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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge

Paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages, 40 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253023087
ISBN
9780253023087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.74

paperback. Tells the story of a young woman named Meng Jiang who makes a long, solitary journey to deliver winter clothes to her husband, a drafted labourer on the grandiose Great Wall construction project of the notorious First Emperor of the Qin dynasty (BCE 221-208). Translator(s): Idema, Wilt. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987842
ISBN
9780295987842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Series: Mathemagical Ancient Wizdom. BIC Classification: HRQX; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 127 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
Publisher
Wooden Books United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904263531
ISBN
9781904263531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.38

Paperback. Editor(s): Penner, Hans H. Series: AAR Teaching Religious Studies Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFC; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780788504907
ISBN
9780788504907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.56

Hardback. Illustrator(s): Fawkes, Glynnis. Num Pages: 584 pages, 26 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRKP3; HRKP4; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 152. Weight in Grams: 914.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
F First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691170152
ISBN
9780691170152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Hardback. Of the many ballads, tales, and plays extolling filial piety (xiao) the foundational virtue of imperial China none was more popular in that era than the legend of Dong Yong and his heavenly helpmate, Weaving Maiden. This title presents the five versions of the legend. It illustrates the changing perceptions of xiao in various genres. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Filial Piety and Its Divine Rewards: The Legend of Dong Yong and Weaving Maiden with Related Texts United States
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603841368
ISBN
9781603841368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.63
€ 40.81

Paperback. "Complete with documents withheld by the FBI and Warren Commission"--Cover. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 919.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626360617
ISBN
9781626360617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.43

Paperback. Series: Native American. Num Pages: 361 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
361
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780486444154
ISBN
9780486444154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.27

Paperback. Editor(s): Sami, Hasan M. Series: Folktales of the World S. Num Pages: 406 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226206257
ISBN
9780226206257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.14

Paperback. London folk tales Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752461854
ISBN
9780752461854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

paperback. This Companion offers a chronological sweep of the canon of Arthurian literature - from its earliest beginnings to the contemporary manifestations of Arthur found in film and electronic media. Editor(s): Fulton, Helen. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 586 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 28. Weight in Grams: 898.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Condition
New
SKU
9780470672372
ISBN
9780470672372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.99
€ 42.31

Hardback. Tells of a quest to the ends of the earth, of the villainous usurper King Pelias, of dragons' teeth, of the doom of Hylas, ravished to his end by nymphs who greatly desired him for his beauty, and of Jason's lust for the witch Medea, it speaks to us of more: of sex and gender; of identity and race; and, of colonisation and conquest. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 bw illustrations in 16pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848857148
ISBN
9781848857148
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.22
€ 92.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Trine Day
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Updated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634240185
ISBN
9781634240185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 604 pages, 43 color illus., 27 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTB; HBTD; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6147 x 4522 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1438.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253022547
ISBN
9780253022547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JFHC; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937584290
ISBN
9781937584290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.30

hardcover. Cockaigne: portrayed in legend, oral history, and art, this imaginary land became the most pervasive collective dream of medieval times-an earthly paradise to counter the suffering and frustration of daily existence and to quell anxieties over an ever-more-exclusive heavenly afterlife. Translator(s): Webb, Diane. Num Pages: 544 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
COLUMBIA UNIV PR
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231117029
ISBN
9780231117029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 40.99

Paperback. Series: Jewish, Judaism. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 9. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486258492
ISBN
9780486258492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.97

Paperback. By investigating women's special skills related to goddess cults together with legends and popular traditions, the author explores the importance of the goddess as a subject for study today. Num Pages: 220 pages, 15 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: HRAB1; JFHF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415136112
ISBN
9780415136112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.08

Paperback. In the early years of the thirteenth century the Danish writer Saxo Grammaticus provided his people with a "History of the Danes". This title provides a full English edition featuring introductory summaries, and a commentary on the folklore and life and customs of twelfth-century Denmark - including the sources of Hamlet. Editor(s): Davidson, Hilda Ellis. Translator(s): Fisher, Peter. Num Pages: 526 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DND; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 798. Bks.1-9. 526 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Davidson, Hilda Ellis. In the early years of the thirteenth century the Danish writer Saxo Grammaticus provided his people with a "History of the Danes". This title provides a full English edition featuring introductory summaries, and a commentary on the folklore and life and customs of twelfth-century Denmark - including the sources of Hamlet. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DND; 2ADL; DNF; DSBB; JFHF. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 29. Weight: 756. Translator(s): Fisher, Peter.
Publisher
D.S.Brewer
Number of pages
526
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859915021
ISBN
9780859915021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 50.79

paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 575.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252060281
ISBN
9780252060281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.60

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