Folklore & Mythology

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060934545Author Zora Neale HurstonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm)...

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...

With this volume, Greimas gives voice to the cultural memory of his people. He is both storyteller and explicator, deciphering the symbolic world of Lithuanian mythology.This first English translation of Apie Dievus ir zmones is a brilliant convergence...

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

The Swiss thinker J. J. Bachofen is most often connected with his theory of matriarchy, or "mother right," but that concept is only a small part of his contribution to our understanding of cultural history. This book includes an autobiographical essay...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781528919128Author Michael DamesFormat PaperbackPage Count 258Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers

12 classic English fairy tales and their history, from tales of dragons to Robin Hood. Folk tales and legends are an intrinsic part of English national culture. In his book, Rosalind Kerven has revived the best English fairy tales for a new generation...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681373560Author Marina WarnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint The New York Review of Books, IncPublisher The New York Review of Books,...

This practical and inspirational book introduces readers to the value of storytelling throughout life, discussing the importance of traditional tales, and how they can transform our lives from childhood through to old age. Children develop emotional...

This revised, expanded, and updated edition of the 1979 landmark Breaking the Magic Spell examines the enduring power of fairy tales and the ways they invade our subjective world. In seven provocative essays, Zipes discusses the importance of...

In Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked Catherine Orenstein reveals for the first time the intricate sexual politics, moral ambiguities, and philosophical underpinnings of Red Riding Hood's epic journey to her grandmother's house- and how, from the nursery...

In Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked Catherine Orenstein reveals for the first time the intricate sexual politics, moral ambiguities, and philosophical underpinnings of Red Riding Hood's epic journey to her grandmother's house- and how, from the nursery...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780140194616Author Joseph CampbellFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Penguin Random House AustraliaPublisher Penguin Random House AustraliaWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781616404642Author Lewis SpenceFormat PaperbackPage Count 492Imprint Cosimo ClassicsPublisher Cosimo ClassicsWeight(grams) 617gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061350177Author Zora Neale HurstonFormat PaperbackPage Count 309Imprint Harper PerennialPublisher Harper PerennialWeight(grams) 277g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780901072511Author W. Y. Evans-WentzFormat PaperbackPage Count 562Imprint Colin Smythe LtdPublisher Colin Smythe Ltd

A charming, attractively illustrated collection of household sayings with their origins and meanings.Mothballs and Elbow Grease explores the impact and influence of domestic chores and household items that have become woven into the fabric of everyday...

Discover (or rediscover!) history's greatest myths and legends From Grendel and Beowulf to Poseidon, Medusa, and Hercules, the gods, monsters, and heroes of mythology are endlessly weird and fascinating. And if you're looking for a helpful companion to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Volunteer State Book Awards (Grades K-3) 1995.Book InformationISBN 9780689505690Author Eugenios TrivizasFormat HardbackImprint Prentice Hall & IBDPublisher...

Monsters. Real or imagined, literal or metaphorical, they have exerted a dread fascination on the human mind for many centuries. They attract and repel us, intrigue and terrify us, and in the process reveal something deeply important about the darker...

Vine Deloria, Jr., leading Native American scholar and author of the best-selling God is Red, addresses the conflict between mainstream scientific theory about our world and the ancestral worldview of Native Americans. Claiming that science has created a...

In folktales told throughout much of the Brazilian Amazon, dolphins take human form, attend raucous dances and festivals, seduce men and women, and carry them away to a city beneath the river. They are encantados, or Enchanted Beings, capable of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788285575Author James ShepherdFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Sirius EntertainmentPublisher Sirius EntertainmentWeight(grams) 1179gDimensions(mm)...

Storytelling is perhaps the most common way people make sense of their experiences, claim identities, and "get a life." So much of our daily life consists of writing or telling our stories and listening to and reading the stories of others. But we rarely...

In the time of the Troubles, when bombs blew through the night and soldiers prowled down the roads, Henry Glassie came to the Irish borderland to learn how country people endure through history. He settled into the farming community of Ballymenone,...

"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...

Oxford Children's Myths and Legends bring you the greatest stories ever told, from around the world and long ago. Heroes and villains, witches and wizards, warriors and royalty - there's something here for everyone. This lively collection brings to...

In Black Elk Speaks and When the Tree Flowered, John C. Neihardt recorded the teachings of the Oglala holy man Black Elk, who had, in a vision, seen himself as the "sixth grandfather," the spiritual representative of the earth and of mankind. Raymond J...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780981162621Author Hedina SijercicFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Magoria BooksPublisher Magoria BooksWeight(grams) 229g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780394751887Author Jane YolenFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 686gDimensions(mm) 234mm...

Hoodoo is a bold spiritual tradition that helps enhance your wellbeing and solve everyday problems. This practical, do-it-yourself guide shows how to use spells, rites, recipes, mojos, and curios to enrich your life and be ready for whatever comes your...

A very readable guide which fills the gap between academic analysis and less critical retellings of the myths and legends. Marytn Whittock provides an accessible overview while also assessing the current state of research regarding the origins and...

A very readable guide which fills the gap between academic analysis and less critical retellings of the myths and legends. Marytn Whittock provides an accessible overview while also assessing the current state of research regarding the origins and...

Learn about compelling worlds and characters depicted in myths and legends in The Mythology Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Mythology in this...

Beginning with Native American stories, this invaluable resource provides hands-on activities that inspire children to understand and appreciate Native American cultures and the Earth.Book InformationISBN 9781555913854Author Joseph BruchacFormat...

Tellinger reveals how numerous, 200,000-year-old sites in South Africa perfectly match Sumerian descriptions of Abzu, the land of the First People - including the vast gold-mining operations of the Anunnaki from the 12th planet, Nibiru and the city of...

Set in the Welsh marches and the borderlands of Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, this is a story about changing identities and the fate of heroes. Its background is the struggle between the medieval kings of England and the hereditary leaders of the...

Fionn Cycle: A loose collection of tales originating in Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man which surround hunter-warrior leader Fionn, his band of men and his poet son, Ossian. Old Grey Magician: A mystical, morally ambivalent figure who appears...

The Highlands of Scotland are rich in traditional stories. Even today, in the modern world of internet and supermarkets, old legends dating as far back as the times of the Gaels, Picts and Vikings are still told at night around the fireside. They are...

This wide-ranging book contains twelve chapters by scholars who explore aspects of the fascinating field of Celtic mythology - from myth and the medieval to comparative mythology, and the new cosmological approach. Examples of the innovative research...