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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge

Hardback. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Updated with a new Preface
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156417
ISBN
9780231156417
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.64
€ 80.25

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

Paperback. A wonderfully readable exploration of holidays, periods of festivity, and life-cycle rituals and celebrations Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252065163
ISBN
9780252065163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068836
ISBN
9780252068836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. Thinking beyond the page, and providing a rich nexus of human thought Num Pages: 312 pages, 13 black and white photographs, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: JFHF; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078699
ISBN
9780252078699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Features 'old' texts that shed light on such topical questions as the rise of Fundamentalism and the mass popularity of secular mythologies like "Star Trek", "Star Wars", and "Xena: Warrior Princess". This book presents a voice of reason in the contemporary maelstrom of international religious violence and American pluralism. Num Pages: 592 pages, 1 b&w photo. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 890.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253201881
ISBN
9780253201881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. "Niles' excellent translation should bring Luthi's sensitive and articulate study the recognition it deserves among English readers." -Library Journal Luthi demonstrates how the folktale, by its very distance from reality, can play upon the most important themes of human existence." Translator(s): Niles, John D. Series: Folklore Studies in Translation. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253203939
ISBN
9780253203939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.76

Paperback. Describes Portugal's transition from fascism to democracy, and from imperial metropole to EU member state. This book examines the evolution of Ranchos folcloricos, groups of amateur musicians and dancers who perform turn-of-the-century popular tradition and have acted as cultural barometers of change throughout 20th-century Portugal. Num Pages: 312 pages, 27 b&w photos, 26 figures, 2 maps, 1 index. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 495.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218315
ISBN
9780253218315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Provides detailed and powerful descriptions of popular religious beliefs and practices in late imperial China Translator(s): Grant, Beata; Idema, Wilt L. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991207
ISBN
9780295991207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. The book that launched America's urban legend obsession! Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; JFCA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393951691
ISBN
9780393951691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.38

Paperback. The first edition of its kind, The Great Fairy Tale Tradition is indispensable for students of fairy tales. Editor(s): Zipes, Jack. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 1008 pages, 20 illustrations, bibliog. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSY; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 142 x 28. Weight in Grams: 892.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393976366
ISBN
9780393976366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.85

Hardcover. Praise for Unsolved Mysteries of American History "The facts are presented clearly and concisely, and the answers have been thoroughly researched using the most up-to-date sources. " -Newark Star Ledger "Everything that would make a great detective story. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471267058
ISBN
9780471267058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.04

Paperback. Discusses a wide range of story motifs and retells their basic patterns. In this book, the author discusses the background to his own study of the folktale. It includes an index to tale types classified according to the main story motifs which can be used for reference. Num Pages: 524 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
524
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520035379
ISBN
9780520035379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. An ethnographic study of Yemeni tribal poetry that reveals a folkloric system where poetry is a creation of art and a political and social act. Drawing on field research in North Yemen, it shows the significance of poetry in Yemeni society, analyzing verse genres and their use in weddings, war mediations, and political discourse on the state. Num Pages: 330 pages, 8 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; JFHF; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520082618
ISBN
9780520082618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. This work is a vision of wilderness in the Klamath Mountains of northwest California and southwest Oregon, seen through the lens of "evolutionary mythology". Using his explorations of the diverse ecosystems in this region, the author ponders the role of evolution and myth in American culture. Num Pages: 174 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KBBWR; JFHF; PSAJ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 40.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
20 Anv
Number of pages
167
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520236592
ISBN
9780520236592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. A collection of more than one hundred tribal tales, culled from the oral tradition of the Indians of Washington and Oregon that presents the Indians' own stories, told for generations around their fires, of the mountains, lakes, and rivers, and of the creation of the world and the heavens above. Illustrator(s): Inverarity, Robert Bruce. Num Pages: 238 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 211 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520239265
ISBN
9780520239265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520244405
ISBN
9780520244405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. Traces the nineteenth-century genesis and development of an important contemporary myth about human origins: that of an original prehistoric matriarchy. This title explores the intellectual history of the myth, which arose from male scholars who mostly wanted to vindicate the patriarchal family model as a higher stage of human development. Num Pages: 290 pages, 27 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266766
ISBN
9780520266766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Reviews 3000 years of apocalyptic thought. Tracing the history of millenarianism from ancient times to the 17th century, this book investigates the modern and postmodern debates in which apocalyptic themes are recirculated, from Zoroaster to Derrida. Num Pages: 350 pages, index. BIC Classification: DSB; HPCA; HPCB; HRA; JFCX; JFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631190820
ISBN
9780631190820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.34

Paperback. This dictionary of classical mythology distills into brief form a single-source dictionary of Ancient Greek and Roman myths and legends. This concise version covers virtually all major characters, and eight genealogical tables present the principal complex relationships between gods and men. Translator(s): Maxwell-Hyslop, A. R. Num Pages: 616 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; CBD; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Unabridged
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631201021
ISBN
9780631201021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.34

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