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Myth - Laurence CoupeThis introductory volume provides a crucial overview of the evolution of 'myth', from the Greek definitions to those of a range of contemporary thinkers. Au...... |
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Three Celtic Tales - Moyra CaldecottThe Twins of the Tylwyth Teg is based on a well known story in Welsh folklore about a herd boy who marries a faery from under the lake. Before her... |
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Japanese Fairy Tales - Yei Theodora OzakiThis collection of Japanese fairy tales is the outcome of a suggestion made to me indirectly through a friend by Mr. Andrew Lang. They have been translated f...... |
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The Eight Sacred Texts Of India - Shyam MehtaMillions of Hindus all over the world believe in Krishna and Rama. What they do not know is that in about 500 B.C. India was at a time of enormous... |
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Crystal Legends - Moyra CaldecottCrystals and gemstones have been a source of fascination since Neolithic times; they endure when the bones of those they have adorned have turned to dust. Su...... |
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Metamorphoses Of The Zoo - Ralph AcamporaMetamorphoses of the Zoo marshals a unique compendium of critical interventions that envision novel modes of authentic encounter that cultivate humanity's bi...... |
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Ritual And BeliefRitual and Belief: Readings in the Anthropology of Religion is intended to satisfy the needs of students in undergraduate courses in the anthropology of reli...... |
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Real Monsters, Gruesome Critters, And Beasts From The Darkside - Brad Steiger"Spotlighting news articles, historical accounts, and first-person interviews, this chronicle of human interactions with monsters will convince even the most...... |
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Legendary Tales Of The Ancient Britons - Louisa L. J. MenziesExcerpts from the preface: THE following Legends have been selected from those preserved in the Chronicle of Geoffrey of Monmouth, in the belief that that C...... |
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Lives Of The Greek Heroines - Louisa L. J. MenziesPREFACE: A LITTLE book bearing as its title "Lives of the Greek Heroines" seems scarcely to require a word of introduction. The women who have been made famo...... |
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Folk-lore Of Women - Thomas F. Thiselton-dyerFolklore of misogny would probably be a better title for this book. Replete with Victorian stereotypes of women, this book draws on many different traditions...... |
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The Story-time Of The British Empire: Colonial And Postcolonial Folkloristics - Sadhana NaithaniIn The Story-Time of the British Empire, author Sadhana Naithani examines folklore collections compiled by British colonial administrators, military men, mis...... |
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Princes, Frogs And Ugly Sisters: The Healing Power Of The Grimm Brothers' Tales - Dr Allan G. HunterAnalyzing the ways in which the Grimm brothers' tales provide real, vital insights into how to live more happily, understand the need for personal and psycho...... |
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The Implied Spider: Politics And Theology In Myth - Wendy DonigerThis spirited, enlightened book offers a powerful antidote to the paralysis of postmodern intellectual life, showing how to make sense of, and learn from, th...... |
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Raja Nal And The Goddess - Susan Snow Wadley"Dhola" is an oral epic performed primarily by lower-caste, usually illiterate, men in the Braj region of northern India. The story of Raja Nal, "a king who ...... |
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MythMyth: A New Symposium offers a broad-based assessment of the present state of myth study. Inspired by a revisiting of Thomas Sebeok's influential mid-century...... |
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Stars And Keys - Lee HaringAn innovative collection of folktales from the islands of the southwest Indian Ocean Author: Haring, Lee Publisher: Indiana University Press Illustration: N...... |
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Seeing New Worlds: Henry David Thoreau And Nineteenth-century Natural Science - Laura Dassow Walls" Thoreau was a poet, a naturalist, a major American writer. Was he also a scientist?... |
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African Tales - Harold ScheubThe latest work from Harold Scheub, one of the world's leading scholars of African folktales, is the broadest collection yet assembled with tales from the en...... |
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Remembering The Year Of The French: Irish Folk History And Social Memory - Guy BeinerRemembering the Year of the French is a model of historical achievement, moving deftly between the study of historical events—the failed French invasio...... |
