Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
Paperback. Have you ever heard a news story of a politician being "found dead" or "committing suicide" and thought it strange, as if there's something they're not telling us? This title gives you the straight facts on some of the most controversial cases. It makes you realize that your instincts were correct. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620878705
- ISBN
- 9781620878705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.65
€ 18.99
€ 17.65
Paperback. Realizing the Witch follows the unfolding of Benjamin Christensen's visual narrative in his 1922 film, Haxan (The Witch). Through a close reading of Haxan, Baxstrom and Meyers examine the study of witchcraft from historical and anthropological perspectives, as well as the intersection of popular culture, artistic expression and scientific ideas. Series: Forms of Living. Num Pages: 296 pages, 64 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780823268252
- ISBN
- 9780823268252
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.78
€ 34.99
€ 31.78
Paperback. A delightful translation of one of the finest, and most beautiful, examples of a medieval Bestiary. Num Pages: 206 pages, 136, 136 colour illustrations, 136 colour. BIC Classification: ACK; AKLB; DNF; JFHF; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 434. Being an English Version of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS Bodley 764. 205 pages, with 136 col illus. A delightful translation of one of the finest, and most beautiful, examples of a medieval Bestiary. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACK; AKLB; DNF; JFHF; WN. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight: 426. Translator(s): Barber, Richard.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851157535
- ISBN
- 9780851157535
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.55
€ 26.99
€ 23.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Feral House,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932595338
- ISBN
- 9781932595338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.78
€ 24.78
Paperback. Did Oedipus really kill his father and marry his mother? For Rene Girard, the mythic accusations of patricide and incest are symptomatic of a plague-stricken community's hunt for a culprit to punish, and in this work he aims to present the age-old myth in a new light. Editor(s): Anspach, Mark R. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747806
- ISBN
- 9780804747806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.43
€ 32.99
€ 29.43
Paperback. Editor(s): Kvideland, Reimund; Sehmsdorf, Henning K. Series: Nordic S. Num Pages: 451 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 451
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First edition
- SKU
- V9780816619672
- ISBN
- 9780816619672
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.40
€ 25.99
€ 25.40
Hardback. A Companion to Folklore presents an original and comprehensive collection of essays from international experts in the field of folklore studies. Unprecedented in depth and scope, this state-of-the-art collection uniquely displays the vitality of folklore research across the globe. Editor(s): Bendix, Regina F.; Hasan-Rokem, Galit. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 680 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 173 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405194990
- ISBN
- 9781405194990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.52
€ 209.52
Paperback. A Companion to Folklore presents an original and comprehensive collection of essays from international experts in the field of folklore studies. Unprecedented in depth and scope, this state-of-the-art collection uniquely displays the vitality of folklore research across the globe. Editor(s): Bendix, Regina F.; Hasan-Rokem, Galit. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1046.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118863145
- ISBN
- 9781118863145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.96
€ 55.96
Hardcover. Num Pages: 190 pages, 8 colour illus. BIC Classification: JFHF; JMAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Daimon Verlag
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783952388037
- ISBN
- 9783952388037
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.88
€ 34.99
€ 25.88
paperback. Details folklore and identity in Northern Ireland Num Pages: 320 pages, 21 b&w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFHF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780253223746
- ISBN
- 9780253223746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.24
€ 29.99
€ 27.24
hardcover. Ming and Quing China were well populated with foxes, shape-changing creatures who transgressed the boundaries of species, gender and the metaphysical realm. Each section of this book traces a particular boundary violated by the fox and examines how maneuvers across that boundary change over time. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFHF; VXQG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010949
- ISBN
- 9780674010949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 42.36
€ 49.99
€ 42.36
Paperback. Scientific and mythological evidence that Antarctica was once Atlantis. Num Pages: 240 pages, 42 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410. The Fate of the Lost Continent. 240 pages, 42 black and white illustrations. In this completely revised and expanded edition of _When the Sky Fell_, Rand and Rose Flem-Ath show that 12,000 years ago vast areas of Antarctica were free from ice and home to the kingdom of Atlantis. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFH. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Edition
- 2nd Edition, Revised and Expanded Edition of Wh
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591431374
- ISBN
- 9781591431374
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.73
€ 18.99
€ 13.73
paperback. This survey of myth-collecting in British Columbia evaluates the work of luminaries such as Boas, Teit, Hill-Tout, Barbeau and Swanton. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3D; GBC; HRQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Talon Books,Canada Canada
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889221895
- ISBN
- 9780889221895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.31
€ 21.99
€ 20.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32 line illus. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 487.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195146394
- ISBN
- 9780195146394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.22
€ 30.99
€ 28.22
Paperback. The spirituality of a fey person may be quite anarchic and entirely private, having no basis in any organised religion. So it can be a secret spirituality that informs the fey type and this may be largely experiential. In this book, the author suggests ways in which we might understand Otherworldly realities without abandoning commonsense. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 407.
- Publisher
- The Crowood Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719813566
- ISBN
- 9780719813566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.28
€ 13.99
€ 13.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFH; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Sky Books United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780967816289
- ISBN
- 9780967816289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.10
€ 24.99
€ 23.10
Paperback. Series: Legends of America. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 18.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493015719
- ISBN
- 9781493015719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.91
€ 18.99
€ 15.91
Hardcover. A retelling of Greek myths is combined here with a comprehensive account of the world in which the myths developed - their themes, their relevance to Greek religion and society, and their relationship to the landscape. Num Pages: 256 pages, 330 illustrations, 139 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 262 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1198.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500251218
- ISBN
- 9780500251218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.00€ 27.17
€ 33.00
€ 27.17
Hardcover. A charming and beautifully illustrated book, first published in 1893, covering all aspects of the weather. This new edition has been completely redesigned and is fully illustrated with reproductions of woodcuts, photographs and drawings throughout. Num Pages: 128 pages, full colour photographs and diagrams. BIC Classification: JFHF; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Papadakis
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906506599
- ISBN
- 9781906506599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.26
€ 11.26
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602392533
- ISBN
- 9781602392533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.17
€ 20.17