Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
Paperback. In this study, Diane Purkiss investigates the diverse interpretations and meanings attributed to the figure of the witch. The areas she considers include Canonical literature, visual arts, fairy tales, folklore, real-life witch stories, pornography and sado-masochism, film, and the stage. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQX2; HRQX5; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415087629
- ISBN
- 9780415087629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.63
€ 55.63
Paperback. Published to celebrate the centenary and finally bring the mystery to a close, this book provides a definitive account of the Piltdown hoax. Num Pages: 160 pages, 8 black & white plates, 8 black & white plates, 42 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752487748
- ISBN
- 9780752487748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. Hampshire is proud host to traditions, customs and legends that may seem strange to the people of the twenty-first century but were very real to the Hampshire folk of yesteryear. From Abbotts Ann and the Maiden's Garlands to the Tichborne Dole and St Swithun's forty days of rain, this looks at the folklore of Hampshire. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752451794
- ISBN
- 9780752451794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. Tracing the werewolf's 'use' by anthropologists and criminologists and shifting interpretations of the figure - from the 'scientific' to the mythological and psychological - this work shows the werewolf in Freud's 'wolf-man' case and the sinister use of wolf imagery in Nazism. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845111588
- ISBN
- 9781845111588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.55
€ 34.99
€ 29.55
Paperback. Merlin Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750941501
- ISBN
- 9780750941501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Presents a survey, drawing on a wide range of printed, manuscript and oral material. This title covers topics such as local legend and lore, ghosts and witchcraft, folk medicine, work and play, sport and fairs, crime and punishment, music, drama and calender customs. Num Pages: 256 pages, 100ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKEML; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752424682
- ISBN
- 9780752424682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.21
€ 21.99
€ 20.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: HPN; JFCA; JFH; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 131 x 204 x 14. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231145411
- ISBN
- 9780231145411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.88
€ 29.99
€ 21.88
Leicestershire & Rutland Folk Tales (Folk Tales: United Kingdom)
Leicestershire Guild Of Storytelling
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752485782
- ISBN
- 9780752485782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.37
€ 17.99
€ 16.37
Paperback. Drawing on a range of printed, manuscript and oral material, this work presents a comprehensive survey. It includes chapters on: legends in the landscape, seasonal customs, anti-social customs, ghostly tales and lore, saints and holy wells, witches and wise men, superstitions of the natural world and the life cycle, and sacred and secular songs. Num Pages: 160 pages, 60. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752439891
- ISBN
- 9780752439891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. Editor(s): Kenyon, J. Douglas. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Atlantis Rising LLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780990690450
- ISBN
- 9780990690450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.09
€ 18.09
Paperback. Editor(s): Dorson, Richard Mercer. Num Pages: 570 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 763.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 570
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226158716
- ISBN
- 9780226158716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.45€ 47.65
€ 56.45
€ 47.65
Paperback. Hindu and Greek mythologies teem with stories of women and men who are doubled, this text recounts and compares a vast range of these tales from ancient Greece and India. The comparisons show that differences in gender are more significant than differences in culture. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDAG; HRG; JFC; JFHF; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226156415
- ISBN
- 9780226156415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.94
€ 40.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. The name King Arthur echoes loudly down the centuries, conjuring up rich images of mystery and power, chivalry and romance. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Pitkin Guides
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853728610
- ISBN
- 9780853728610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.03
€ 8.99
€ 8.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 images. BIC Classification: JFH; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601631459
- ISBN
- 9781601631459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.08
€ 22.08
Paperback. Series: Myth and Poetics. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475054
- ISBN
- 9780801475054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.05
€ 41.99
€ 41.05
Paperback. Traces Maya astronomy back to Atlantis. Num Pages: 264 pages, Includes 8-page color insert and 18 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591431121
- ISBN
- 9781591431121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.48
€ 18.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. Reveals a different aspect of Thailand - the intimate co-existence shared by animal and human life in the tropics. Blending anecdote, observation and humour, this volume chronicles and depicts the antics of animal and human characters in and around the author's Thai home. Num Pages: 136 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 190 x 10. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Orchid Press Publishing Limited Thailand
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789745240582
- ISBN
- 9789745240582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 10.18
€ 24.99
€ 10.18
Paperback. Presents a selection of Lao folktales that have entertained the Lao people for generations. This book features the legendary trickster Xieng Mieng, a quick-witted toad that terrifies tigers, a turtle that flies, a cadre of snails that race a rabbit, and a mynah bird that speaks five languages. It reflects a Buddhist culture in a Marxist state. Num Pages: 124 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 124
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749575871
- ISBN
- 9789749575871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.35
€ 17.35
Paperback. Featuring dark tales of murderous kings and commoners, wild women, screaming skulls, galloping plague coaches, dragons dancing themselves to death, giants, and wandering corpses, combined with humorous stories and evocative tales of love, lust and passion, this book reveals the wonders that lie within the Hampshire landscape. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; 1DBKESW; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752461236
- ISBN
- 9780752461236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35
Paperback. In the course of their investigations into Leonardo da Vinci and the Turin Shroud, Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince found clues in the work of the great Renaissance artist that pointed to the existence of a secret underground religion. This work reveals a secret history, encoded in works of art and even in the great Gothic cathedrals. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCX8; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 110 x 35. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552155403
- ISBN
- 9780552155403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 108 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books Inc.
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Mass Market Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345409874
- ISBN
- 9780345409874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.44
€ 11.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750955881
- ISBN
- 9780750955881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.17
€ 12.17
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: 212.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140443974
- ISBN
- 9780140443974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.91
€ 13.99
€ 10.91
Paperback. Editor(s): Bottigheimer, Ruth B. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812212945
- ISBN
- 9780812212945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30