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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752459646
- ISBN
- 9780752459646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.58
€ 19.99
€ 18.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 87 color images. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; JFHF; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 254 x 11. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764341274
- ISBN
- 9780764341274
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.20
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€ 21.20
Paperback. The author is a Gaelic-speaking scholar and archaeologist who has lived and worked in crofting communities. In this edition, she portrays the beliefs and customs of Scottish Gaelic society, including: seasonal customs deriving from Celtic festivals; the famous waulking songs; and the Highland tradition of seers and second sight. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 11. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752419046
- ISBN
- 9780752419046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. Wales is a Celtic country and the Celts have always treasured oral learning and recitation. Indeed they have a passion for committing facts to memory rather than relying on the written word. This title covers legends associated with place-names; calendar customs; giants and monsters; omens and second sight; and, folk healing and herbal remedies. Illustrator(s): Feachem, Richard, KBE. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752419350
- ISBN
- 9780752419350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Hardback. The Slender Man entered the general popular consciousness in May 2014, when two young girls led a third girl into a wooded area and stabbed her. Examining the growth of the online horror phenomenon, this book introduces unique attributes of digital culture and establishes a needed framework for studies of other Internet memes and mythologies. Num Pages: 143 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137498526
- ISBN
- 9781137498526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.59
€ 74.59
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138774957
- ISBN
- 9781138774957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.93
€ 26.99
€ 26.93
Paperback. Presents a study of folklore and folklore methodologies. This book outlines four perspectives that researchers employ to conceptualize, document, and study the phenomena that we consider 'folklore': folklore as artifact, describable and diffusible entity, culture, and behavior. It describes the pervasiveness of folklore in everyday life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 106 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209948
- ISBN
- 9780253209948
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.09
€ 27.99
€ 26.09
paperback. Appearing here for the first time in paperback, the stories in Folktales from Iraq, each accompanied by specially commissioned engravings, allow the reader to travel to a distant, imaginary land swirling with great fortunes, terrifying predicaments, and quick-witted heroes. Illustrator(s): Wright, John Buckland. Series: Pine Street Books. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219135
- ISBN
- 9780812219135
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67
Paperback. Features folktales from old men sitting outside their houses in Aleppo, drinking tea. Illustrator(s): Rugh, Douglas. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series. Num Pages: 104 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 8. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Center for Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292706309
- ISBN
- 9780292706309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.72
€ 20.72
Hardback. Contains stories which range from animal tales and tales of supernatural beings to stories about village characters and priests and their apprentices. This book includes a background on the country and Japanese culture, notes on the tales, a glossary, recipes, games and crafts, and colour photos and illustrations. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 236 pages, 18 illustrations (b&w), 17 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781591584889
- ISBN
- 9781591584889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.85€ 51.41
€ 55.85
€ 51.41
Paperback. Few countries can boast such a plenitude of traditional folktales as Ireland. In 1935 the creation of The Irish Folklore Commission set in motion the first organized efforts of collecting and studying a multitude of folktales. Represented here are some of this collection. Editor(s): O'Sullivan, Sean. Series: Folktales of the World S. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226639987
- ISBN
- 9780226639987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.23
€ 44.99
€ 34.23
Hardcover. Joha has Janus' double face: On the one hand, he is innocent and stupid; on the other, a trickster. He is a cheater and is cheated. He sets traps for others and falls into traps himself; he is simpleton and liar, victimizer and victim. Editor(s): Koen-Sarano, Matilda. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Jewish Publication Society United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780827607224
- ISBN
- 9780827607224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.54
€ 42.54
Paperback. Editor(s): Mason, Laura. Num Pages: 200 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 184 x 18. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Prospect Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018170
- ISBN
- 9781903018170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.12
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Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Career Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601632883
- ISBN
- 9781601632883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.62
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bhaktivedanta Book Trust United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892133376
- ISBN
- 9780892133376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.19
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Paperback. Challenges the scientific theories on the establishment of civilization and technology. Num Pages: 344 pages, Includes 8-page color insert and 108 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Original ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591430452
- ISBN
- 9781591430452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.72
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€ 21.72
Paperback. Editor(s): Collins, Kaye Carver; Hunter, Lacy. Num Pages: 313 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 313
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385494618
- ISBN
- 9780385494618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.72
€ 24.99
€ 20.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFHF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477312070
- ISBN
- 9781477312070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.31
€ 96.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFHF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477312087
- ISBN
- 9781477312087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936296071
- ISBN
- 9781936296071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.13
€ 26.99
€ 25.13