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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge

Paperback. Supplements eight folk narratives with discussion of audience participation and response as well as relevant Hindu themes. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812212693
ISBN
9780812212693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

hardcover. This volume is an "A to Z" collection of over 700 authoritative yet highly readable articles containing descriptive information about the major types, elements, characters, themes, titles and reference points in storytelling. Editor(s): Leeming, David Adams; Sader, Marion. Num Pages: 556 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBP; CFG; DSB; GBC; HBTD; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 265 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
556
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573560252
ISBN
9781573560252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.42

paperback. Details folklore and identity in Northern Ireland Num Pages: 320 pages, 21 b&w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFHF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780253223746
ISBN
9780253223746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 49 b & w photos & illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; JFHF; VXQM; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326080
ISBN
9780764326080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752467474
ISBN
9780752467474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.50

Paperback. Based on a performance by Djanka Tassey Condae. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; DC; HBJH; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624664946
ISBN
9781624664946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.88

Paperback. A fascinating and engaging examination of why we believe in the supernatural. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274. From Superstition to Religion - The Brain Science of Belief. 320 pages. Humans are born with brains designed to make sense of the world and that need for an explanation can lead to beliefs that go beyond reason. This book weaves an account of our 'supersense' that navigates a path through brain science, child development, popular culture, mental illness and the paranormal. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFH. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight: 274.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849010306
ISBN
9781849010306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. These folk tales from one of Britain's most ancient countries are vividly retold by local storyteller Janet Dowling. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, these 30 stories from Surrey reflect the wisdom and eccentricities of the county and its people. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESR; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 123 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752466354
ISBN
9780752466354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Shortlisted for the 2016 Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science, Suspicious Minds decodes the psychology of why we all believe in conspiracy theories--some of us just hide it better than others. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFHC; JMH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472915634
ISBN
9781472915634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.48

Paperback. Sussex, one of Britain's most ancient counties, has a diverse collection of tales, from the stories dragons lurking in bottomless pits and screaming demons hiding under hill to legends of witches, wisewomen and ghosts. This title presents folk tales from Sussex that reflect the wisdom (and eccentricities) of the county and its people. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations (black and white), 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752474694
ISBN
9780752474694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Blecher, L.T.; Blecher, G. Num Pages: 383 pages, 68ill. BIC Classification: 1DNS; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
383
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816645756
ISBN
9780816645756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.77

Paperback. Translator(s): Jordan, Archibald Campbell. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Jonathan Ball Publishers SA South Africa
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780868522296
ISBN
9780868522296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.02

Paperback. Series: Luath Storyteller. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 16. .
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910021941
ISBN
9781910021941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; FQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486440620
ISBN
9780486440620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.43

Paperback. Series: The J. Frank Dobie. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292780699
ISBN
9780292780699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.98

Paperback. Here are the five earliest ballads of 'Robyn Hode', retold in vivid modern prose. They still constitute the best version of the famous English outlaw - fast and violent, earthy and satirical, dangerous, sinister, mysterious and revolutionary. This is a new telling of Robin Hood for our time, full of valor, passion and bloodshed. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 12. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752489674
ISBN
9780752489674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.38

Paperback. Series: Solstice Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
CCI Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896445595
ISBN
9781896445595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.38
€ 47.43

paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFHC; JKSN1; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Trine Day
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634240437
ISBN
9781634240437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, photographs, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HRC; JFH; T. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Adventures Unlimited Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780932813732
ISBN
9780932813732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.20

Hardback. Considering issues such as pain and fertility, and exploring both the language of medical discourse and the silence of personal mystery, she reveals the numerous ways in which giving birth is narrated in the contemporary U.S. Pollock draws on cultural criticism, performance studies, and narrative theory to unpack this long-ignored genre. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFHF; JHBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109147
ISBN
9780231109147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.41
€ 90.18

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