Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
Paperback. Local history, folklore and ghost stories from the Vale of the White Horse and South Oxfordshire. Num Pages: 250 pages, small illus throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; JFHF; VXQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Two Rivers Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909747173
- ISBN
- 9781909747173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.44
€ 16.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 38 Black and White Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKP; JFHF; PHDS; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583945384
- ISBN
- 9781583945384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.68
€ 24.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. This book, now with a new preface, offers a new history of the fairy tale, revealing the creative role of periodical publication in shaping this genre. Sumpter explores the fairy tale's reinvention for (and by) diverse readerships in unexpected contexts, including debates over evolution, colonialism, socialism, gender and sexuality and decadence. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230361492
- ISBN
- 9780230361492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.88
€ 66.88
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843318941
- ISBN
- 9781843318941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.97
€ 141.97
Paperback. The spirituality of a fey person may be quite anarchic and entirely private, having no basis in any organised religion. So it can be a secret spirituality that informs the fey type and this may be largely experiential. In this book, the author suggests ways in which we might understand Otherworldly realities without abandoning commonsense. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 407.
- Publisher
- The Crowood Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719813566
- ISBN
- 9780719813566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.28
€ 13.99
€ 13.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; VXQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 121 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Weiser Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578634491
- ISBN
- 9781578634491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.23
€ 16.99
€ 16.23
Paperback. Series: Dover Children's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrationsmusic. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; FQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486417110
- ISBN
- 9780486417110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.42
€ 14.99
€ 12.42
Paperback. The Welsh Fairy Book is a beautifully written collection of fairy tales and folk stories, first printed by the University of Wales Press in 1952. Illustrator(s): Pogany, Willy. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF; YFJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 214 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780708312575
- ISBN
- 9780708312575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.16
€ 14.16
Paperback. A reading and research into strange territories of folklore, mythology, religion and magic. This book is a scholar-poet's quest for the meaning of European myths, a polemic about the relations between man and woman, and also a personal document in which the author explored the sources of his own inspiration and, as he believed, all true poetry. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: DSC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 40. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571174256
- ISBN
- 9780571174256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.73
€ 25.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. The author rediscovers the lost meaning of fairy tales and shows how they can have a profound influence on the developing mind of a child. Translator(s): Lawson, Polly. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: DSY; JFHF; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Floris Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863152085
- ISBN
- 9780863152085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.78
€ 19.99
€ 15.78
Hardcover. Explores research on proverbs of many cultures. More than 20 essays written by scholars of such diverse disciplines as folklore, literature, psychology, linguistics and anthropology illustrate the significance of traditional proverbs and trace variations of proverbs over time. Editor(s): Mieder, Wolfgang; Dundes, Alan. Num Pages: 340 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299143602
- ISBN
- 9780299143602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.50
€ 50.50
Paperback. Series: Learning to Live. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; HPCA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062215451
- ISBN
- 9780062215451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.85
€ 20.99
€ 18.85
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
€ 56.66
€ 56.66
Paperback. A noted psychologist shows how fairy tales are a powerful aid to growing up, banishing fears, resolving conflicts, and conquering the darkness that dwells within us. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465008964
- ISBN
- 9780465008964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.35
€ 28.35
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- HarperOne
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062509239
- ISBN
- 9780062509239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.59
€ 37.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. Epic poems by one who has been called the first Greek philosopher and theologian Translator(s): Lattimore, Richmond. Series: Ann Arbor Paperbacks. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8pp illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472081615
- ISBN
- 9780472081615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.57
€ 20.99
€ 20.57
Paperback. 224 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFHF. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New Page Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601632371
- ISBN
- 9781601632371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.53
€ 18.99
€ 18.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 75ill.(25col.). BIC Classification: JFHF; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 204 x 8. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892815623
- ISBN
- 9780892815623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.69
€ 25.99
€ 17.69
Paperback. Now back in print after more than thirty years, The Zunis: Self-Portrayals offers forty-six stories of myth, prophecy, and history from the great oral literature of the Zuni Indians of New Mexico. Translator(s): Quam, Alvina. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Edition
- [1st ed. ]
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826302533
- ISBN
- 9780826302533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. The brilliant first book from the number one bestselling author, in stunning new livery. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Edition
- Reprints
- Publisher
- Picador
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780330375467
- ISBN
- 9780330375467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 5.70
€ 11.99
€ 5.70