Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845888473
- ISBN
- 9781845888473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.95
€ 16.99
€ 14.95
hardcover. Ming and Quing China were well populated with foxes, shape-changing creatures who transgressed the boundaries of species, gender and the metaphysical realm. Each section of this book traces a particular boundary violated by the fox and examines how maneuvers across that boundary change over time. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFHF; VXQG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010949
- ISBN
- 9780674010949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 42.36
€ 49.99
€ 42.36
paperback. Regardless of time, place, and blood type, Laura Enright cordially invites you into the dark underworld of the vampire. She sheds light (but not too much) on this captivating, age-defying creature by exploring topics ranging from the powers it can possess to what will kill it - for good. Series: Most Wanted. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; WDKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597976787
- ISBN
- 9781597976787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.26
€ 16.99
€ 16.26
paperback. Translator(s): Burton, Sir Richard Francis. Series: Dover Thrift. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FM; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486419176
- ISBN
- 9780486419176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.28
€ 9.28
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
€ 12.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845887674
- ISBN
- 9781845887674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.92
€ 12.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. The first comprehensive study of fantasy's uses of myth, this book offers insights into the genre's popularity and cultural importance. Combining history, folklore, and narrative theory, Attebery's study explores familiar and forgotten fantasies and shows how the genre is also an arena for negotiating new relationships with traditional tales. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; FL; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199316076
- ISBN
- 9780199316076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.13
€ 72.13
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Edition
- Fourth Printing
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780684847818
- ISBN
- 9780684847818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.73
€ 34.99
€ 32.73
Paperback. Illuminating the lives of three of Jesus' most intriguing followers, Ehrman separates fact from fiction, presenting complicated historical issues in a clear and informative way and relating vivid anecdotes culled from the traditions of these three followers. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HRCM; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195343502
- ISBN
- 9780195343502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.69
€ 20.99
€ 20.69
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCC2; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition, New Edition of The Search for the Gra
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591430384
- ISBN
- 9781591430384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.87
€ 25.99
€ 23.87
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
€ 59.92
€ 59.92
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146340
- ISBN
- 9780231146340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.81
€ 99.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Collins, Kaye Carver; Hunter, Lacy. Num Pages: 313 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 313
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385494618
- ISBN
- 9780385494618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.80
€ 24.99
€ 21.80
Paperback. The scholarly identification of formulas and folktales in the Qur'an represents a novel approach to the world-famous religious text. Not only does it provide insight into the basic composition of this sacred document, but also pinpoints and makes accessible many of its principal themes. Num Pages: 104 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HRH; HRLC1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 134 x 7. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742526723
- ISBN
- 9780742526723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.14
€ 56.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Schlereth, Thomas J. Num Pages: 213 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813108179
- ISBN
- 9780813108179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.16
€ 48.16
Hardcover. Contains tales collected from dozens of lawyers and judges from throughout the Volunteer State, ranging from stories of a custody battle over a family dog that garnered national media attention to the self-proclaimed "smartest man in Clay County." Recorded exactly as the lawyers tell them, these stories are sometimes funny and sometimes sad. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; JFHF; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813123691
- ISBN
- 9780813123691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.22
€ 28.22
Paperback. Presents stories of Kentucky ghosts. This title contains chapters on haunted places, poltergeists, communication with the dead, and ghosts who linger to resolve unfinished business from their past lives, as well as a chapter about ghosts who reveal themselves through lights, changes in temperature, or sound. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813192376
- ISBN
- 9780813192376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.06
€ 28.06
Engaging the Spirit World: Popular Beliefs and Practices in Modern Sou...
Kirsten W. Endres And Andrea Lauser
Hardcover. With case studies from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, and Vietnam, these contributions reveal contemporary religious practices in Southeast Asia as thoroughly modern manifestations of uncertainties, moral disquiet and unequal rewards in the contemporary moment. Editor(s): Endres, Kirsten W.; Lauser, Andrea. Series: Asian Anthropologies. Num Pages: 246 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFH; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857453587
- ISBN
- 9780857453587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.11
€ 164.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 247 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873514118
- ISBN
- 9780873514118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.26
€ 24.99
€ 22.26
The Sweets of Araby: Enchanting Recipes from the Tales of the 1001 Ara...
Salloum Elias, Leila, Salloum, Muna
Hardcover. From ancient Baghdad, recipes for, and the stories behind, exotic and unusual treats. Illustrator(s): Sawaya, Linda Dalal. Num Pages: 128 pages, Full-color illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFHF; WBN; WBVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Countryman Press
- Number of pages
- 126
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881509298
- ISBN
- 9780881509298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.23
€ 23.23