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Paperback. A critical analysis of the important ways in which La Llorona--the Weeping Woman--has shaped Mexican cultural identity, from folktales to acts of political resistance. Num Pages: 302 pages, 30 halftones, 12 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFCA; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292718128
- ISBN
- 9780292718128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
paperback. Series: The J. Frank Dobie. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 381. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292707283
- ISBN
- 9780292707283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.55
€ 17.99
€ 17.55
Hardback. Presents a selection of the Nart Sagas. This book features ninety-two tales and includes an appendix offering linguistic commentary. Num Pages: 576 pages, 2 maps. 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 158 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691026473
- ISBN
- 9780691026473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.89€ 64.29
€ 82.89
€ 64.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRGS; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 301 x 250. .
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241264348
- ISBN
- 9780241264348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.97
€ 52.99
€ 38.97
Hardback. Yatromanolakis examines the complex, at times contradictory, responses to ancient Greece in Greek and broader Western European modernism. Exploring the dynamics of ruination and the reconfiguration of fundamental icons of ancient mythology in surrealism, the author shows that Greek antiquity was an integral constituent of avant-garde myth-making. Series: Cultural Politics, Socioaesthetics, Beginnings. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- Harvard Department of the Classics United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780983532217
- ISBN
- 9780983532217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 59.68
€ 65.07
€ 59.68
Paperback. Scientific and anthropological evidence for multiple Atlantean empires and the global catastrophes that destroyed them. Num Pages: 528 pages, Includes 16-page color insert and 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591431794
- ISBN
- 9781591431794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.29
€ 26.99
€ 18.29
Paperback. This text uses Nordic ethnography methods and Latin American culture theory to explain how differing groups legitimise their own identities by identifying with notions drawn from folklore. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781859181690
- ISBN
- 9781859181690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.00
€ 21.99
€ 20.00
Paperback. From the dangerous beings of ancient myths and medieval folklore, to the sanitized 'wingy thingies' of Shakespeare and the Victorians, and even modern myths of alien abduction, this book presents a history of fairies. It tells that they have a darker and menacing history - as troublemakers, child-snatchers, seducers and changelings. Num Pages: 236 pages, 200. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 25. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752440736
- ISBN
- 9780752440736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. In this study, Diane Purkiss investigates the diverse interpretations and meanings attributed to the figure of the witch. The areas she considers include Canonical literature, visual arts, fairy tales, folklore, real-life witch stories, pornography and sado-masochism, film, and the stage. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQX2; HRQX5; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415087629
- ISBN
- 9780415087629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.08
€ 56.08
Paperback. Editor(s): Goldstein, Diane E.; Shuman, Amy. Series: Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 130 pages, 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 7. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253024404
- ISBN
- 9780253024404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Paperback. An exploration of 99 classic myths of India from an entirely non-Western paradigm that provides a fresh understanding of the Hindu spiritual landscape. Num Pages: 256 pages, Includes two 16-page color inserts. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HB; HRG; JFHF; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Original ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892818709
- ISBN
- 9780892818709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.07
€ 23.99
€ 16.07
Paperback. How did the historical figure of King Arthur and his totally fictitious knights come to inspire so many stories? And why does Arthurian myth continue to flourish in films today? This introduction takes readers on a quest through the history of Arthurian romance in order to find the answers. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631233206
- ISBN
- 9780631233206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.34
€ 42.34
Paperback. The saga has an especial modern relevance - a recent translation into Czech reached the top of the best-seller list. The present volume includes genealogies, a study of the legal system, and a critical assessment of the work. Translator(s): Fox, Denton; Palsson, Hermann. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 226 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802061652
- ISBN
- 9780802061652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.07
€ 35.99
€ 33.07
Paperback.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 462
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803265646
- ISBN
- 9780803265646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.32
€ 32.99
€ 29.32
Hardback. Considering issues such as pain and fertility, and exploring both the language of medical discourse and the silence of personal mystery, she reveals the numerous ways in which giving birth is narrated in the contemporary U.S. Pollock draws on cultural criticism, performance studies, and narrative theory to unpack this long-ignored genre. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFHF; JHBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109147
- ISBN
- 9780231109147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.41€ 90.18
€ 118.41
€ 90.18
Paperback. Today's poets provide a new spin on Greek myths. Editor(s): DeNicola, Deborah. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2ABM; DCQ; DSC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874519181
- ISBN
- 9780874519181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Paperback. Editor(s): Christie, Deborah; Lauro, Sarah Juliet. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823234479
- ISBN
- 9780823234479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.92
€ 46.99
€ 41.92
Paperback. Combines a modern folkloric perspective with literary analysis of ghost stories from classical antiquity to shed light on the stories, and folk roots. This book examines ancient Greek and Roman beliefs about death and the departed and the various kinds of ghost stories that arose from these beliefs. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; DSBB; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292725089
- ISBN
- 9780292725089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.79
€ 20.99
€ 20.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 43. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Souvenir Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780285643628
- ISBN
- 9780285643628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.05
€ 24.99
€ 17.05
Hardcover. The Greek myths have a universal appeal, reaching far beyond the time and physical place in which they were created. In this book, the reader is taken on a tour of 22 destinations in Greece and Turkey, from Mount Olympus to Homer's Hades, recounting the tales from Greek mythology and the history associated with each. Num Pages: 272 pages, 70 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500518328
- ISBN
- 9780500518328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.51
€ 23.99
€ 20.51