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Tales of Enchantment by Pleasant DeSpain 9780874837117
RRP: $25.18$20.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780874837117Author Pleasant DeSpainFormat HardbackPage Count 80Imprint August House PublishersPublisher August House PublishersWeight(grams)... -
Who Says?: Essays on Pivotal Issues in Contemporary Storytelling by Carol Birch 9780874834543
RRP: $27.28$24.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780874834543Author Carol BirchFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint August House PublishersPublisher August House Publishers -
Don't Touch That Toad and Other Strange Things Adults Tell You by Catherine Rondina 9781554534555
$15.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781554534555Author Catherine RondinaFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Kids Can PressPublisher Kids Can Press -
The Magic Pot: Three African Folktales by Dinah M. Mbanze 9780795700996
RRP: $18.88$15.67Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780795700996Author Dinah M. MbanzeFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Kwela BooksPublisher Kwela BooksWeight(grams) 80g -
Folklore and Ethnology in the Soviet Western Borderlands: Socialist in Form, National in Content by Toms Kencis 9781666906530
RRP: $178.50$157.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781666906530Author Toms KencisFormat HardbackPage Count 318Imprint Lexington Books/Fortress AcademicPublisher Lexington Books -
The Truth about Witches by Eric Braun 9781404861602
RRP: $62.98$36.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781404861602Author Eric BraunFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Picture Window BooksPublisher Picture Window BooksWeight(grams) 318g -
Pieces of Freedom: The Emancipation Sculptures of Edmonia Lewis and Meta Warrick Fuller by Lee Ann Timreck 9781496845870
$232.93The history of racism in America is also the history of ordinary Black Americans who accomplished extraordinary things in their pursuit of freedom. Faced with oppression throughout their journey, they built vibrant communities and lived purposeful lives... -
Louisiana Indian Tales by Elizabeth Moore 9780882897561
RRP: $33.58$20.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780882897561Author Elizabeth MooreFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Pelican Publishing CoPublisher Pelican Publishing CoWeight(grams) 0g -
We Are All Survivors: Verbal, Ritual, and Material Ways of Narrating Disaster and Recovery by Carl Lindahl 9780253063755
RRP: $105.00$91.16Does folklore have a place in discussing trauma? For instance, how do disaster survivors use language, ritual, and the material world to talk about their experiences? And what insights and tools can the field offer to help others navigate and narrate... -
Theorizing Old Norse Myth by Stefan Brink 9782503553030
$222.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782503553030Author Stefan BrinkFormat HardbackPage Count 285Imprint Brepols N.V.Publisher Brepols N.V.Weight(grams) 612gDimensions(mm) 239mm * 163mm * 23mm -
History of British Folklore: Volume 3 by Richard Mercer Dorson 9780415605922
RRP: $77.68$69.15This book discusses the origin and dispersion of the Aryans, the mythopoeic world view of early man, the animistic philosophy of savages, and the survivals of primitive belief among peasants, which enlivened the folklore controversies.Book... -
Latino American Folktales by Thomas A. Green 9780313362996
$110.61Latino Americans have a powerful voice in society and a wealth of cultural traditions. Fundamental to those traditions are numerous folktales. Some are funny, some draw upon the supernatural, some look back on ancestral ways, and some capture the... -
The British Traditional Ballad in North America by Tristram Potter Coffin 9780292744813
RRP: $50.38$43.76Tristram Potter Coffin's The British Traditional Ballad in North America, published in 1950, became recognized as the standard reference to the published material on the Child ballad in North America. Centering on the theme of story variation, the book... -
American Folklife by Don Yoder 9780292729070
RRP: $65.10$57.46Knowledge of folk custom and folk belief can help to explain ways of thought and behavior in modern America. American Folklife, a unique collection of essays dedicated to the presentation of American tradition, broadens our understanding of the regional... -
What Folklorists Do: Professional Possibilities in Folklore Studies by Timothy Lloyd 9780253058430
RRP: $155.40$135.35What can you do with a folklore degree? Over six dozen folklorists, writing from their own experiences, show us. What Folklorists Do examines a wide range of professionals-both within and outside the academy, at the beginning of their careers or... -
Folklore Concepts: Histories and Critiques by Dan Ben-Amos 9780253049551
RRP: $155.40$135.35By defining folklore as artistic communication in small groups, Dan Ben-Amos led the discipline of Folklore in new directions. In Folklore Concepts, Henry Glassie and Elliott Oring have curated a selection of Ben-Amos's groundbreaking essays that explore... -
Animal Tales from the Caribbean by George List 9780253029379
RRP: $199.50$172.89These twenty-one animal tales from the Colombian Caribbean coast represent a sampling of the traditional stories that are told during all-night funerary wakes. The tales are told in the semi-sacred space of the patio (backyard) of homes as part of the... -
Between Culture and Fantasy: New Guinea Highlands Mythology by Gillian Gillison 9780226293813
RRP: $84.00$80.96The myths of the Gimi, a people of the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea, attribute the origin of death and misery to the incestuous desires of the first woman or man, as if one sex or the other were guilty of the very first misdeed. Working for... -
Buying the Wind: Regional Folklore in the United States by Richard Mercer Dorson 9780226158624
RRP: $100.80$97.42This anthology of regional folklore displays the abundance, humor, and continuing vigor of the American oral tradition. The collection explores rich and distinctive lore of Maine Down-Easters, Pennsylvania Dutchmen, Southern mountaineers, Louisiana... -
The Beginning of the World by Edward Coley Burne-Jones 9781843680888
RRP: $31.48$20.58The last work of Burne-Jones: a series of woodcut illustrations to the first chapters of Genesis, making a perfect epitome of his art. Reprinted from the original edition of 1902.Book InformationISBN 9781843680888Author Edward Coley Burne-JonesFormat... -
Chios: Homer by Jill Dudley 9780993489044
$6.59Chios claims Homer as its native son. In this booklet Jill Dudley describes the ancient site north of the port of Chios where the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey taught and sang his epic poems. She visits the temples of pagan gods who divinely... -
Aristomenes of Messene: Legends of Sparta's Nemesis by Daniel Ogden 9780954384548
RRP: $126.00$120.56The legends of Aristomenes, hero of the Messenian resistance to Sparta, were designed to excite, gratify and amuse. Yet they remain almost unknown even to specialist ancient historians. This book, the first monograph to be devoted to Aristomenes,... -
Ah Mo: Indian Legends from the Northwest by Tren Griffin 9780888392442
RRP: $18.88$12.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780888392442Author Tren GriffinFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,CanadaPublisher Hancock House Publishers Ltd... -
More Ah Mo: Indian Legends from the Northwest by Tren Griffin 9780888393036
RRP: $18.88$12.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780888393036Author Tren GriffinFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,CanadaPublisher Hancock House Publishers Ltd... -
Kentucky Folklore by R. Gerald Alvey 9780813109022
RRP: $15.75$13.73Kentucky and Kentuckians are full of stories, which may be why so many present-day writers have Kentucky roots. Whether they left and returned, like Wendell Berry and Bobbie Ann Mason, or adopted Kentucky as home, like James Still and Jim Wayne Miller,... -
Trojan Horses: Saving the Classics from Conservatives by Page DuBois 9780814719466
RRP: $44.08$38.58A passionate reexamination of the ancient world and the lessons we can draw from antiquity In today's turbulent cultural moment, it is all too common for conservatives to invoke the wisdom of the ancient Greeks in the name of timeless virtues. At the... -
Lt History of the North Shore: Little Known Tales From Massachusetts by Christopher Forest 9780764335686
RRP: $29.38$18.42Discover information about the first American naval battle, great escapes in the middle of the night, and many historic tidbits that don't often appear in textbooks. These and many other curiosities occurred within Massachusetts's North Shore. Step back... -
Breudwyt Ronabwy Melville Richards 9780708326183
RRP: $29.38$23.00A paperback edition of a scholarly edition of a complex Arthurian myth, together with a comprehensive introduction, explanatory notes and detailed glossary. First published in 1948.About the AuthorProfessor Melville Richards (1910-1973) taught at... -
My Book of Indian Tales by Sterling Publishers 9788120773172
RRP: $20.98$14.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788120773172Author Sterling PublishersFormat HardbackImprint Sterling Publishers Pvt.LtdPublisher Sterling Publishers Pvt.LtdWeight(grams) 664g -
Contemporary Life and Witchcraft - Magic, Divination, and Religious Ritual in Europe by Alexandra Tataran 9783838207384
RRP: $48.09$39.23Witchcraft is very much alive in today's post-communist societies. Stemming from ancient rural traditions and influenced by modern New Age concepts, it has kept its function as a vibrant cultural code to combat the adversities of everyday life... -
The Pagan Heart of the West: Embodying Ancient Beliefs and Practices from Antiquity to the Present: Vol. III -- Rituals and Ritual Specialists / Vol. IV -- Christianisation Randy P. Conner 9781906958893
RRP: $52.50$34.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906958893Author Randy P. ConnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Mandrake of OxfordPublisher Mandrake of OxfordWeight(grams) 893g -
Pagan Heart of the West Embodying Ancient Beliefs and Practices from Antiquity to the Present: II. Nature and Rites Randy P. Conner 9781906958886
RRP: $52.50$33.26Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906958886Author Randy P. ConnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Mandrake of OxfordPublisher Mandrake of OxfordWeight(grams) 460g -
Ghost Stories of Minnesota Gina Teel 9781894877077
RRP: $25.18$15.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781894877077Author Gina TeelFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Ghost House PublishingPublisher Ghost House PublishingWeight(grams) 212gDimensions(mm)... -
Campfire Ghost Stories: Volume II A.S. Mott 9781894877428
RRP: $25.18$15.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781894877428Author A.S. MottFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Ghost House PublishingPublisher Ghost House PublishingWeight(grams) 206gDimensions(mm)... -
Gold Rushes by Tony Hollihan 9781894864015
RRP: $25.18$15.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781894864015Author Tony HollihanFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Folklore PublishingPublisher Folklore PublishingWeight(grams) 280g -
Native Ghost Stories Amos Gideon 9781894877763
RRP: $31.48$21.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781894877763Author Amos GideonFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Ghost House PublishingPublisher Ghost House PublishingWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm)... -
Ours Once More: Folklore, Ideology, and the Making of Modern Greece Michael Herzfeld 9781789207323
RRP: $231.00$185.96When this work - one that contributes to both the history and anthropology fields - first appeared in 1982, it was hailed as a landmark study of the role of folklore in nation-building. It has since been highly influential in reshaping the analysis of... -
Ours Once More: Folklore, Ideology, and the Making of Modern Greece Michael Herzfeld 9781789207224
RRP: $58.70$47.42When this work - one that contributes to both the history and anthropology fields - first appeared in 1982, it was hailed as a landmark study of the role of folklore in nation-building. It has since been highly influential in reshaping the analysis of... -
Starstruck: Cosmic Visions in Science, Religion, and Folklore Albert A. Harrison 9781845452865
RRP: $207.90$167.64We live in an era of exploding scientific knowledge about the universe, and our place and future within it. Much of this new knowledge conflicts with earlier wisdom, and some has frightening implications. Cosmic evolution, space exploration, the search... -
The Vampire: Origins of a European Myth Thomas M. Bohn 9781789202922
RRP: $207.90$167.64Even before Bram Stoker immortalized Transylvania as the homeland of his fictional Count Dracula, the figure of the vampire was inextricably tied to Eastern Europe in the popular imagination. Drawing on a wealth of heretofore neglected sources, this book...