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Paperback. Science of Mythology provides an account of the meaning and the purpose of mythic themes that is linked to modern life: the heroic battles between good and evil of yore are still played out, reflected in contemporary fears. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; JMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415267427
ISBN
9780415267427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632650580
ISBN
9781632650580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.65

Paperback. Tells of love, jealousy, vengeance, war, and the mythic deeds of the dragonslayer, Sigurd the Volsung. This title explores the history, legends, and myths contained in the saga and traces the development of a narrative that reaches back to the period of the great folk migrations in Europe when the Roman Empire collapsed. Translator(s): Byock, Jesse L. Num Pages: 160 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272996
ISBN
9780520272996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.60

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750939775
ISBN
9780750939775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 241 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Adventures Unlimited Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931882873
ISBN
9781931882873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.19

Paperback. Marrs, author of the underground bestseller "Rule by Secrecy," reveals the frighteningly real possibility that today the United States is becoming the Fourth Reich--the continuation of an ideology thought to have been vanquished more than a half century ago. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 135 x 30. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061245596
ISBN
9780061245596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.67

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
€ 34.25

Paperback. The clever peasant Arnaud du Tilh had almost won his case, when a man with a wooden leg swaggered into the French courtroom, denounced du TiIh, and reestablished his claim to the identity, property, and wife of Martin Guerre. This book, by the noted historian who served as a consultant for the film, adds new dimensions to this famous legend. Num Pages: 176 pages, 9 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674766914
ISBN
9780674766914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.94

Paperback. .
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863157981
ISBN
9780863157981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.31

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842820124
ISBN
9781842820124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 diagrams. BIC Classification: JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Probity Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957573802
ISBN
9780957573802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.80

Paperback. With this text, Leszek Kolakowski demonstrates that no matter how hard man strives for purely rational thought, there has always been - and always will be - a resevoir of mythical images that lend "being" and "consciousness" a specifically human meaning. Translator(s): Czerniawski, Adam. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226450575
ISBN
9780226450575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.85

Paperback. Explores the power of Bible stories, fairy tales, and the Odysseus, Parsifal and Oedipus stories, considering how that power can be used to help children's healthy development. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863156595
ISBN
9780863156595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 280 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBAH; HBJK; JFC; JFHF; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822319726
ISBN
9780822319726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Hardback. Immensely entertaining and readable, The Pleasant Nights will appeal to anyone interested in fairy tales, ancient stories, and folk creations. Editor(s): Beecher, Donald. Series: Lorenzo da Ponte Italian Library. Num Pages: 792 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DQ; DSBD; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1378.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
792
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442644267
ISBN
9781442644267
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.67

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
€ 18.60

Paperback. .
Publisher
Monkfish Book Publishing Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939681287
ISBN
9781939681287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.51

Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226195490
ISBN
9780226195490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.61

Paperback. The visionary tradition of spirits, gods, and demons continues to subvert our rational universe, erupting from the shadows in times of intense religious and philosophical transition. Renaissance magic and tribal ritual. Romantic poetry and the ecstasy of the shaman, to trace how societies have used myths to make sense of the world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
The Squeeze Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906069063
ISBN
9781906069063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.53

Paperback. A collection of over 6000 proverbs (and their origins). Editor(s): Fergusson, Rosalind. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: CBD; GBC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140514780
ISBN
9780140514780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

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