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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
Paperback. Sage, scientist, and sorcerer, Hermes Trismegistus was the culture-hero of Hellenistic and Roman Egypt. This book argues that the technical and philosophical Hermetica, apparently so different, might be seen as aspects of a single "way of Hermes." Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBTB; HRQ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691024981
- ISBN
- 9780691024981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.56
€ 54.99
€ 39.56
Hardback. An encyclopedic compendium of the myths and actual events from humanity's ancient civilizations that reveal the influence of visitors from the 12th planet--the Anunnaki. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591431015
- ISBN
- 9781591431015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.95
€ 33.99
€ 28.95
Hardback. A collection of folk tales from the provinces of Mexico. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 223 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DQ; JFC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563087035
- ISBN
- 9781563087035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.08
€ 76.08
Paperback. The discovery of King Arthur Num Pages: 244 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750942119
- ISBN
- 9780750942119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.52
€ 16.99
€ 15.52
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
€ 54.57
€ 54.57
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Floris Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863156410
- ISBN
- 9780863156410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138785618
- ISBN
- 9781138785618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.56
€ 53.56
Paperback. A fascinating exploration of an ancient system of beliefs and its links to the evolution of dance. Num Pages: 448 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: ASD; HBTB; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 168 x 29. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393348507
- ISBN
- 9780393348507
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.48
€ 23.99
€ 20.48
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€ 29.97
€ 34.99
€ 29.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 520 pages, 48ill.5M. BIC Classification: 1F; HRAX; HRKT; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226340463
- ISBN
- 9780226340463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 50.25
€ 59.42
€ 50.25
Hardcover. Examines the complex ways that political practice and astrological discourse interacted at the Habsburg court, a key centre of political and cultural power in Early Modern Europe. This book draws on extensive printed and manuscript sources from archives across northern and central Europe, including Poland, Germany, France, and England. Num Pages: 376 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH; VXFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944430
- ISBN
- 9780822944430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.47
€ 67.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556438165
- ISBN
- 9781556438165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35
Hardback. This collection of 45 stories and legends embodies the culture, history and spirit of the Hispanic Southwest. The first chapter examines the origins and development of the stories. The book is illustrated with pictures of original paintings and sculpture by contemporary Latino artists. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 234 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; 1KLS; JFC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 181 x 23. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563081941
- ISBN
- 9781563081941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.29
€ 73.29
Hardcover. A retelling of Greek myths is combined here with a comprehensive account of the world in which the myths developed - their themes, their relevance to Greek religion and society, and their relationship to the landscape. Num Pages: 256 pages, 330 illustrations, 139 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 262 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1198.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500251218
- ISBN
- 9780500251218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.03
€ 37.99
€ 27.03
Paperback. A comprehensive examination of the historical and mythological evidence for every major theory about King Arthur Num Pages: 424 pages, Includes 8-page color insert and 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620555996
- ISBN
- 9781620555996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.53
€ 25.99
€ 17.53
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Scharl, Josef. Series: Pantheon fairy tale & folklore library. Num Pages: 880 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; YDC; YFJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 880
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780394709307
- ISBN
- 9780394709307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.71
€ 31.99
€ 22.71
Hardback. Hardcover collector's editions of all 7 volumes of the Earth Chronicles Series in a display slipcase Num Pages: 2448 pages. BIC Classification: JFH; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 256 x 154. Weight in Grams: 4550.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Collectors
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591432012
- ISBN
- 9781591432012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.14€ 74.38
€ 93.14
€ 74.38
Paperback / so. Here is the story of how evil has been conceived embraced, and combatted over time, including the rise and fall of black magicians, astrology, spiritualism and more. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQM; JFHF; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616083335
- ISBN
- 9781616083335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.59
€ 16.59
Paperback. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, best known as the author of Sherlock Holmes stories, was entirely convinced by a set of photographs showing two young girls from Cottingley in Yorkshire playing with a group of tiny, translucent fairies. This book lays out the story of the photographs, their supposed provenance, and the implications of their existence. Series: Extraordinary World. Num Pages: 189 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Bison Books ed.
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803266551
- ISBN
- 9780803266551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.47
€ 17.99
€ 17.47
Paperback. Fairy tales shape our cultures and enrich our imaginations; their narrative stability and cultural durability are incontestable. Editor(s): Tatar, Maria. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; DSY; JFHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 283 x 31. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393602975
- ISBN
- 9780393602975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.65
€ 26.99
€ 23.65