Folklore & Mythology

Presents more than 600 magical prescriptions for healing and protection from both pagan and Christian sources * Examines the practice of diagnosing illness through magic and explores ancient beliefs about curses and other evil spells and about devils,...

The legendary heroes of our mythic past are only as great and memorable as the monsters they confronted and vanquished. This, the latest encyclopedic work by mythologist Theresa Bane contains more than twenty-two hundred entries of animal companions,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570626098Author Marie-Louise von FranzFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

Folklore of Northumbria is a comprehensive survey, drawing on a wide range of printed, manuscript and oral material and it places the folklore of Northumbria in its historical, cultural, religious and social context. It is richly illustrated and covers a...

If there is one genre that has captured the imagination of people in all walks of life throughout the world, it is the fairy tale. Yet we still have great difficulty understanding how it originated, evolved, and spread--or why so many people cannot...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399176241Author Linda S. GodfreyFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Perigee Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905297641Author Sorita D'EsteFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint AvaloniaPublisher AvaloniaWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 15mm

Ever since the rise of science and the scientific method in the seventeenth century, we have rejected mythology as the product of superstitious and primitive minds. Only now are we coming to a fuller appreciation of the nature and role of myth in human...

'Fans of Anne Carson, rejoice!... Carson's depth of knowledge about Greek mythology coupled with her poetic sensibility and illustrations is sure to breathe new life into this oft-told story.' Lit HubH of H Playbook is an explosion of thought, in...

Around the world, people looked to the skies to tell them when to sow and harvest their crops, and when the rains would come. The 'sailing stars' have guided explorers and endless migrations of people. In Old Europe, among the Ainu of Japan and in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911405955Author Jacob & Wilhelm GrimmFormat PaperbackPage Count 506Imprint Aziloth BooksPublisher Aziloth Books

Folklore: The Basics is an engaging guide to the practice and interpretation of folklore. Taking examples from around the world, it explores the role of folklore in expressing fundamental human needs, desires, and anxieties that often are often not...

WELCOME TO THE INCREDIBLE WORLD OF MILDRED! Mildred's life took a turn for the surreal when a stranger arrived unexpectedly at her home. The stranger presented her with a cat to keep; but there were conditions attached, including she joined the local...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912368181Author Wirt SikesFormat PaperbackPage Count 434Imprint Cockatrice BooksPublisher Cockatrice Books

Ireland is an island nation, inextricably linked with and dependent upon the sea which surrounds us. From earliest times, ships from distant lands have brought goods, ideas, invaders, influencers. Our legends, and particularly the imramma or magical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781848513129Author Cerys MatthewsFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Pont BooksPublisher Gomer PressDimensions(mm) 250mm * 200mm * 10mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143455288Author Bhanumathi NarasimhanFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint PenguinPublisher Penguin Random House IndiaDimensions(mm) 200mm * 130mm * 20mm

The only figure in the Dictionary of National Biography who is said never to have existed, Robin Hood has taken on an air of reality few historical figures achieve. His image in various guises has been put to use as a subject of ballads, nationalist...

Vikings, those ancient Norse seafarers, have inspired plenty of pop culture phenomena, from the A&E hit show Vikings to Thor Ragnarok to the ever-expanding world of Viking larp. Known for being skilled craftspeople, accomplished merchants, hardworking...

Pirates and smugglers, ghost ships and sea-serpents, fishermen's prayers and sailors' rituals - the coastline of the British Isles plays host to an astonishingly rich variety of local legends, customs, and superstitions.In The Fabled Coast, renowned...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781528772716Author Wyrd BooksFormat HardbackPage Count 50Imprint Read BooksPublisher Read BooksWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 6mm

Over 1000 people a year in the UK report seeing 'big cats', possibly pumas or panthers. Have these animals escaped from zoos? Are they the descendants of pets released into wild? Or is there another solution to the mystery? In this extraordinary book,...

This collection of traditional stories and tales, many of which are published for the first time, will delight lovers of Devonshire folklore. Some of the stories have been gleaned from residents of the county, whilst others have been developed by the...

No matter how savvy the reader is, they are sure to find stories they believed to be true in this collection. Professor Jan Harold Brunvand is the authority on urban legends and Too Good to Be True is his most complete anthology. Whether the reader wants...

Saints and sorcerers, haunted caves and bloody battles, fairy mounds and forsaken harpers - Argyll is teeming with folk tales. The region has played a key part in the history of Scotland since prehistoric times. From the Irishsettlers who established the...

Arthur's Seat is climbed (or walked up and around) by thousands of people each year. The views from the top of the 350-million year old landmark are breathtaking, yet most who tread its rocky paths are unaware of its great mysteries. Where did the name...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738769707Author Virginia ChandlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Llewellyn Publications,U.S.Publisher Llewellyn Publications,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892819195Author Paul Rhys MountfortFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Inner Traditions Bear and CompanyPublisher Inner Traditions Bear and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585429080Author Linda S. GodfreyFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906833589Author Immanuel VelikovskyFormat HardbackPage Count 218Imprint Paradigma LtdPublisher Paradigma LtdWeight(grams) 490gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781564147950Author Frank JosephFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Career PressPublisher Red Wheel/WeiserWeight(grams) 1gDimensions(mm) 252mm * 178mm *...

The Spiritual Traveler's Travel Guide"A must read before a trip." Escape"One of the greatest travel books I have ever read." Peter Feibleman, author of Lilly: Reminiscences of Lillian Hellman#1 Bestseller in Atlases & MapsThe classic guide to making...

A spellbinding new book by the much-acclaimed writer, a journey to South Africa in search of the lost people called the /Xam - a haunting book about the brutality of colonial frontiers and the fate of those they dispossess.In spring 2020, Julia Blackburn...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780985452384Author Jack DonovanFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint Dissonant HumPublisher Dissonant HumWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

A detailed and passionate argument suggesting that Beowulf originated in the pre-Viking kingdom of 8th-century East Anglia. Where did Beowulf, unique and thrilling example of an Old English epic poem come from? In whose hall did the poem's maker first...

A profound meditation on climate change and the Anthropocene and an urgent search for the fossils-industrial, chemical, geological-that humans are leaving behind A Times Book of the Year * A Daily...

Unlike many other ancient mythologies, Hinduism thrives in the modern world. One billion followers and countless others have been captivated by its symbolic representations of love, karma, and reincarnation. Handbook of Hindu Mythology offers an...

This slender book, the last of twenty-nine written by Kathryn Tucker Windham over her long and productive life, will be an exquisitely bittersweet read for the many fans of the late storyteller and author from Selma, Alabama. In She, which Windham was...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486404479Author Hal HolbrookFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

A gripping and groundbreaking history of how ancient cultures developed and used biological, chemical, and other unconventional weapons of warFlamethrowers, poison gases, incendiary bombs, the large-scale spreading of disease: are these terrifying agents...