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Greek Myths: Heroes and Heroines by Jean Menzies
RRP: €13.08€8.94Find out what happened when King Midas was granted his wish, how Icarus flew too close to the sun, and relive the adventures of Jason and the Argonauts in these stories of love, betrayal, infatuation and punishment.Greek Myths: Heroes and Heroines is... -
Black Moon Lilith Rising: How to Unlock the Power of the Dark Divine Feminine Through Astrology by Adama Sesay 9781788178679
RRP: €17.84€10.51An exploration of the Black Moon Lilith placement in astrology-a widely searched yet underserved topic-that reclaims the misunderstood archetype of Lilith and shows you how to use her energy for empowerment and transformation.Black Moon Lilith Rising is... -
Webspinner: Songs, Stories, and Reflections of Duncan Williamson, Scottish Traveller by John D. Niles 9781496841582
€40.46Born in 1928 in a tent on the shore of Loch Fyne, Argyll, Duncan Williamson (d. 2007) eventually came to be recognized as one of the foremost storytellers in Scotland and the world. Webspinner: Songs, Stories, and Reflections of Duncan Williamson,... -
Postcolonial Astrology: A Radical Genealogy of the Planets Alice Sparkly Kat 9781623175306
RRP: €20.22€13.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623175306Author Alice Sparkly KatFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S. -
The Celestial Hunter by Roberto Calasso
RRP: €15.46€10.82'A poetic, erudite exploration of history and myth' Financial TimesAn unforgettable journey through centuries and across cultures to the pivotal moment in evolution - when humans did something that no species had yet tried - when we became the hunter and... -
The Green Man Kathleen Basford 9780859914970
RRP: €23.80€20.21Delightful, oft-reprinted guide to the foliate heads so common in medieval sculpture. This was the first-ever monograph dedicated to the Green Man. The Green Man, the image of the foliate head or the head of a man sprouting leaves, is probably the... -
Plant Lore and Legend: The wisdom and wonder of plants and flowers revealed Ruth Binney 9781910821107
RRP: €11.89€8.09Trying to understand the wonders and mysteries of the natural world has been a human preoccupation since the earliest times. Myriad myths and legends have subsequently evolved to explain the existence and power of our fertile planet. At the same time,... -
Tarot: Cards For Divination, Wisdom And Self Discovery by Nikkie Jay
RRP: €35.69€24.89Gaining insight into our deeper selves through the use of divination tools to help decide future actions has preoccupied mankind since ancient times. In Europe, cards which became known as Tarot have been used to map the soul and predict the future since... -
The Leaping Hare by George Ewart Evans
RRP: €13.08€8.71The Leaping Hare is a rare and remarkable book about every aspect of the life and legend of the wild hare, exploring nature, poetry, folklore, history and art. A frequent feature in the mythology of many cultures, the hare has been linked with mystery... -
At Day's Close: A History of Nighttime Professor A. Roger Ekirch 9781474624916
RRP: €13.08€8.81A fascinating and colourful social history of the nighttime.'A wonderful revelation of a vanished age of darkness' SPECTATOR'Fascinating' SUNDAY TIMES'A splendid book ... great entertainment' Sir Patrick Moore'A triumph of social history. Almost every... -
Warriors, Witches, Women: Mythology's Fiercest Females Kate Hodges 9781781319260
RRP: €22.60€15.65Meet mythology's fifty fiercest females in this modern retelling of the world's greatest legends. From feminist fairies to bloodsucking temptresses, half-human harpies and protective Vodou goddesses, these are women who go beyond long-haired, smiling... -
The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend by Alan Lupack 9780199215096
RRP: €17.84€13.03The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend is both a critical history of the Arthurian tradition and a reference guide to Arthurian works, names, and symbols. It offers a comprehensive survey of the legends in all of their manifestations, from... -
Church Curiosities: Strange Objects and Bizarre Legends by David Castleton
RRP: €11.89€9.13In churches and cathedrals across Britain, tucked away among ordinary items such as pews, screens and pulpits, sit a plethora of fascinating and unexpected objects. From dragon-slaying spears and the ribs of monstrous cows, to pagan altars, reindeer... -
Haunted England: The Penguin Book of Ghosts by Jennifer Beatrice Westwood
RRP: €15.46€11.88Watch out for a ghostly ship and its spectral crew off the coast of CornwallListen for the unearthly tread and rustling silk dress of Darlington's Lady JarrattShiver at the malevolent apparition of 50 Berkeley Square that no-one survives seeing England's... -
The Kojiki: An Account of Ancient Matters by Gustav Heldt 9780231163897
RRP: €29.75€23.31Japan's oldest surviving narrative, the eighth-century Kojiki, chronicles the mythical origins of its islands and their ruling dynasty through a diverse array of genealogies, tales, and songs that have helped to shape the modern nation's views of its... -
An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya by Mary Miller
RRP: €17.84€12.14Nearly 300 entries, from accession to yoke, describe the main gods and symbols of the Aztecs, Olmecs, Zapotecs, Maya, Teotihuacanos, Mixtects and Toltecs.Introductory essays provide succinct accounts of Mesoamerican history and religion.This... -
Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America by David Hackett Fischer 9780195069051
RRP: €36.28€29.37Eighty percent of Americans have no British ancestors. According to David Hackett Fischer, however, their day-to-day lives are profoundly influenced by folkways transplanted from Britain to the New World with the first settlers. Residual, yet persistent,... -
Fife Folk Tales by Sheila Kinninmonth 9780750967532
RRP: €15.46€11.45Storyteller Sheila Kinninmonth brings together stories from the coastal fishing villages, rushing rivers, magical green farmland and rolling hills of Fife. In this treasure trove of tales you will meet Scottish Kings and Queens, saints and sinners,... -
The Book of Magic: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment by Brian Copenhaver
RRP: €15.46€10.82'. . . as when iron is drawn to a magnet, camphor is sucked into hot air, crystal lights up in the Sun, sulfur and a volatile liquid are kindled by flame, an empty eggshell filled with dew is raised towards the Sun . . .'This rich, fascinating anthology... -
Metamorphosis by Ovid
RRP: €11.89€8.46Mary Innes's classic prose translation of one of the supreme masterpieces of Latin literature, Ovid's Metamorphosis. Ovid drew on Greek mythology, Latin folklore and legend from ever further afield to create a series of narrative poems, ingeniously... -
Indian Mythology: Tales Symbols and Rituals from the Heart of the Subcontinent by Devdutt Pattanaik 9780892818709
RRP: €20.22€13.19From the blood-letting Kali to the mysterious Ganesha, the Hindu spiritual landscape is populated by characters that find no parallel in the Western spiritual world. Indian Mythologyexplores the rich tapestry of these characters within 99 classic myths,... -
The Complete Fables of Jean de La Fontaine by Jean de La Fontaine
RRP: €29.74€26.26Inspired new translations of the work of one of the world's greatest fabulistsTold in an elegant style, Jean de la Fontaine's (1621-95) charming animal fables depict sly foxes and scheming cats, vain birds and greedy wolves, all of which subtly express... -
Sea Monsters on Medieval Chet van Duzer 9780712357715
RRP: €17.84€12.14The sea monsters on medieval and Renaissance maps, whether swimming vigorously, gambolling amid the waves, attacking ships, or simply displaying themselves for our appreciation, are one of the most visually engaging elements on these maps, and yet they... -
The Greek Myths That Shape the Way We Think by Richard Buxton
RRP: €23.80€16.36A sophisticated look into the eight Greek myths that remain the most relevant to us today, exploring their powerful cultural impact from their ancient origins to the present. The Greek myths have been retold countless times, first by the conquering... -
A Short History Of Myth by Karen Armstrong
RRP: €11.89€7.97As long as we have been human, we have been mythmakers. In A Short History of Myth, Karen Armstrong holds up the mirror of mythology to show us the history of ourselves, and embarks on a journey that begins at a Neanderthal graveside and ends buried in... -
Occidental Mythology: The Masks of God Volume 3 Joseph Campbell 9781608687299
RRP: €32.13€21.41Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608687299Author Joseph CampbellFormat HardbackPage Count 576Imprint New World LibraryPublisher New World Library -
The Celtic Myths that Shape the Way We Think by Mark Williams
RRP: €23.80€16.36How do myths that were deeply embedded in the customs and beliefs of their original culture find themselves retold and reinterpreted across the world, centuries or even millennia later? Focusing on ten myths that have had the greatest cultural impact and... -
Viking Myths & Sagas: Retold from Ancient Norse Texts by Rosalind Kerven
RRP: €15.46€10.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953745470Author Rosalind KervenFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Talking StonePublisher Talking Stone -
Folk Opposition Alex Niven 9781780990323
RRP: €11.89€10.22For David Cameron and 'Big Society' Tories, folk culture means organic food, nu-folk pop music, and pastoral myths of Englishness. Meanwhile, postmodern liberal culture teaches us that talking about a singular 'folk' is reductive at best, neo-fascist at... -
Sumerian Mythology by Samuel Noah Kramer 9781773239712
RRP: €10.65€9.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781773239712Author Samuel Noah KramerFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint Must Have BooksPublisher Must Have BooksWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
Gloucestershire Folk Tales by Anthony Nanson
RRP: €11.89€8.98Gloucestershire's stories go back to the days of Sabrina, spirit of the Severn, and the Nine Hags of Gloucester. Tales tell of sky-ships over Bristol, the silk-caped wraith of Dover's Hill, snow foresters on the Cotswolds, and Cirencester's dark-age... -
Gods & Games: Toward a Theology of Play by David L Miller 9781938808548
RRP: €16.60€11.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938808548Author David L MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint Stillpoint/AthenaPublisher Stillpoint/AthenaWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
Smoke Hole: Looking to the Wild in the Time of the Spyglass by Martin Shaw 9781645020950
RRP: €17.84€12.17'With potent, lyrical language and a profound knowledge of storytelling, Shaw encourages and illuminates the mythic in our own lives. He is a modern-day bard.' Madeline Miller, author of Circe and The Song of Achilles 'Through feral tales and poetic... -
Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends: A Gift Edition of 73 Enchanting Chinese Folk Stories and Fairy Tales by Frederick H. Martens
RRP: €15.46€12.15Fearless heroes, feisty princesses, sly magicians, terrifying dragons, talking foxes and miniature dogs. They all feature in this enthralling compendium of Chinese fairy tales and legends, along with an array of equally colourful characters and... -
Black Cats and Evil Eyes: A Book of Old-Fashioned Superstitions by Chloe Rhodes 9781782434863
RRP: €9.51€6.66This fascinating collection investigates the origins of our most intriguing superstitions, many of which we still observe today.Hundreds of the beliefs passed down through the generations have their foundations in our ancestors' efforts to ward off evil,... -
Ireland's Wild Plants by Niall Mac Coitir
RRP: €14.27€13.82Ireland's wild plants have been part of our culture and folklore from the earliest times, featuring in the Brehon Laws, early Irish poetry and herbal medicine. Plants are described in seasonal order and different aspects are examined: their roles in... -
Conversing by Signs: Poetics of Implication in Colonial New England Culture by Robert Blair St.George 9780807846889
RRP: €65.45€61.45The people of colonial New England lived in a densely metaphoric landscape--a world where familiars invaded bodies without warning, witches passed with ease through locked doors, and houses blew down in gusts of angry, providential wind. Meaning, Robert... -
Bones & Honey: A Heathen Prayer Book Danielle Dulsky 9781608688920
RRP: €20.22€13.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608688920Author Danielle DulskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint New World LibraryPublisher New World LibraryWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 226mm *... -
Suffolk Folk Tales by Kirsty Hartsiotis
RRP: €15.46€11.45With its wild eroding sea, its gentle rolling fields and tall churches, Suffolk is a county of contrasts. It may seem a kindly and civilised place, but in that sea, in the reed beds, the woods and even down dark town streets lurk strange beasts, ghosts... -
The Midnight Unicorn by Alice Hemming
RRP: €9.51€6.93An epic unicorn fairy tale filled with adventure, magic and a fight like no other... In a faraway kingdom, two girls live separate lives. Growing up in the wilderness of the west, Alette is the daughter of a...