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From Ritual to Romance by James L Weston 9781605200613
RRP: £28.99£24.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781605200613Author James L WestonFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Cosimo ClassicsPublisher Cosimo ClassicsWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm... -
Ghost Hunting: How to Investigate the Paranormal by Loyd Auerbach 9781579510671
RRP: £9.99£8.50Ghost Hunting is a common sense approach to the investigation and resolution of cases of reported ghostly happenings, including apparitions, hauntings, and poltergeists. The reader quickly grasps what parapsychologists think ghosts are and how to best... -
Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry by W., B. Yeats
RRP: £36.95£28.51Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780809564903Author W., B. YeatsFormat HardbackPage Count 380Imprint Wildside PressPublisher Wildside PressWeight(grams) 712gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *... -
Demeter and Persephone: Lessons from a Myth by Tamara Agha-Jaffar 9780786413430
RRP: £21.99£17.97This work demonstrates the continued importance and relevance of the myth of Demeter and Persephone to today's society. The first three chapters provide a summary of the Homeric story and examine the myth from the perspectives of the mother and daughter... -
Gentlemen and Amazons: The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory, 1861-1900 by Cynthia Eller 9780520266766
RRP: £30.00£27.39"Gentlemen and Amazons" traces the nineteenth-century genesis and development of an important contemporary myth about human origins: that of an original prehistoric matriarchy. Cynthia Eller explores the intellectual history of the myth, which arose from... -
First World War Folk Tales by Taffy Thomas
RRP: £9.99£7.55From 2014 to 2018, people all over the world will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War. They will not only be honouring those who lost their lives on the battlefield between 1914 and 1918, they will also be... -
Kappianaqtut: Strange Creatures and Fantastic Beings From Inuit Myths and Legends, Second Edition Louise Flaherty 9781926569383
RRP: £12.99£8.63Each volume in the Kappianaqtut series provides readers with an in-depth academic examination of two mythological creatures from Inuit mythology. The series examines Inuit myths from an ethnographic perspective and fosters discussion on the variations... -
In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond: In Search of the Sasquatch by John Zada 9780802129352
RRP: £18.99£15.47On the central and north coast of British Columbia, the Great Bear Rainforest is the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world, containing more organic matter than any other terrestrial ecosystem on the planet. The area plays host to a wide range... -
Little Red Riding Hood: A Casebook by Alan Dundes 9780299120344
RRP: £19.95£19.00Alan Dundes continues his exploration of well-loved fairy tales with this casebook on one of the best-known of them all: Little Red Riding Hood. Following versions of the tale by Perrault and the Brothers Grimm, the essays by an international group of... -
Handbook of Biblical Hebrew: An Inductive Approach Based on the Hebrew Text of Esther by William S Lasor 9780802804440
RRP: £41.99£33.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802804440Author William S LasorFormat PaperbackPage Count 540Imprint William B Eerdmans Publishing CoPublisher William B Eerdmans Publishing... -
Greek Mythology: Gods and Heroes Brought to Life by Robert Garland 9781526776549
RRP: £15.99£11.61Greek mythology isn't the equivalent of the Bible or the Qur'an. There is no standardized version of any myth. Myths aren't sacred. Whether you happen to be Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides or any other Greek, or even you or me, every myth is yours... -
Ancient Egyptian Myths: Gods and Pharoahs, Creation and the Afterlife by Catherine Chambers
RRP: £19.99£14.05The Great Sphinx of Giza, painted friezes in pyramid chambers, and symbolic paintings of the eye of Horus are familiar and breathtaking works of art. Yet behind them lies a deep cosmological tapestry in which the origins of the Earth and riches brought... -
Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids in Myth, Legend and Folklore by Theresa Bane 9781476663517
RRP: £14.99£12.55Every culture has in its folklore and mythology beings of immense size and strength, as well as other preternatural and monstrous humanoids who walk among us, serving the divine or fulfilling their own agendas. This book catalogs the lore and legends of... -
Folk and Fairy Tales: A Handbook by D. L. Ashliman 9780313328107
£64.42Just about everyone is familiar with folk and fairy tales. Children learn about them from parents, teachers, and other adults, while researchers study these tales at colleges and universities. At the same time, folk and fairy tales are inseparable from... -
Myth: A Biography of Belief by David Leeming 9780195161052
RRP: £12.49£8.06Joseph Campbell wrote that mythology is "the wonderful song of the soul's high adventure." In Myth, David Leeming considers the role this "wonderful song" has to play in a world increasingly dependent on scientific and technical... -
The Girl Who Made Stars: And Other Bushman Stories by Wilhelm Bleek 9783856305994
RRP: £18.99£13.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783856305994Author Wilhelm BleekFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Daimon VerlagPublisher Daimon VerlagWeight(grams) 232g -
Fairy Tales and Society: Illusion, Allusion, and Paradigm by Ruth B. Bottigheimer
RRP: £23.99£20.84This collection of exemplary essays by internationally recognized scholars examines the fairy tale from historical, folkloristic, literary, and psychoanalytical points of view. For generations of children and adults, fairy tales have encapsulated social... -
The Elder: In History, Myth and Cookery by Ria Loohuizen 9781903018316
RRP: £12.99£11.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903018316Author Ria LoohuizenFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Prospect BooksPublisher Prospect Books -
The Holy Grail by Giles Morgan 9781904048343
RRP: £9.99£6.80The Holy Grail is a subject that fascinates and intrigues. Through its various guises as magic cauldron, cornucopia, horn of plenty and chalice cup it has remained at the centre of popular culture from antiquity right up to the present day. An object of... -
The Vampire Almanac: The Complete History by J Gordon Melton
RRP: £56.99£37.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781578597635Author J. Gordon MeltonFormat HardbackPage Count 800Imprint Visible Ink PressPublisher Visible Ink Press -
The Little Encyclopedia of Mythical Horses: An A-to-Z Guide to Legendary Steeds by Eliza Berkowitz 9780762484898
RRP: £14.99£11.36From Arthurian legend to tales of ancient China, horses have traversed the world alongside humans for centuries, and their heroic adventures are gathered here in this one-of-a-kind little encyclopedia . . . Beloved for their grace, strength, and untamed... -
The Little Book of Yorkshire Customs & Folklore by Julia Smith 9781855683082
RRP: £2.99£2.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781855683082Author Julia SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Dalesman Publishing Co LtdPublisher Dalesman Publishing Co LtdWeight(grams)... -
English Myths by Michael Kerrigan
RRP: £19.99£14.81The mythology and folklore of England is as old as the land itself, rich in symbolism and full of tales of quests and heroic daring-do, ghosts and witches, romantic heroines and noble outlaws. Who hasn't heard of the master sorcerer Merlin, Robin Hood... -
Aliens, God, and the Bible: A Theological Speculative Study of the Bible's Alien Mysteries by Joel Curtis Graves 9780764353567
RRP: £16.99£11.08Bridge the Christian religion-science gap as The Reverend Doctor Joel Graves explores what the Bible says, what it means, and what it might mean-especially in the near future. This theological speculative study of the Bible takes the reader into the... -
Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx by John Rhys 9781410215192
RRP: £25.95£23.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781410215192Author John RhysFormat PaperbackPage Count 768Imprint University Press of the PacificPublisher University Press of the PacificWeight(grams)... -
Roman Mythology: A Captivating Guide to Roman Gods, Goddesses, and Mythological Creatures by Matt Clayton 9781952191435
RRP: £29.99£18.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781952191435Author Matt ClaytonFormat HardbackPage Count 114Imprint Refora PublicationsPublisher Refora PublicationsWeight(grams) 322gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
Grimms Bad Girls and Bold Boys: The Moral and Social Vision of the Tales by Ruth B. Bottigheimer 9780300043891
RRP: £18.00£17.59In this book -- the first in more than fifty years to treat the entire body of Grimms' Tales -- Ruth B. Bottigheimer provides a thorough analysis of the stories' content, focusing in particular on the matter of gender. By combining a sociohistorical... -
Trick of the Tale by John Matthews 9781840111347
RRP: £14.99£10.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840111347Author John MatthewsFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Templar PublishingPublisher Templar Publishing -
The Fish Prince and Other Stories: Mermen Folk Tales by Jane Yolen
RRP: £15.00£8.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566563901Author Jane YolenFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Interlink BooksPublisher Interlink BooksWeight(grams) 200gDimensions(mm) 209mm * 141mm *... -
'Twas Only an Irishman's Dream: The Image of Ireland and the Irish in American Popular Song Lyrics, 1800-1920 by William H. Williams 9780252065514
RRP: £25.99£22.49Over time, the image of the Irish in the United States changed from that of hard-drinking Paddies to genial working-class citizens. In 'Twas Only an Irishman's Dream, William H. A. Williams traces the change in this image through more than seven hundred... -
Faery Healing: The Lore and the Legacy by Margie McArthur 9780999470206
RRP: £20.99£17.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999470206Author Margie McArthurFormat PaperbackPage Count 386Imprint Margaret M McArthurPublisher Margaret M McArthurWeight(grams) 662gDimensions(mm)... -
Feasts of Light: Celebrations for the Seasons of Life Based on the Egyptian Goddess Mysteries by Normandi Ellis 9780835607445
RRP: £18.99£15.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780835607445Author Normandi EllisFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Quest Books,U.S.Publisher Quest Books,U.S.Weight(grams) 1g -
Folk Stories from the Hills of Puerto Rico/Cuentos folkloricos de las montanas de Puerto Rico by Rafael Ocasio
RRP: £20.99£19.32This exciting new anthology gathers together Puerto Rican folktales that were passed down orally for generations before finally being transcribed beginning in 1914 by the team of famous anthropologist Franz Boas. These charming tales give readers a... -
Stories from Ireland by Ita Daly
RRP: £7.99£5.46Oxford 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 wonderful collection is drawn... -
Light Love Rituals: Bulgarian Myths, Legends, and Folklore by Ronesa Aveela 9780999686126
£31.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999686126Author Ronesa AveelaFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Bendideia PublishingPublisher Bendideia PublishingWeight(grams) 680g -
If You Should Go at Midnight: Legends and Legend Tripping in America by Jeffrey S. Debies-Carl 9781496844125
£34.00Tonight, across America, countless people will embark on an adventure. They will prowl among overgrown headstones in forgotten graveyards, stalk through darkened woods and wildlands, and creep down the crumbling corridors of abandoned buildings. They... -
Symbols of Ireland by Eoin O'Brien 9781788491662
RRP: £6.50£6.40The harp, the shamrock, the Claddagh ring, St Patrick, Round towers, turf, Aran jumpers, The Giant's Causeway, Newgrange, Croke Park. An illustrated guide to the symbols, places, treasures, famous figures and mythical creatures of the Emerald Isle.About... -
Dark Emerald Tales by Anne Massey O'Regan 9780995778429
RRP: £8.00£7.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995778429Author Anne Massey O'ReganFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Beul Aithris PublishingPublisher Beul Aithris PublishingWeight(grams) 209g -
We Are All Survivors: Verbal, Ritual, and Material Ways of Narrating Disaster and Recovery by Carl Lindahl 9780253063762
RRP: £19.99£17.54What is the role of folklore in the discussion of catastrophe and trauma? How do disaster survivors use language, ritual, and the material world to articulate their experiences? What insights and tools can the field of folkloristics offer survivors for... -
Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest by Ella E. Clark 9780520239265
RRP: £21.00£16.63This collection of more than one hundred tribal tales, culled from the oral tradition of the Indians of Washington and Oregon, presents the Indians' own stories, told for generations around their fires, of the mountains, lakes, and rivers, and of the...