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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
Paperback. Discover the burial place of the mythical hunter-warrior Fionn Mac Cumhaill, the sites where holy saints once encountered devils, ghosts, fairies and changelings. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845887599
- ISBN
- 9781845887599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 6.02
€ 12.99
€ 6.02
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
€ 11.14
€ 11.14
Paperback. Homo Narrans explores how human beings shape their world through the stories they tell. Author John D. Niles ponders the nature of the storytelling impulse, the social function of narrative, and the role of individual talent in oral tradition. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812221077
- ISBN
- 9780812221077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.84
€ 39.84
Hardcover. This collection contains Celtic tales of kelpies, mermaids, selkeis, ghosts, warlords, and fairies. Also included is a brief history of the Celts, a glossary of the Gaelic integrated in the stories and an appendix of superstitions about fairy protection. Editor(s): Chien-Eriksen, Nancy. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 214 pages, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DBKW; 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781563087783
- ISBN
- 9781563087783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.93€ 50.31
€ 53.93
€ 50.31
Hardback. Presents an assortment of folktales from Poland. This title features more than 50 tales range from local legends, animal tales, and magic tales to religious legends, stories of demons and supernatural creatures, humorous tales, and how and why tales - exemplifying the Polish spirit, character, and sense of humour. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 73 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; DQ; FQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781591587231
- ISBN
- 9781591587231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.93€ 49.99
€ 53.93
€ 49.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 342 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935487104
- ISBN
- 9781935487104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.57
€ 29.99
€ 26.57
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
€ 43.99€ 31.85
€ 43.99
€ 31.85
Hardcover. Many people are familiar with the German tales of the Brothers Grimm, but in the versions of picture books and Hollywood cartoons. This collection includes many German tales, such as "Rapunzel", "Snow White", "Rumpelstiltskin", "Hansel and Gretel", and "The Bremen Town Musicians"; and other tales like "The Seven Swabians" and "The Master Thief". Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 33halftones, 30line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 263 x 185 x 25. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563089671
- ISBN
- 9781563089671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.05
€ 75.05
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591585053
- ISBN
- 9781591585053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.93€ 50.31
€ 53.93
€ 50.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 120. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Visible Ink Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578595617
- ISBN
- 9781578595617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.64
€ 29.99
€ 25.64
Paperback. Shirley Andrews, author of "Atlantis: Insights From a Lost Civilization", combines her own research with the data of scholars, scientists and respected psychics to offer a look into the little-known details about the lost continent of Lemuria and its relationship to Atlantis. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Llewellyn Publications,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780738703978
- ISBN
- 9780738703978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.44
€ 19.44
Paperback. Forests, lakes, mountains, caves-even your garden-are alive with nature''s spirits. "Enchantment of the Faerie Realm" can help you commune with elves, devas, nymphs, gnomes, and other faerie folk. With just a little patience and persistence you can learn to recognize the presence of these mysterious, magical creatures. New interior design Num Pages: 240 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HRQM2; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Llewellyn Publications St. Paul, Minnesota
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875420028
- ISBN
- 9780875420028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.23
€ 17.23
paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFHC; JKSN1; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Trine Day
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634240437
- ISBN
- 9781634240437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.28
€ 27.99
€ 21.28
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226040837
- ISBN
- 9780226040837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.13
€ 38.13
Paperback. This volume begins with Roman myths and traces their influence in early Christian and later European literature. Ninety-five entries cover subjects such as sacrificial cults and rites in pre-Roman Italy, Roman religion and its origins, the mythologies of paganism, and myth in twentieth-century English literature. Translator(s): Doniger, Wendy. Num Pages: 344 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDAR; HRA; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226064550
- ISBN
- 9780226064550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.53
€ 68.53
Paperback. A case study of the folklore of sexuality, this text examines the myth of the "droit de cuissage" and how for seven hundred years each era used the mythical custom to its own ends in an insight into popular misconceptions of the Middle Ages. Studies Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; JFHF; WJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226067438
- ISBN
- 9780226067438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
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
€ 39.65
€ 39.65
Paperback. Series: History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 125 x 20. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226158594
- ISBN
- 9780226158594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.16
€ 55.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Dimension: 215 x 139. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226158624
- ISBN
- 9780226158624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.81
€ 78.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Dorson, Richard Mercer. Num Pages: 648 pages, 24 plates. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 35. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226158747
- ISBN
- 9780226158747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.31
€ 85.31