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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge

Paperback. A timely updating of Spence's seminal work Editor(s): Lewis, Jon E. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1K; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780337876
ISBN
9781780337876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Hardcover. This collection of essays examines, from a wide range of critical and philosophical perspectives, the cultural manifestations of "Robinson Crusoe" in different centuries, in different media and in different genres. It provides different theoretical and critical approaches to the subject. Editor(s): Spaas, Lieve; Stimpson, Brian. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSK; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 34. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1996th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333631737
ISBN
9780333631737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.74

Hardcover. This collection of 28 tales are arranged by subjects and themes, such as: Bouki and Malice; stepmothers; animals; kings and princes; ghost, zonbi and tonton makout; and love and courtship. Liliane Nerette Louis includes a variety of traditional recipes and some historical background information. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 188 pages, colour and b&w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: DNF; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 185 x 17. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Libraries Unlimited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563085796
ISBN
9781563085796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hampton Roads Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571745125
ISBN
9781571745125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.90

Paperback. A scholarly work that aims to be both broad enough in scope to satisfy upper-division undergraduates studying folk belief and narrative and detailed enough to meet the needs of graduate students in the field. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
M.E. Sharpe
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873328890
ISBN
9780873328890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.22

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1956
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804704731
ISBN
9780804704731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HRCC2; JFHF; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578633159
ISBN
9781578633159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.08

Hardcover. The divisive and malleable nature of history is at its most palpable in situations of intractable conflict between nations or peoples. This book explores the significance of history in informing the relationship between warring parties through the concept of thick recognition and by exploring its relevance specifically in relation to Israel. Series: Palgrave Studies in Political Psychology. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFFE; JFHF; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137301505
ISBN
9781137301505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; VXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Weiser Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578636167
ISBN
9781578636167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.13

Hardcover. A comprehensive compilation of stories connected to the Hebrew Bible. It focuses on that body of literature known as Midrash, the imaginative retelling and elaboration on Bible stories in which mythological tales about demons and magic co-exist with moralistic stories about the piety of the patriarchs. Num Pages: 1650 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4699 x 102. Weight in Grams: 3080.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Jewish Publication Society of Am Philadelphia
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
1650
Condition
New
SKU
V9780827607095
ISBN
9780827607095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.75

Paperback. The Moon is not a cold, dead rock but a rich, fascinating world just as alive as Earth. Num Pages: 424 pages, Includes 8-page color insert. BIC Classification: JFH; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594774942
ISBN
9781594774942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.15

Hardcover. Herakles and Hercules: two names for a figure of pervasive appeal in Antiquity. He was a hero of myth and a god with cult associations. He was ancestor of Macedonian kings, patron of Carthaginian generals and of Roman emperors, and a role model for Stoic philosophers. Editor(s): Rawlings, Mick. Num Pages: 270 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 242 x 18. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125050
ISBN
9781905125050
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.05

Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 19 halftones. 11 line illus. 2 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 35. Weight in Grams: 786.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691165127
ISBN
9780691165127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.07
€ 45.21

Paperback. Offers in-depth background for ghost hunters and anyone interested in psychic phenomena and experience, with spotlights on apparitions, hauntings and poltergeists. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ronin Publishing United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579510725
ISBN
9781579510725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. Describes how the myths of Greece and Rome were transmitted from antiquity to the Renaissance. This study reveals how philosophers employed allegory and how it enabled myth to take on a number of different interpretive systems throughout the centuries: moral, physical, psychological, political, and even metaphysical. Translator(s): Tihanyi, Catherine. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226075372
ISBN
9780226075372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Series: Learning to Live. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; HPCA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062215451
ISBN
9780062215451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.70

Paperback. This indispensable reader maps a comprehensive and global study of food through key sources in folklore, unpacked with expert commentary and student-focused learning features. Editor(s): Long, Lucy M. Num Pages: 480 pages, 3 bw. BIC Classification: JFCV; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857856999
ISBN
9780857856999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24

Paperback. .
Publisher
HarperOne
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062508591
ISBN
9780062508591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.26

Paperback. A series of short stories, related by the author, handed down from generation to generation of the Lakota tribe. This work honours the buffalo, the dog, the horse, the eagle, and the wolf as workaday helpers and agents of divine intervention; the wisdom of the medicine man; and the heroism and resourcefulness of individual men and women. Num Pages: 82 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNR; 3JH; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
82
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803293359
ISBN
9780803293359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578631704
ISBN
9781578631704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.45

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