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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
Paperback. 111pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Mercier Press Cork
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781856353168
- ISBN
- 9781856353168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.27
€ 10.27
paperback. No other god of the Greeks is as widely present in the monuments and nature of Greece and Italy, in the tradition of antiquity, as Dionysos. This work presents a historical account of the religion of Dionysos from its beginnings in the Minoan culture to its transition to a cosmic and cosmopolitan religion of late antiquity under the Roman Empire. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 608 pages, 50 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691029153
- ISBN
- 9780691029153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.99€ 44.90
€ 64.99
€ 44.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845888831
- ISBN
- 9781845888831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.21
€ 14.99
€ 13.21
paperback. Includes material on the Discworld books up to Raising Steam. This title looks at the living myths and folklore that are reflected, celebrated and affectionately libelled in the imaginative universe of Discworld. Num Pages: 528 pages, b&w by Paul Kidby. BIC Classification: FZC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552154932
- ISBN
- 9780552154932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
Hardcover. Num Pages: 363 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HPDF; HRG; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140. . Library markings to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains in a good to very good condition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Cosmo Publications
- Number of pages
- 363
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- SKU
- KI20002320
- ISBN
- 9788177550986
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world - part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly beautiful, they speak of a land of heroic battles, intense love and warrior ideals, in which the otherworld is explored and men mingle freely with the gods. Translator(s): Gantz, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140443974
- ISBN
- 9780140443974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.45
€ 13.99
€ 10.45
Paperback. This text uses Nordic ethnography methods and Latin American culture theory to explain how differing groups legitimise their own identities by identifying with notions drawn from folklore. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781859181690
- ISBN
- 9781859181690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.00
€ 21.99
€ 20.00
Hardcover. Who were the Norse gods - the mighty Aesyr, led by Odinn, and the mysterious Vanir? This book describes the myths' origins in pre-Christian Scandinavia and Iceland, and their survival in artefacts and written sources, from Old Norse sagas and poems to the less approving accounts of medieval Christian writers. Num Pages: 208 pages, 102 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 202 x 27. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500251966
- ISBN
- 9780500251966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.55
€ 19.00
€ 16.55
Paperback. Outlines and investigates the legendary beasts of Britain, including famous examples such as St George's dragon alongside more local traditions such as the Laidly Worm, a princess turned by an evil stepmother into a monster that terrorised the countryside. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; VXQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 5. Weight in Grams: 116. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747812043
- ISBN
- 9780747812043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1900
- SKU
- KEX0198474
- ISBN
- 9780753817247
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, photographs, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HRC; JFH; T. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780932813732
- ISBN
- 9780932813732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.78
€ 18.99
€ 18.78
Hardcover. Series: Pocket Essentials. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Pocket Essentials New York
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KNW0007781
- ISBN
- 9781904048343
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
hardcover. Just what is a leprechaun? To some, he is full of harmless mischief, guarding his elusive crock of gold. To others, an evil gnome bent on disrupting mortal lives with black magic. Historian & folklorist Bob Curran turns the spotlight on the 'real' leprechaun - mysterious, complex and contradictory. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 205 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- O'Brien Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847179142
- ISBN
- 9781847179142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.92
€ 12.99
€ 11.92
Hardcover. This selection of tales about leprechauns is now available in a miniaturised edition. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 112 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Gill Books
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Mini
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780717134236
- ISBN
- 9780717134236
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 7.40
€ 7.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- NEW ISLAND BOOKS LTD
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848405905
- ISBN
- 9781848405905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.19
€ 16.99
€ 13.19
hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AJC; HRCR; JFHF; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 205 x 21. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Atrium
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953535316
- ISBN
- 9780953535316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.95
€ 29.99
€ 24.95
Paperback. This volume provides a reworking of the key Irish myth exploring the life and loves of the great Irish hero Cuchulainn. Num Pages: 160 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 188. Signed Copy
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845888169
- ISBN
- 9781845888169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.51
€ 9.99
€ 8.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Career Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601631978
- ISBN
- 9781601631978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.85
€ 20.99
€ 19.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845887858
- ISBN
- 9781845887858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 12.42
€ 12.99
€ 12.42
Paperback. Editor(s): Bierhorst, John. Series: Modern Library Fairy Tale and Folklore. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Modern Library Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375714399
- ISBN
- 9780375714399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.91
€ 23.99
€ 21.91