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Restless Dead: Encounters between the Living and the Dead in Ancient Greece by Sarah Iles Johnston 9780520280182
RRP: £30.00£23.29During the archaic and classical periods, Greek ideas about the dead evolved in response to changing social and cultural conditions - most notably changes associated with the development of the polis, such as funerary legislation, and changes due to... -
The Mystery of Arthur at Tintagel: An Esoteric Study by Richard Seddon
RRP: £12.99£11.01The ancient and dramatic headland of Tintagel and its ruins, on the windswept north Cornish coast, have been linked to the legends of Merlin, King Arthur and his Knights since ancient times. In this well-researched, illustrated book, Richard Seddon... -
The Welsh Fairy Book by W. Jenkyn Thomas 9780486417110
RRP: £10.99£7.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486417110Author W.Jenkyn ThomasFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Dover Children'sPublisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 275gDimensions(mm)... -
Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology by Theresa Bane 9781476681771
RRP: £14.99£12.55From the earliest days of oral history to the present, the vampire myth persists among mankind's deeply-rooted fears. This encyclopedia, with entries ranging from "Abchanchu" to "Zmeus," includes nearly 600 different species of historical and... -
The Krampus And The Old, Dark Christmas: Roots and Rebirth of the Folkloric Devil by Al Ridenour 9781627310345
RRP: £23.99£16.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781627310345Author Al RidenourFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Feral House,U.S.Publisher Feral House,U.S.Weight(grams) 772g -
Pagan Portals - Merlin: Once and Future Wizard Elen Sentier 9781785354533
RRP: £9.99£8.59Bestselling 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... -
Religion and Superstition in Reformation Europe by Dr. Helen Parish 9780719061585
RRP: £19.99£17.61What, in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, was 'superstition'? Where might it be found, and how might it be countered? How was the term used, and how effective a weapon was it in the assault on traditional religion?. The ease with which... -
Tales of Britain by Jem Roberts 9781912618446 [USED COPY]
RRP: £11.99£2.4777 timeless tales from up and down the length of Great Britain - Wales, Scotland, Kernow, England and the Isles - have been retold for the 21st century by curious storyteller Brother Bernard, with a tourist guide to the real location of each folktale... -
A Brief History of Atlantis: Plato's Ideal State Dr Stephen P. Kershaw 9781472136992
RRP: £12.99£8.60The Atlantis story remains one of the most haunting and enigmatic tales from antiquity, and one that still resonates very deeply with the modern imagination. But where did Atlantis come from, what was it like, and where did it go to?Atlantis was first... -
Mythology of the American Nations: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Gods, Heroes, Spirits and Sacred Places, Rituals and Ancient Beliefs of the North American Indian, Inuit, Aztec, Inca and Maya Nations by Brian Molyneaux 9780857236708
RRP: £7.99£5.79From the earliest times, people have told stories of allpowerful gods and goddesses, mighty spirits and fabulous creatures to explain the mysteries of life. This book explores the rich diversity of these legendary themes within North America, Mesoamerica... -
Women's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets by Barbara G. Walker 9780062509253
RRP: £19.99£18.73Do You Know...where the legend of a cat's nine lives comes from why "mama" is a word understood in nearly all languageshow the custom of kissing beganwhether there really was a female popewhy Cinderella's glass slipper was so important to the Prince The... -
Votes for Women: A Play in Three Acts by Elizabeth Robins 9781513270982
RRP: £4.99£4.04Votes for Women! (1907) is a play by American actress, writer, and suffragette Elizabeth Robins. Having established herself as one of England's leading actresses with her productions of Henrik Ibsen's dramas, Robins retired from the stage to pursue a... -
Lost Goddesses Of Early Greece by Charlene Spretnak 9780807013434
RRP: £25.00£16.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807013434Author Charlene SpretnakFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 184gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 147mm *... -
The Ancient World-Wide System: Star Myths of the World, Volume One (Second Edition) by David Warner Mathisen 9780996059077
RRP: £27.00£24.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996059077Author David Warner MathisenFormat PaperbackPage Count 912Imprint Beowulf BooksPublisher Beowulf BooksWeight(grams) 152g -
Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology by Adrienne Mayor 9780691183510
RRP: £25.00£19.59The fascinating untold story of how the ancients imagined robots and other forms of artificial life-and even invented real automated machines The first robot to walk the earth was a bronze giant called Talos. This wondrous machine was created not by MIT... -
Woman's Dictionary of Sacred Objects by Barbara G. Walker 9780062509239
RRP: £28.99£18.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062509239Author Barbara G WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint Harper & Row LtdPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)... -
A Dictionary of World Mythology by Arthur Cotterell 9780192177476 [USED COPY]
RRP: £14.99£1.92The powerful gods of Greece, Rome, and Scandinavia, the more mystical deities of Buddhist and Hindu India, and the stern spirits of the African and American continents all reflect very different civilizations, yet they also demonstrate the unity of... -
A Dictionary of World Mythology by Arthur Cotterell
RRP: £14.99£10.95The powerful gods of Greece, Rome, and Scandinavia, the more mystical deities of Buddhist and Hindu India, and the stern spirits of the African and American continents all reflect very different civilizations, yet they also demonstrate the unity of... -
Work on Myth by Hans Blumenberg 9780262521338
£53.94In this rich examination of how we inherit and transform myths, Hans Blumenberg continues his study of the philosophical roots of the modern world. Work on Myth is in five parts. The first two analyze the characteristics of myth and the stages in the... -
London Urban Legends: The Corpse on the Tube and Other Stories by Scott Wood
RRP: £9.99£7.55How long has a corpse been staring out at passengers on the tube? Was London Bridge really shipped abroad by an American thinking he'd bought Tower Bridge? Did the Queen really mix with the crowds as a princess on VE Day? And did Hitler actually want to... -
Irish Proverbs and Sayings by Padraic O'Farrell 9781781174920
RRP: £6.99£5.13Unleash the power of Irish wit and wisdom with this collection of quotes, proverbs and blessings from Padraic O'Farrell. Discover the timeless wisdom of great Irish men such as Shaw, Wilde, Synge and Swift, as well as the unspoiled gems of Irish folklore... -
Images of Myths in Classical Antiquity by Susan Woodford
RRP: £30.99£25.82Myths inspired Greek and Roman artists to rise to the challenge of conveying flowing narratives in static form. This book describes the different ways painters, sculptors and other artists explored and exploited the dense forest of myth. It explains how... -
Phantom Armies of the Night: The Wild Hunt and the Ghostly Processions of the Undead by Claude Lecouteux
RRP: £22.00£14.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594774362Author Claude LecouteuxFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Inner Traditions Bear and CompanyPublisher Inner Traditions Bear and... -
Tales of the German Imagination from the Brothers Grimm to Ingeborg Bachmann by Peter Wortsman
RRP: £12.99£9.80'It was a very momentous day, the day on which I was to be slaughtered' Bringing together tales of melancholy and madness, nightmare and fantasy, this is a new collection of the most haunting German stories from the past 200 years. Ranging from the... -
Northumberland Folk Tales by Malcolm Green
RRP: £12.99£10.38These folk tales reflect the wild and secret character of between two countries and two worlds. The book other magical characters such as the Netherwitton worm who guards a secret well and the Hedley Kow that plays audacious tricks on humans... -
The Runes: A Grounding in Northern Magic by James Flowerdew 9780993227226
RRP: £12.99£8.94What are the Runes, and are they actually good for magic? Combining a lifetime of learning and experiences with the Runes with a unique, quirky set of illustrations, James Flowerdew brings you this beginner's guide. Full of direct references to... -
Celtic Saints by Laurence Wareing 9781780275703
RRP: £7.99£5.46They may be coated in layers of myth and pious anecdote but dig deep enough and the pioneering leaders of Celtic Christianity are revealed as reassuringly human individuals, responding to their faith by deliberately living on the edges of society. ... -
The Terror That Comes in the Night: An Experience-Centered Study of Supernatural Assault Traditions by David J. Hufford
RRP: £27.99£24.14David Hufford's work exploring the experiential basis for belief in the supernatural, focusing here on the so-called Old Hag experience, a psychologically disturbing event in which a victim claims to have encountered some form of malign entity while... -
The European Folktale: Form and Nature by Max Luthi
RRP: £13.99£12.59"Niles' excellent translation should bring Luthi's sensitive and articulate study the recognition it deserves among English readers." -Library JournalLuthi demonstrates how the folktale, by its very distance from reality, can play upon the most important... -
Myths of Light: Eastern Metaphors of the Eternal by Joseph Campbell
RRP: £14.50£11.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608681099Author Joseph CampbellFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint New World LibraryPublisher New World Library -
A Rosslyn Treasury: Stories and Legends from Rosslyn Chapel by P. L. Snow
RRP: £12.99£8.45Rosslyn Chapel, eight miles south of Edinburgh, has captured the imagination of many in recent years. This extraordinary building, dating from the fifteenth century, has long been a place of pilgrimage for people with widely differing interests, whether... -
The Ancient Art of Faery Magick by D.J. Conway
RRP: £15.99£10.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580911573Author D.J. ConwayFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Crossing PressPublisher Crossing PressWeight(grams) 346gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 178mm *... -
What? by Rodney Dale 9781904919193 [USED COPY]
RRP: £7.99£2.29Part 1 is an alphabetical arrangement of words and phrases, taking in such esoterica as Apple-polishing, Gematria, the Last Trump and Schlamperei. Part 2 presents tables of information on topics as wide ranging as chemical elements, foodstuffs, names of... -
Cambridgeshire Folk Tales for Children by Chip Colquhoun
RRP: £9.99£8.25Why is Cambridgeshire so flat? Probably because of all the giants who used to stomp around it! If you travel to or live in the land of Cambridgeshire, you could be walking in the footsteps of monsters, kings... or even the Devil!Journey through time to... -
Bredon Hill: Archaeology, History, Folklore & Villages by Brian Hoggard
RRP: £7.99£5.88Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906663186Author Brian HoggardFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Logaston PressPublisher Fircone Books LtdDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 8mm -
In Search of the Labyrinth: The Cultural Legacy of Minoan Crete by Nicoletta Momigliano
RRP: £22.99£20.11Shortlisted 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... -
Workers' Tales: Socialist Fairy Tales, Fables, and Allegories from Great Britain by Michael Rosen 9780691175348
RRP: £14.99£12.85A collection of political tales-first published in British workers' magazines-selected and introduced by acclaimed critic and author Michael RosenIn the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, unique tales inspired by traditional literary forms... -
Hoodoo, Voodoo, and Conjure: A Handbook by Jeffrey E. Anderson 9780313342219
£58.16Hoodoo, voodoo, and conjure are part of a mysterious world of African American spirituality that has long captured the popular imagination. These magical beliefs and practices have figured in literary works by such authors as Toni Morrison, Alice Walker,... -
Oriental Mythology: The Masks of God, Volume 2 by Joseph Campbell
RRP: £27.00£17.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608687282Author Joseph CampbellFormat HardbackPage Count 576Imprint New World LibraryPublisher New World Library -
Essex Folk Tales by Jan Williams 9780752466002
RRP: £12.99£9.62The 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...