Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
Paperback. Examines the saga of the Grail. Exploring the legend's Gnostic roots, this book considers how the legend of the Grail related to fertility rites with the lance and the cup serving as sexual symbols. It traces its origins to a Gnostic text that served as a link between ancient vegetation cults and the Celts and Christians who embellished the story. Editor(s): Segal, Robert A. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691021072
- ISBN
- 9780691021072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.05
€ 46.99
€ 33.05
Paperback. This volume boldly proposes that the core of the Arthurian and Holy Grail traditions derived not from Celtic mythology, but rather from the folklore of the peoples of ancient Scythia (what are now the South Russian and Ukrainian steppes). Series: Arthurian Characters & Themes. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815335665
- ISBN
- 9780815335665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.78
€ 50.78
paperback. An illustrated work that explores and illuminates the unfolding history of famous fairy tales and the contexts in which they flourished. It also lifts the curtain on the tellers themselves - from ancient sibyls and old crones to the more modern Angela Carter and, of course, Walt Disney. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations (some colour) facsimiles, map, portraits (some colour). BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 656. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0022769
- ISBN
- 9780099479512
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.96
€ 5.96
Paperback. Exploration of the Welsh-Celtic myth of the prophet/poet Taliesin and the witch/goddess Cerridwen takes the reader on a transformative journey, this book introduces them to core Celtic philosophy and magic, then embarks on a powerful, experiential foray into one of Wales' legends. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Llewellyn Publications,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780738733494
- ISBN
- 9780738733494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.30
€ 26.99
€ 18.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: JFHC; JHBA; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- CCC Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888729788
- ISBN
- 9781888729788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.21
€ 19.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DBKZ; JFCA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Strange Attractor
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907222481
- ISBN
- 9781907222481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.30
€ 26.99
€ 18.30
Paperback. This study attempts to cross the boundaries between anthropology, folklore and history in order to cast new light on the relation between songs and stories, reality and realism, and rhythm and rhetoric in the expressive traditions of South Asia. Editor(s): Appadurai, Arjun; etc.; Korom, Frank J. (Department of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, USA); Mills, Margaret A. (Associate Professor of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, USA). Series: South Asia Seminar. Num Pages: 464 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFHF; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 227 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812213379
- ISBN
- 9780812213379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.44
€ 46.99
€ 41.44
A genealogical chart of virtually all named figures of Greek mythology that can be shown to be related. The text includes a 72-page chart that links 3673 named figures into a single "family tree", and an 80-page index that provides a citation to an ancient source for each relationship. Editor(s): Newman, Harold; Newman, Jon O. Num Pages: 252 pages, index, charts. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; GBC; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 415 x 275 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1751.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807827901
- ISBN
- 9780807827901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 165.30
€ 165.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, 40. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Feral House
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936239085
- ISBN
- 9781936239085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.98
€ 19.99
€ 18.98
Paperback. Traces the nineteenth-century genesis and development of an important contemporary myth about human origins: that of an original prehistoric matriarchy. This title explores the intellectual history of the myth, which arose from male scholars who mostly wanted to vindicate the patriarchal family model as a higher stage of human development. Num Pages: 290 pages, 27 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520266766
- ISBN
- 9780520266766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.91
€ 40.99
€ 28.91
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780992716
- ISBN
- 9781780992716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.26
€ 16.99
€ 15.26
paperback. Editor(s): Kubish, Shelagh. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 55 x 13. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ghost House Books Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894877183
- ISBN
- 9781894877183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.44
€ 16.99
€ 12.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; JFHF; VXQG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 210 x 5. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Northern Heritage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955540677
- ISBN
- 9780955540677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.18
€ 8.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 57 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; JFHF; VXQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764339431
- ISBN
- 9780764339431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.58
€ 20.99
€ 15.58
paperback. This study examines medieval religious culture and the significance of the widespread belief in ghosts, revealing the ways in which the dead and the living related to each other during the Middle Ages. It discusses Augustine's influence on medieval authors, and monastic visions and folklore. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 290 pages, 28 colour plates, 3 halftones, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HRAC; JFHF; VXQG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226738888
- ISBN
- 9780226738888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.32
€ 35.99
€ 28.32
Paperback. Presents stories of Kentucky ghosts. This title contains chapters on haunted places, poltergeists, communication with the dead, and ghosts who linger to resolve unfinished business from their past lives, as well as a chapter about ghosts who reveal themselves through lights, changes in temperature, or sound. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813192376
- ISBN
- 9780813192376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.43
€ 26.43
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFH; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764352515
- ISBN
- 9780764352515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.77
€ 25.99
€ 17.77
hardcover. Editor(s): Buse, Professor Peter; Stott, Andrew. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFHF; VXQ; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- SKU
- V9780312217396
- ISBN
- 9780312217396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.92
€ 119.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 144 x 9. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Daimon Verlag Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 72
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- De Luxe Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783856305994
- ISBN
- 9783856305994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.38
€ 25.99
€ 19.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, mono. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408188224
- ISBN
- 9781408188224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.65
€ 10.99
€ 10.65