Folklore & Mythology

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781528711630Author W B WhallFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Read BooksPublisher Read BooksWeight(grams) 200gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 9mm

'Immensely informative, wrapped in an engagingly casual tone, complemented by more than a dash of the bizarre. You'd be barking to miss it.' Professor Michael Scott Can you tell your Odysseus from your Oedipus? In this unique introduction, Philip...

For the first time, these enchanting folk tales, the origins of which lie in the oral tradition, have been gathered together in book form. The charming selection of thirty fairy tales and legends are full of Herefordian wit and wisdom, and are perfect...

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When Carl Jung and Carl Kerenyi got together to collaborate on this book, their aim was to elevate the study of mythology to a science. Kerenyi wrote on two of the most ubiquitous myths, the Divine Child and The Maiden, supporting the core 'stories' with...

Paganism in Europe was not defeated by Christianity: it never went away. From the fourth century to the twentieth, against the background of a largely Christian culture, people repeatedly attempted to revive various kinds of pre-Christian religion -...

The only English translation to include the complete work - a must-have for all students of early Norse literature.Over a period of twenty years, Snorri Sturluson, scholar, courtier and poet, compiled the prose EDDA as a textbook for young poets who...

From the author of the hugely successful book Legendary Ireland, The Turning of the Year explores the Celtic division of the year, from Samhain to Imbolc, to Bealtaine, to Lunasa, back to Samhain. It examines the significance of particular times of the...

Fearless heroes, feisty princesses, sly magicians, terrifying dragons, talking foxes and miniature dogs. They all feature in this enthralling compendium of Chinese fairy tales and legends, along with an array of equally colourful characters and...

The Little Book of Sussex is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-one will want to be without. Here we find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585092123Author Geoffrey HodsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Book Tree,USPublisher Book Tree,USWeight(grams) 193gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

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It has often been claimed that "monsters"--supernatural creatures with bodies composed from multiple species--play a significant part in the thought and imagery of all people from all times. The Origins of Monsters advances an alternative view. Composite...

Geoffrey Ashe's book on this legendary figure offers a succession of surprises. The Merlin of legend was born to be a magician. He was 'immaculately' conceived and was able to interpret dreams and utter prophecies. Even his fate was imbued with magic...

Delightful, oft-reprinted guide to the foliate heads so common in medieval sculpture. This was the first-ever monograph dedicated to the Green Man. The Green Man, the image of the foliate head or the head of a man sprouting leaves, is probably the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608688517Author Joseph CampbellFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint New World LibraryPublisher New World LibraryWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 218mm *...

The four stories that make up the Mabinogi, along with three additional tales from the same tradition, form this collection and compose the core of the ancient Welsh mythological cycle. Included are only those stories that have remained unadulterated by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781962340090Author John S BaranchokFormat PaperbackPage Count 394Imprint Hangar 1 PublishingPublisher Hangar 1 PublishingWeight(grams) 526gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062515384Author Caitlin MatthewsFormat PaperbackPage Count 398Imprint HarperOnePublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 386g

Every year, at the Wa Huang Gong temple in Hebei Province, China, people gather to worship the great mother, Nuwa, the oldest deity in Chinese myth, praising her for bringing them a happy life. It is a vivid demonstration of both the ancient reach and...

A collection of short and inspirational Native American proverbs.Sayings of time-honored truth and contemporary wisdom from the Native American tribes: Why will you take by force what you may obtain by love? We will be known forever by the tracks we...

Enter the world of faery and discover the amazing possibilities that come from living and working with the Good Folk. This remarkable book is both a folkloric resource and guide to residing near our magical neighbours. Faery dives deep into the rich...

First published in 1972 this volume describes how the round of the year, with its cycle of festivals and seasonal work, was observed in the Ireland of yesterday. We follow the rhythm of the year from New Year to Easter, May Day to Harvest and Christmas...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781630510510Author Ean BeggFormat HardbackPage Count 196Imprint Chiron PublicationsPublisher Chiron PublicationsWeight(grams) 322gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906833510Author Immanuel VelikovskyFormat HardbackPage Count 438Imprint Paradigma LtdPublisher Paradigma LtdWeight(grams) 812gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Werewolf Histories is the first academic book in English to address European werewolf history and folklore from antiquity to the twentieth century. It covers the most important werewolf territories, ranging from Scandinavia to Germany, France and Italy,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789386832429Author Harish DhillonFormat PaperbackPage Count 306Imprint Hay House Publishers India Private LimitedPublisher Hay House Publishers India...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781884564000Author Muata Abhaya AshbyFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Cruzian Mystic BooksPublisher Cruzian Mystic BooksWeight(grams)...

Discover the meanings, powers, facts, and folklore for over 500 herbs and spices in The Complete Language of Herbs-now in a pocket-size edition for easy, on-the-go reference. Along with a beautiful visual depiction, each entry provides the herb or...

"This is an extraordinary book." -Progress in Human Geography". . . fresh and fascinating." -Come-All-Ye" . . . an extraordinarily rich and rewarding book. . . . it is about the effort of one man to find for himself and us the life's breath of the people...

With fairies and dragons, witches and werewolves, the picturesque island of Jersey boasts legends as varied and powerful as any within the British Isles. From its golden beaches to its treacherous cliffs, Jersey is alive with mysterious stories as...

'I caught a glimpse of him, behind the veil. And he knew I'd caught it. There was that understanding between us. We were members of the club of the X-ray eyes, the club of people who can see into the human heart.' Eilis Ni Dhuibhne's candid and moving...

The subject of fairies in Celtic cultures is a complex one that seems to endlessly intrigue people. What exactly are fairies? What can they do? How can we interact with them? Answering these questions becomes even harder in a world that is disconnected...

More than 100,000 copies sold in France A fascinating new journey through Greek mythology that explains the myths' timeless lessons and meaning Heroes, gods, and mortals. The Greek myths are the founding narratives of Western civilization: to...

Nestled within our green and pleasant land lies pockets of emerald trees. Their roots search deep into the ground and the branches reach high towards the sun. For centuries some of these have stood watching and listening to the human creatures living...

Baba Yaga is an ambiguous and fascinating figure. She appears in traditional Russian folktales as a monstrous and hungry cannibal, or as a canny inquisitor of the adolescent hero or heroine of the tale. In new translations and with an introduction by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780980903355Author Tanis Ann HelliwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Tanis Helliwell CorporationPublisher Tanis Helliwell CorporationWeight(grams)...

Lady Augusta Gregory's Irish Myths and Legends, or Gods and Fighting Men as it was first titled in 1904, is an essential collection of Irish myths, legends and folk tales gathered by Gregory from Irish oral story tellers at the close of the nineteenth...

'Once upon a time there were just the gods; mortal beings did not yet exist.' We are used to thinking of myths as stories, and modern myths as made up and fictitious. For the ancient Greeks, however, a myth was a story that unveiled reality, and for...