Folklore & Mythology

Written over four thousand years ago in ancient Mesopotamia, The City of Rainbows is one of the world's oldest folktales, featuring a wise king, a foolish king, magic deeds, talking animals, and a good witch who triumphs over a wicked sorcerer. This book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781568582658Author Jules CashfordFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Four Walls Eight WindowsPublisher Four Walls Eight Windows

Bring ancient methods of healing and magic into the modern world with this impressive book on Ozark folk magic. Providing lore, herbs, magical alignments, verbal charms, and more, folk healer Brandon Weston sheds light on the region s secretive culture...

In this important and original study, the myth of the Noble Savage is an altogether different myth from the one defended or debunked by others over the years. That the concept of the Noble Savage was first invented by Rousseau in the mid-eighteenth...

A ground-breaking interpretation of Russian culture from prehistory to the present, dealing with the feminine myth as a central cultural forceA ground-breaking interpretation of Russian culture from prehistory to the present, dealing with the feminine...

A unique anthology of mermaid tales from around the world, many of which have never appeared in English beforeAmong the oldest and most popular mythical beings, mermaids and other merfolk have captured the imagination since long before Ariel sold her...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566563758Author Buchi OffodileFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Interlink BooksPublisher Interlink Publishing Group, Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781630519506Author Marie-Louise Von FranzFormat PaperbackPage Count 478Imprint Chiron PublicationsPublisher Chiron PublicationsWeight(grams)...

Robin Hood is England's greatest folk hero. Everyone knows the story of the outlaw who robbed from the rich and gave to the poor. Nick Rennison's highly entertaining book begins with the search for the historical Robin. Was there ever a real Robin Hood?...

This compelling collection of the best-known and most exciting Scottish myths and legends is filled with magic and mystery. Stories include 'Angus and Bride', 'The Nimble Tailor', 'The Lonely Giant', 'King David and the Stag', 'Robert the...

The Mythology of Venus is a collection of essays that summarizes the archaeoastronomy, calendar associations, religious and cultural icons, and myths identified with the planet Venus. The book concentrates on Western Europe, the Mediterranean, the Near...

From the stories suggested by the great cave paintings of the Paleolithic period to the thought experiments of modern scientists, From Olympus to Camelot provides a sweeping history of the development of the rich and varied European mythological...

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...

In his lifetime, the Peruvian Ricardo Palma (1838-1919) was one of the most popular and imitated writers in Latin America. As head of the National Library in Lima, Palma had access to a rich source of historical journals and records. His historical...

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 9781605203355Author Sabine Baring-GouldFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Cosimo ClassicsPublisher Cosimo ClassicsWeight(grams) 254g

This shining book is a treasure trove of luck. The engaging text and beautiful illustrations explore lucky symbols, names, colors and objects, as well as bad and good omens, superstitions and practices from around the world. History and folklore lovers...

Sir James George Frazer (1854-1941) caught the popular imagination with his vast and enterprising comparative study of the beliefs and institutions of mankind, which in its third edition numbered 12 volumes. Reissued here is Frazer's own single-volume...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780971412705Author Thomas H SloneFormat PaperbackPage Count 532Imprint Masalai PressPublisher Masalai PressWeight(grams) 1184gDimensions(mm) 277mm * 211mm *...

Set off on a spellbinding expedition into the deep, dark woods...Page after page of this book is packed with vintage drawings that portray the enchanting beauty of a wild, ancient wood. Journey down snaking pathways, beneath towering trees, and amongst...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838132484Author John KruseFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Green Magic PublishingPublisher Green Magic Publishing

Interest in goddess worship is growing in contemporary society, as women seek models for feminine spirituality and wholeness. New cults are developing around ancient goddesses from many cultures, although their modern adherents often envision and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679774129Author Henry GlassieFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 391gDimensions(mm) 233mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988412248Author Terry AtkinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint Jorvik PressPublisher Jorvik PressWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 9mm

" . . . Dundes has produced a work which will be useful to both students and teachers who wish to broaden their understanding of modern folklore." -Center for Southern Folklore Magazine"It is impossible ever to remain unimpressed with [Dundes']...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486429786Author Ernst LehnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint 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 9780820458083Author Francisco Vaz da SilvaFormat PaperbackPage Count 278Imprint Peter Lang Publishing IncPublisher Peter Lang Publishing IncWeight(grams) 390g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781434208644Author ,Martin PowellFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Stone Arch BooksPublisher Capstone Press

He struck a match to look at his watch. In the flare of the light they saw a young woman just at Pitot's elbow- a young woman dressed all in black, with pale gold hair, and a baby sleeping on her shoulder. She glided to the edge of the bridge and stepped...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590302583Author David KherdianFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553259209Author Bernard EvslinFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Bantam USAPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group IncWeight(grams)...

Halloween is a very special time of year and takes on huge significance for a vast number of people in different ways. For many, it's a chance to dress up, wander the streets for a trick or treat session, gorge on candy and have a party, whereas for...

An examination of the history and waning culture of zar in Egypt, and the world in which Muslim women negotiate relations with spiritsZar is both a possessing spirit and a set of reconciliation rites between the spirits and their human hosts: living in a...

Drawing from Eastern and Western literatures, Heinrich Zimmer presents a selection of stories linked together by their common concern for the problem of our eternal conflict with the forces of evil. Beginning with a tale from the Arabian Nights, this...

The Nart sagas 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 cultures today survive...

Explore the fascinating myths of Greek and Roman civilizations! The tales of gods and heroes are often turned into tedious discourse that even Ovid would reject. This easy-to-read guide cuts out the boring details, and instead, provides you with a...

"I find him to be a kindred spirit, a sympathetic but shrewd enquirer, a companionable stroller, and a lover of anecdotes gathered by the wayside." So Tim Robinson described folklorist, revolutionary, and district justice Sean Mac Giollarnath, whose...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903018323Author Ria LoohuizenFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Prospect BooksPublisher Prospect Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486265070Author T.W. RollestonFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

The Four Branches of the Mabinogion are a rich treasure trove of tales. These magical, quintessentially Welsh stories are confusing, but it would be hard to match their splendid strangeness. The Four Branches tell of the kings and queens of Wales in the...