grams) 1200gDimensions(mm) 230mm * 210mm * 30mm

Niall Mac Coitir brings to life the myths, legends and folklore associated with native Irish trees, much of which persists to this day. Two main themes emerge: the tree as a marker of important places such as royal sites or holy wells, and the role of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807055540Author Jess ZimmermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press

The Tain Bo Cualinge, centrepiece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's great epic. It tells the story of a great cattle-raid, the invasion of Ulster by the armies of Medb and Ailill, Queen and King of Connacht, and their...

The folklore of the north-east has provided a rich tapestry for the tales within; from Celtic and Pictish origins meet witches, selkies, smugglers, fairies, monsters, despicable rogues, riddles and heroes. Tragic events, spellbinding characters, humour,...

The Old English epic poem Beowulf has an established reputation as a canonical text. And yet the original poem has remained inaccessible to all but experienced scholars of Old English. This book aims to present the poem to readers who want to know what...

Tricksters and animals play an important role in West African folklore with stories that entertain but serve a moral purpose. Traditions and local tales revel in the antics of these characters: from Nigeria to Benin, from the cunning spider god Anansi to...

From Loki to Thor, Ragnarok to BeowulfA gripping and truly mesmerising delve into the Norse legendsFrom bestselling books to blockbusting Hollywood movies, the myths of the Scandinavian gods and heroes are part of the modern day landscape.For over a...

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A comprehensive look at the history and practices of rural English witchcraft * Explores witch's familiars and fetches, animal magic, and the forms of witchcraft practiced by rural tradespeople, such as blacksmiths, herbalists, and artisans * Offers...

Bestselling author Elen Sentier looks at Merlin in history and mythology and considers his continuing relevance for people today. Best known as the wizard from the Arthurian stories, Merlin has been written about for well over 1000 years and is...

This book is about the Old Norse god Odin. It includes references to all occurrences of Odin in the Old Norse/Icelandic texts, including Saxo’s Gesta Danorum, the eddic poems, Snorri’s Edda, and Ynglinga saga and analyses the high medieval reception and...

One of the most popular and widely read books of the Middle Ages, "Physiologus" contains allegories of beasts, stones, and trees both real and imaginary, infused by their anonymous author with the spirit of Christian moral and mystical teaching...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936922017Author Ellen HopmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Pendraig PublishingPublisher Pendraig PublishingWeight(grams) 417gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Bees existed long before human beings, but our future is perhaps more reliant upon them than any other species. They pollinate 80 per cent of the world's crops and plants, but how much do we really know about them? Small, clever and mysterious, the...

In this enchanting new book, one of the country's most celebrated storytellers has gathered together traditional tales that have their roots in the cold and long, dark nights of midwinter. Herein you will find magical accounts of the Legend of Tinsel,...

Scientific proof validating the legends and myths of ancient floods, fires, and weather extremes* Presents scientific evidence revealing the cause of the end of the last ice age and the cycles of geological events and species extinctions that followed*...

This sourcebook provides the first systematic overview of witchcraft laws and trials in Russia and Ukraine from medieval times to the late nineteenth century. Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine, 1000-1900 weaves scholarly commentary with...

Norse Mythology explores the magical myths and legends of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Viking-Age Greenland--outlining along the way the prehistoric tales and beliefs from these regions that have remained embedded in the imagination of the world...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789766102272Author Miguel F BrooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint LMH PublishersPublisher LMH PublishersWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 140mm...

Goddesses - Mythology - InspirationReaders who have enjoyed Warrior Goddess Training or Women Who Run with the Wolves will love Ann Shen's Legendary LadiesGoddesses from mythology: Goddess mythology from our past are celebrated in this lushly illustrated...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486440620Author A.B. MitfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...