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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
Paperback. The author demonstrates how New England colonialists lived in a densely metaphoric landscape, exploring the links between such cultural expressions as witchcraft narratives and 18th-century crowd violence. He questions the actual impact of the Enlightenment on this climate of fear and instability. Num Pages: 480 pages, 134 illustrations, 5 maps, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 232 x 34. Weight in Grams: 766. Clean copy with some shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- KOC0018537
- ISBN
- 9780807846889
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Mandrake of Oxford United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 324
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869928957
- ISBN
- 9781869928957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.11
€ 19.99
€ 15.11
Paperback. A reading and research into strange territories of folklore, mythology, religion and magic. This book is a scholar-poet's quest for the meaning of European myths, a polemic about the relations between man and woman, and also a personal document in which the author explored the sources of his own inspiration and, as he believed, all true poetry. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 40. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571174256
- ISBN
- 9780571174256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.73
€ 25.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. The gold standard in Greek mythology, in a dazzling graphic deluxe edition with a new introduction by the bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Num Pages: 832 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP3; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 154 x 55. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 832
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143106715
- ISBN
- 9780143106715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.08
€ 30.99
€ 22.08
Paperback. "The Arabian Nights" has become a synonym for the fabulous and the exotic. Many people are familiar with the stories of Aladdin, Sinbad the Sailor and Ali Baba. Yet few people have a clear idea of when the book was written or what exactly it is. This companion seeks to remedy this. Num Pages: 360 pages, chronology, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 1QDAP; DSA; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Tauris Parke Paperbacks
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860649837
- ISBN
- 9781860649837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 16.61
€ 25.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Revealing the secret teachings of Freemasonry for the first time Num Pages: 384 pages, line drawings integrated throughout. BIC Classification: JFH; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444710618
- ISBN
- 9781444710618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620555255
- ISBN
- 9781620555255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.82
€ 25.99
€ 22.82
hardcover. This work examines the mysterious death of Jane Stanford, the co-founder of Stanford University who died in 1905 - shortly after recovering from strychnine poisoning. At the time the University President, David Starr Jordan, claimed she died from heart disease, a claim this book refutes. Num Pages: 192 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804747936
- ISBN
- 9780804747936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.72
€ 33.72
Paperback. Includes tales such as young women go on long and difficult quests, wicked stepmothers turn children into geese and tsars ask dangerous riddles, with help or hindrance from magical dolls, cannibal witches, talking skulls, stolen wives, and brothers disguised as wise birds. Editor(s): Chandler, Robert. Translator(s): Chandler, Robert; Chandler, Robert; Chandler, Robert. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; FQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 196 x 29. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141442235
- ISBN
- 9780141442235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 374. Prophecy and Revelation: A Spiritual Paradigm. 272 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFH; VXW. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 21. Weight: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nicolas-Hays
- Edition
- 3 Rev Exp
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892541652
- ISBN
- 9780892541652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.76
€ 20.99
€ 19.76
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bradwell Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910551516
- ISBN
- 9781910551516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.45
€ 7.45
Paperback. Editor(s): Hallett, Martin; Karasek, Barbara. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSY; JFCA; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 565. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554811441
- ISBN
- 9781554811441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.78
€ 38.78
Paperback. In "Theorizing Myth", Bruce Lincoln traces the way scholars and others have used the category of "myth" to fetishize or deride certain kinds of stories, usually those told by others. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 line drawings, 19 tables, notes, index. BIC Classification: DSA; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226482026
- ISBN
- 9780226482026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Zombies: A Cultural History, now available in paperback, gives a definitive short introduction to the zombie, exploring the manifold meanings of this compelling, slow-moving yet relentless monster. Num Pages: 224 pages, 54 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFHF; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780236698
- ISBN
- 9781780236698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. The medieval legend of the Grail, a tale about the search for supreme mystical experience, has never ceased to intrigue writers and scholars by its wildly variegated forms. This title shows how the Grail, once a Celtic vessel of plenty, evolved into the Christian Grail with miraculous powers. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020754
- ISBN
- 9780691020754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 37. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629144894
- ISBN
- 9781629144894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.73
€ 18.99
€ 18.73
Paperback. Originally published: New Delhi: Kali for Women, 1999. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 2BBA; DSB; DSG; HRGS; JFFK; JFHF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156554
- ISBN
- 9780231156554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. To find more information on Rowman & Littlefield titles, please visit us at www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; HRQ; JFHF; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765799517
- ISBN
- 9780765799517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.84
€ 116.84
Paperback. Washington, D.C. is a city that commemorates the history of the United States; it is also quite haunted. Tour streets and visit memorials of those once dwelling or working in this political metropolis. Visit angry ghosts, Christopher and Rachel, at the Ol Num Pages: 254 pages, 23 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; JFHF; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764329616
- ISBN
- 9780764329616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.29
€ 18.99
€ 14.29
Paperback. A collection of over 6000 proverbs (and their origins). Editor(s): Fergusson, Rosalind. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: CBD; GBC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140514780
- ISBN
- 9780140514780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
€ 16.99
€ 13.47