Folklore & Mythology

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865340947Author Evelyn Dahl ReedFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Sunstone PressPublisher Sunstone PressWeight(grams) 100g

Few surviving Celtic myths bear any resemblance to their originals. In the course of time they have been infused with romance, pseudohistory and Christian theory. Stories of Ireland and Wales have been combined with tales of love, war and slaughterdeeds...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783856307257Author Dennis Patrick SlatteryFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint Daimon VerlagPublisher Daimon VerlagWeight(grams) 344g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783856306038Author W H I BleekFormat HardbackPage Count 468Imprint Daimon VerlagPublisher Daimon VerlagWeight(grams) 1417g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783856305826Author Harry WilmerFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Daimon VerlagPublisher Daimon VerlagWeight(grams) 258g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781499804591Author Erin PeabodyFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Little Bee BooksPublisher Little Bee BooksWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 188mm...

According to archivists at the Library of Congress, South Carolina is richer in folklore than any other state. After traveling almost every back road in several South Carolina counties, Nancy Rhyne wholeheartedly supports the claim. With her tape...

A cornerstone of Chinese popular culture, the legend of the White Snake--the admirable demon who loves her victim--has been continually rewritten, reinterpreted, and readapted for over five hundred years. The Precious Scroll of Thunder Peak was one of...

Literature and science are two disciplines are two disciplines often thought to be unrelated, if not actually antagonistic. But Robert J. Scholnick points out that these areas of learning, up through the beginning of the nineteenth century, "were...

2010 American Book Award WinnerChipewyan is one of the many Northern Athapaskan languages spoken in Alaska and western Canada. Mandeville's story cycle is a rich picture of traditional life and thought in the Northern Athapaskan worldYou can read these...

Stories about dragons, serpents, and their slayers make up a rich and varied tradition within ancient mythology and folklore. In this sourcebook, Daniel Ogden presents a comprehensive and easily accessible collection of dragon myths from Greek, Roman,...

The Truth of Myth is a thorough and accessible introduction to the study of myth, surveying the intellectual history of the topic, methods for studying myth cross-culturally, and emerging trends. Readers will encounter insightful commentaries on such...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646425181Author Elliott OringFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Utah State University PressPublisher Utah State University Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781614290001Author Pema Tsewang ShastriFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Wisdom Publications,U.S.Publisher Wisdom Publications,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783943955101Author R B ParkinsonFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Widmaier VerlagPublisher Widmaier VerlagWeight(grams) 2200g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780689313110Author Ashley BryanFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Atheneum Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 350g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780891305347Author B. E. PerryFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Oxford University Press IncPublisher Oxford University Press IncWeight(grams)...

Sunday dinners, basement kitchens, and backyard gardens are everyday cultural entities long associated with Italian Americans, yet the general perception of them remains superficial and stereotypical at best. For many people, these scenarios trigger...

Through a careful rendering of the text, deciphering its hidden ironies, Mr. Weinberg sees Promethee as a modern allegory, a parable wrought of allusions, symbols, and images drawn from classical antiquity and calvinist theology, and a multi-leveled...

This handbook on storytelling techniques is loaded with creative ideas for science and natural history educators and interpreters. Story examples, photos, and tips inspire and instruct.About the Author{'@textformat': '06'}Book InformationISBN...

Arthur E. Waite and artist Pamela Colman Smith's Rider-Waite Tarot (1909) is the most popular Tarot in the world. Today, it is affectionately referred to as the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot in recognition of the high quality of Smith's contributions. Waite...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566561747Author Karen GernantFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint Interlink BooksPublisher Interlink Publishing Group, IncWeight(grams) 386g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780689305191Author Ashley BryanFormat PaperbackPage Count 70Imprint Atheneum Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & Schuster

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780874219036Author Eric A. EliasonFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Utah State University PressPublisher Utah State University PressWeight(grams) 499g

"Designed for the novice storyteller as well as the seasoned professional, this book reminds us that stories are both medicine and nourishment." -- Margo McLoughlin, author of Seeds of Generosity Fonts of timeless wisdom, folktales are meant to be...

Over the last few decades, debates about policing in poor urban areas have turned from analyzing the state's neglect and abandonment into documenting its harsh interventions and punishing presence. Yet, we know very little about the covert world of state...

Award-winning husband-and-wife folklorists Randy Russell and Janet Barnett have gone to the dogs. Digging deeply through the rich field of Southern folklore, the authors have discovered that a dog's devotion to its human does not always end at the grave...

Soon after 9/11, wild rumors began to spread: that Arab-Americans were celebrating publicly, that some people had been warned, that politicians knew all along. The Global Grapevine reveals how-through our everyday thoughts and conversations, and the...

From the Children of Lir to Diarmuid and Grainne to the Salmon of Knowledge and Oisin in Tir na nOg, Padraic O'Farrell reintroduces the classic stories of the Celtic past.About the AuthorThe late Padraic O'Farrell was one of Ireland's most prolific...

Pirani & Other Short Stories is an English translation of Jamal Abro's collection of short stories that were originally published in the Sindhi language. Abro is considered to be amongst the best writers in the Sindhi literary arena. The book...

Heroes, villains, victims, and minions are more important than ever before in our politics and culture. In the era of television, Twitter, and Facebook, groups and individuals constantly battle over their reputations. One of the best ways to gain power...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780440308454Author Thomas BulfinchFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div of Random House, IncPublisher Random House USA...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780689305481Author Ashley BryanFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Atheneum Books for Young ReadersPublisher Atheneum Books for Young ReadersWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780913372364Author Horace BeckFormat PaperbackPage Count 544Imprint Mystic Seaport MuseumPublisher Mystic Seaport Museum

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566561648Author Sayantani DasGuptaFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Interlink BooksPublisher Interlink Publishing Group, Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566561730Author Karen GernantFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Interlink BooksPublisher Interlink Publishing Group, IncWeight(grams) 544g

Civil War scholars have long used soldiers' diaries and correspondence to flesh out their studies of the conflict's great officers, regiments, and battles. However, historians have only recently begun to treat the common Civil War soldier's daily life as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788446005841Author - Vesta CurtisFormat PaperbackImprint Akal EdicionesPublisher Akal Ediciones

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551520179Author Barbara StewartFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Arsenal Pulp PressPublisher Arsenal Pulp Press

""This monumental work has now become... the indispensable tool of all folk narrative scholars."" -- Southern Folklore Quarterly""A work of this kind can never be quite complete, but in this work Stith Thompson has approached perfection."" --...