Folklore & Mythology

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...

The identity of Robin Hood is one of the great historical mysteries of English history - until now. Everyone has heard of Robin Hood, the brilliant archer who 'robbed the rich to give to the poor' and who always triumphed over the forces of evil, but the...

Chinese mythology has been passed down in written and oral form over many millennia, emerging from a range of cultural traditions that often have their origins in Daoism and Buddhist religion. At times merging history and folklore, Chinese myths are rich...

Gorgeous Collector's Edition. Legends of the Sea, Bells, Mirrors and Tea, Japanese mythology is delightful and enigmatic, full of spirits, gods and legendary creatures. It draws on Buddhist and Shinto traditions to explain the nature of the world of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781616462154Author Karl P N ShukerFormat HardbackPage Count 220Imprint Coachwhip PublicationsPublisher Coachwhip PublicationsWeight(grams)...

For many centuries the people of Scotland have told stories of their ancestors, a mysterious tribe called the Picts. This ancient Celtic-speaking people, who fought off the might of the Roman Empire, are perhaps best known for their Symbol Stones -...

With screaming demons in Wealdon copses and dragons lurking in bottomless ponds, the folk tales of Sussex truly represent the diversity of the area. Meet knuckers and willocks, mawkins and marsh monsters, the Piltdown Man, Lord Moon of Amberley Swamp and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955823138Author Melanie ReinhartFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Starwalker PressPublisher Starwalker Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781528709750Author Franz HartmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Read BooksPublisher Read BooksWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 17mm

East Yorkshire is ripe with tales of fairy gold and illusive characters. The county's folklore is engrained in every port, cliff and bridge, passed on through whispered accounts of witches long dead, legends of strange creatures or the bawdy tales of...

When we search within, we inevitably find the underworld - lost connections, failed enterprises, haunting memories, insecurities and buried secrets. This book unites self-discovery with mythology, returning the underworld to its rightful place - a...

Arising triumphantly from the ashes of its predecessor, the phoenix has been an enduring symbol of resilience and renewal for thousands of years. But how did this mythical bird become so famous that it has played a part in cultures around the world and...

The sagas of the ancient Narts are to the Caucasus what Greek mythology is to Western civilization. This book presents, for the first time in the West, a wide selection of these fascinating myths preserved among four related peoples whose ancient...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992843014Author Doreen ValienteFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Doreen Valiente FoundationPublisher Doreen Valiente FoundationWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934389836Author Joe LeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint For BeginnersPublisher For Beginners

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941136577Author Ben WaggonerFormat PaperbackPage Count 752Imprint TrothPublisher TrothWeight(grams) 989gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 38mm

Many ancient myths from around the world tell of catastrophic destruction by fire and flood. These ubiquitous legends are so extreme that they are often dismissed as imaginative exaggerations. In EARTH UNDER FIRE Paul LaViolette connects these 'myths' to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905723607Author Andy RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint CFZ PressPublisher CFZ PressWeight(grams) 167gDimensions(mm) 156mm * 234mm * 5mm

In this highly giftable volume, the best-loved legends of the Emerald Isle come to life. Discover the magic of Ireland's most treasured stories with Irish Folk and Fairy Tales. William Butler Yeats' charming storytelling style captures the spirit of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486414416Author Marie-Louise SjoestedtFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780874219050Author Lynne S. McNeillFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Utah State University PressPublisher Utah State University PressWeight(grams) 271g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570626739Author Edward F. EdingerFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

'The Tomb of the Mili Mongga lives up to its magnificent billing' DAILY TELEGRAPH - A fossil expedition becomes a thrilling search for a mythical beast deep in the Indonesian forest - and a fascinating look at how fossils, folklore, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909488571Author Lars ThomasFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint CFZ PressPublisher CFZ PressWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 14mm

Available for the first time in paperback, this anthology of 50 folktales is an excellent introduction to the rich oral tradition of Finnish folktales for both the general reader and for students of folklore. Storytelling as a living tradition was...

In this practical training guide, Don Webb lays out a detailed step-by-step program for building and sustaining a magical practice. Based not on Eliphas Levi's correspondence system but on an older form of Egyptian magic, as well as drawing on Chaos...

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 9780578459882Author Joshua FreeFormat PaperbackPage Count 406Imprint Joshua FreePublisher Joshua FreeWeight(grams) 621gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 23mm

From Arthurian legend to tales of ancient China, horses have traversed the world alongside humans for centuries, and their heroic adventures are gathered here in this one-of-a-kind little encyclopedia . . . Beloved for their grace, strength, and untamed...

Stories of the Serbian people are both poetic and strident, reflecting their proud heritage as Southern Slavs, who, in the years after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, swept South, taking over the lands of the once great Ancient Greeks, the Latins...

The complex world of Egyptian myth is clearly illuminated in this fascinating new approach to ancient Egypt. Geraldine Pinch explores the cultural and historical background behind a wide variety of sources and objects, from Cleopatra's Needle and...

A HAUNTING COLLECTION OF STORIES THAT WEAVES HAWAIIAN MYTHOLOGY WITH A RICH SENSE OF PLACE This wrenching and sensational debut story collection follows a cast of mixed native Hawaiian and Japanese women through a contemporary landscape thick with...

* Explores the schools of Solomonic magic around the world and works such as The Greater and Lesser Keys of Solomon the King and The Hygromancy of Solomon * Examines Solomon's magical possessions, including his famous ring that gave him command over...

Flowers can talk. Red roses say 'I love you', white lilies offer condolence and poppies invite us to remember.For thousands of years, humans have used flowers as a language, a short-hand for emotions and meanings. In her new book, Sally Coulthard, takes...

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This dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format. An engrossing guide to English folklore...

What buried secret lies beneath the stones of one of England's greatest former churches and shrines, the Benedictine Abbey of Bury St Edmunds? The search for the final resting place of King Edmund has led to this site, beneath which Francis Young argues...

Essex - the witch hunting county - is especially rich in traditions, legends, dialect and stories that have been handed down through the ages. It is these traditions that are gathered together in this volume and whose origins and meanings are explored to...

Once upon a time in the city of Tunis, a flirtatious young girl was drawn into Lilith's dangerous web by glancing repeatedly at herself in the mirror. It seems that a demon daughter of the legendary Lilith had made her home in the mirror and would soon...