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Defining the Yiddish Nation: The Jewish Folklorists of Poland by Itzik Nakhmen Gottesman 9780814326695
RRP: £42.95£40.99In the second half of the nineteenth century, Jewish nationalism developed in Europe. One vital form of this nationalism that took root at the beginning of the twentieth century in Eastern Europe was the Yiddishist movement, which held that the Yiddish... -
True Werewolves of History by Donald F. Glut 9780918736697
RRP: £7.99£6.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780918736697Author Donald F. GlutFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Sense of WonderPublisher James A Rock & Co. PublishersWeight(grams) 210g -
Dictionary of Contemporary Mythology by PH. D. William Harwood 9780759697638
£21.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780759697638Author PH. D. William HarwoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 412Imprint AuthorHousePublisher AuthorHouseWeight(grams) 924g -
Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth by Carol Rose 9780874369885
£79.81A richly illustrated encyclopedia that describes individual beings in their cultural context, grouping them across cultures and explaining common mythological themes. This illustrated encyclopedia not only identifies and describes individual beasts in... -
Asfidity and Mad-Stones: A Further Ramble Through Hillfolks' Hoodoo by H Byron Ballard 9780996758307
£16.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996758307Author H Byron BallardFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint Smith Bridge PressPublisher Smith Bridge PressWeight(grams) 177g -
Staubs and Ditchwater: A Friendly and Useful Introduction to Hillfolks' Hoodoo by H Byron Ballard 9780976758181
£16.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780976758181Author H Byron BallardFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Smith Bridge PressPublisher Smith Bridge PressWeight(grams) 154g -
The Pied Piper: A Handbook by Wolfgang Mieder 9780313334641
£58.16Few figures are as famous, mysterious, and influential as the Pied Piper, the notorious catcher of rats and children. With his magical music he was able to bewitch anyone and anything to follow him blindly, and he continues to influence the contemporary... -
Cowboys and Kansas: Stories from the Tallgrass Prairie by Jim Hoy 9780806128672
RRP: £14.95£14.84In Cowboys and Kansas, Jim Hoy educates and entertains us with essays and tales about cowboy life that are based on personal experience, folklore, and history. Introduced to cowboys--famous and obscure, historical and contemporary--we hear them tell... -
Tree of Life, Mythical Archetype by Gregory R. Haynes 9780982403457
£30.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982403457Author Gregory R. HaynesFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Symbolon PressPublisher Symbolon PressWeight(grams) 811g -
Fabulous Females and Peerless Pirs: Tales of Mad Adventure in Old Bengal by Tony K. Stewart 9780195165302
RRP: £30.49£25.45A distinctive aspect of Hindu devotion is the veneration of a human guru, who is not only an exemplar and a teacher, but is often worshipped as an embodiment of the divine. In the past these gurus have almost always been men. Today, however, female gurus... -
The ""Arabian Nights"" Reader by Ulrich Marzolph 9780814332597
RRP: £32.95£28.88The Arabian Nights commands a place in world literature unrivaled by any other fictional work of ""Oriental"" provenance. Bringing together Indian, Iranian, and Arabic tradition, this collection of tales became popular in the Western... -
South Asian Folklore: A Handbook by Frank J. Korom 9780313331930
£58.16South Asia is a distant, exotic place to most American students. It is also a land of diverse and fascinating cultures, exemplified by the folklore of the region. This book gives students and general readers a thorough introduction to South Asian... -
The Grail -Two Studies by Alexander Jacob 9780987559890
RRP: £18.95£16.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780987559890Author Alexander JacobFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint Manticore PressPublisher Manticore PressWeight(grams) 431g -
Light Love Rituals: Bulgarian Myths, Legends, and Folklore by Ronesa Aveela 9780999686102
RRP: £23.99£23.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999686102Author Ronesa AveelaFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Bendideia PublishingPublisher Bendideia PublishingWeight(grams) 440g -
Mrenh Gongveal: Chasing the Elves of the Khmer by Keith Kelly 9780996135566
RRP: £36.99£26.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996135566Author Keith KellyFormat HardbackPage Count 116Imprint Keith KellyPublisher Keith KellyWeight(grams) 671g -
Urban Legends: A Collection of International Tall Tales and Terrors by Dr. Paul Smith 9780313339523
£83.64Don't get in that car without looking in the back seat! Everyone has heard the story about such-and-such, and while it sounds impossible, so-and-so swears that it must be true. Often gory, disgusting, shocking, and surprising, urban legends are central... -
Zapotecs on the Move: Cultural, Social and Political Processes in Transnational Perspective by Adriana Cruz-Manjarrez 9780813560700
RRP: £33.00£24.29Through interviews with three generations of Yalalag Zapotecs ("Yalaltecos") in Los Angeles and Yalalag, Oaxaca, this book examines the impact of international migration on this community. It traces five decades of migration to Los Angeles in... -
On Jewish Folklore by Raphael Patai 9780814344217
RRP: £24.95£23.73On Jewish Folklore spans a half-century of scholarly inquiry by the noted anthropologist and biblical scholar Raphael Patai. He essays collected in this volume, some of which are presented for the first time in English translation, provide a rich harvest... -
In Ireland Long Ago by Mr Kevin Danaher 9780853427810
£14.28Discover the world of Irish folklore with Kevin Danaher's book, 'In Ireland Long Ago.' This narrative provides a look into traditional Irish folk life, from the comfort of the hearth to the stories and gossip that fill it, alongside the food and drink... -
King Solomon and the Golden Fish: Tales from the Sephardic Tradition by Matilda Koen-Sarano 9780814331668
RRP: £52.00£49.24Orality has been central to the transmission of Sephardic customs, wisdom, and values for centuries. Throughout the Middle Ages, Spanish Jews were known for their linguistic skills, and as translators and storytellers they were the main transmitters of... -
Italian Folktales in America: The Verbal Art of an Immigrant Woman by Elizabeth Mathias 9780814321225
RRP: £24.95£21.86In 1941, while studying folklore at Wayne University with Professor Emelyn Gardner, Bruna Todesco collected from her mother, Clementina, the twenty-two marchen and legends presented in this book. Bruna, her mother, and her father, John, immigrated to... -
Colonial Histories, Postcolonial Memories: The Legend of the Kahina, a North African Heroine by Abdelmajid Hannoum 9780325002538
£64.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780325002538Author Abdelmajid HannoumFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Heinemann Educational Books,U.S.Publisher Heinemann USA -
Children of the Thunderbird: Legends and Myths from the West Coast by Ted Meyers 9780888392640
£15.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780888392640Author Ted MeyersFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,CanadaPublisher Hancock House Publishers Ltd... -
Swapping Stories: Folktales from Louisiana by Carl Lindahl 9780878059317
RRP: £24.95£23.85Here are more than two hundred oral tales from some of Louisiana's finest storytellers. In this comprehensive volume of great range are transcriptions of narratives in many genres (ghost stories, tall tales, myths, magic tales, buried-treasure tales, and... -
Two Cakes Fit for a King: Folktales from Vietnam by Nguyet Cam Nguyen 9780824826680
RRP: £21.95£20.91For centuries, Vietnamese have sustained the history of their nation, both actual and mythic, through their folklore. These stories, passed from generation to generation, contain not only the national saga, but also fundamental cultural values that... -
World History and Myths of Cats by Elli Kohen 9780773408616
£70.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780773408616Author Elli KohenFormat PaperbackPage Count 410Imprint Em TextsPublisher Em TextsWeight(grams) 152g -
Cinderella across Cultures by Gillian Lathey 9780814341551
RRP: £34.95£33.62The Cinderella story is retold continuously in literature, illustration, music, theatre, ballet, opera, film, and other media, and folklorists have recognized hundreds of distinct forms of Cinderella plots worldwide. The focus of this volume, however, is... -
Hawaiian Folk Tales: A Collection of Native Legends by Thomas G Thrum 9780898753066
RRP: £19.95£17.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780898753066Author Thomas G ThrumFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint University Press of the PacificPublisher University Press of the PacificWeight(grams)... -
Jewish Moroccan Folk Narratives from Israel by Aliza Shenhar 9780814344521
RRP: £22.95£21.86Jewish Moroccan Folk Narratives focuses on two central elements: textual research to examine the aesthetic qualities of the narrative, their division into genres, the various versions and their parallels, and acculturation in Israel, as well as... -
A Knock At The Door by George Shannon 9780897747332
£41.69It's the original children's suspense tale! Thirty-four English-language stories from many different cultures (and one Spanish-language tale from Mexico) all share a common theme: a dangerous character knocks at the door and pretends to be a familiar,... -
A Postmodern Analysis of the Little Red Riding Hood Tale by Barbara Smith Chalou 9780773408593
RRP: £54.95£54.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780773408593Author Barbara Smith ChalouFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint Em TextsPublisher Em TextsWeight(grams) 152g -
Wiregrass Country by Jerrilyn McGregory 9780878059263
RRP: £34.95£32.90Wiregrass (Aristida stricta) refers to a genus of flora that depends on fire ecology for germination. Although its growth is widespread from the Chesapeake Bay to the western brim of Texas, only one region has acquired the word for vernacular recognition... -
Friends of Thunder: Folktales of the Oklahoma Cherokees by Jack F. Kilpatrick 9780806127224
RRP: £18.95£13.06The Cherokee husband-and-wife team who recorded and translated these folktales in 1961 helped to preserve the lore of seventeen elder Oklahoma Cherokees. This volume includes a wide variety of folklore; talking-animal stories, tales of a dragon-like... -
Gender, Song, and Sensibility: Folktales and Folksongs in the Highlands of New Guinea by Dr Pamela J. Stewart 9780275977924
£83.24The authors present a historical picture of gender relations in Highlands New Guinea by exploring domains of imagination as revealed in courting songs, ballads, and folktales from across the Highlands but with particular reference to field areas in the... -
Telling the American Story: A Structural and Cultural Analysis of Conversational Storytelling by Livia Polanyi 9780893910419
£83.24This book explores the complexity of story text. Its thesis is that one can elicit the world view of a people from a close structural analysis of their narrative discourse. It is the first methodological explanation of how stories can be used as a source... -
Strange and Secret Peoples: Fairies and the Victorian Consciousness by Carole G. Silver 9780195121995
RRP: £93.00£71.46Teeming with creatures, both real and imagined, this encyclopedic study in cultural history illuminates the hidden web of connections between the Victorian fascination with fairies and their lore and the dominant preoccupations of Victorian culture at... -
More Greek Folktales. by Richard McGillivray Dawkins 9780837176314
£65.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780837176314Author Richard McGillivray DawkinsFormat HardbackPage Count 178Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO -
Traditional Chinese Tales. by Wang Chi-Chen 9780837107394
£55.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780837107394Author Wang Chi-ChenFormat HardbackPage Count 225Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO -
Stories from the Marshall Islands: Bwebwenato Jan Aelon Kein by Jack A. Tobin 9780824820190
RRP: £24.95£23.33Among Marshallese the ri-bwebwenato (storyteller) is well known and respected, a living repository and transmitter of traditional history and culture. Here are ninety folktales and stories of historical events, collected and translated into English... -
The Politics of Magic: DEFA Fairy-Tale Films Qinna Shen 9780814339039
RRP: £32.95£32.43From Paul Verhoeven's The Cold Heart in 1950 to Konrad Petzold's The Story of the Goose Princess and Her Loyal Horse Falada in 1989, East Germany's state-sponsored film company, DEFA (Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft), produced over forty feature-length,...