Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
Paperback. Published originally in two volumes in 1890, this extraordinary study of primitive myth and magic, collected from sources around the world, led Frazer to identify parallel patterns of ritual, symbols and belief across many centuries and many different cultures. Series: Canongate Classics. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 59. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 944
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841954325
- ISBN
- 9781841954325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 19.79
€ 29.99
€ 19.79
Paperback. Editor(s): Fraser, Robert. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 912 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 912
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199538829
- ISBN
- 9780199538829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.74
€ 21.99
€ 17.74
Paperback. "Secret Mark" first became known to modern scholarship in 1958 when a newly hired assistant professor at Columbia University in New York by the name of Morton Smith visited the monastery of Mar Saba near Jerusalem and photographed its fragments. This book demonstrates that "Secret Mark" was an elaborate hoax created by Morton Smith. Num Pages: 170 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HRCG9; JFH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932792485
- ISBN
- 9781932792485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.86
€ 35.86
Paperback. The medieval legend of the Grail, a tale about the search for supreme mystical experience, has never ceased to intrigue writers and scholars by its wildly variegated forms. This title shows how the Grail, once a Celtic vessel of plenty, evolved into the Christian Grail with miraculous powers. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691020754
- ISBN
- 9780691020754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.77
€ 45.99
€ 33.77
Paperback. The first edition of its kind, The Great Fairy Tale Tradition is indispensable for students of fairy tales. Editor(s): Zipes, Jack. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 1008 pages, 20 illustrations, bibliog. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSY; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 142 x 28. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393976366
- ISBN
- 9780393976366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.82
€ 26.99
€ 23.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 59 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764344800
- ISBN
- 9780764344800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.87
€ 20.99
€ 15.87
Paperback. Editor(s): Vallee, Martine. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Weiser Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578634576
- ISBN
- 9781578634576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.63
€ 23.99
€ 21.63
Paperback. The gold standard in Greek mythology, in a dazzling graphic deluxe edition with a new introduction by the bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Num Pages: 832 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP3; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 154 x 55. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 832
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143106715
- ISBN
- 9780143106715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.64
€ 29.99
€ 20.64
Paperback. Delightful, oft-reprinted guide to the foliate heads so common in medieval sculpture. This was the first-ever monograph dedicated to the Green Man. Num Pages: 128 pages, 173, 170 black and white, 3 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; ACK; AFK; JFHF; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 276 x 215 x 10. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- D. S. Brewer
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859914970
- ISBN
- 9780859914970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.81
€ 26.99
€ 23.81
Paperback. The Green Man has many facets, many dimensions. He peers through his leaf mask in hundreds of church misericords and stone carvings. His innate link with the changing seasons and fertility is revealed in the medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and in summer folk customs such as Jack in the Green, the Castleton Garland and the Burry Man. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752419169
- ISBN
- 9780752419169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.61
€ 20.99
€ 19.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hierophant Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781938289217
- ISBN
- 9781938289217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.10
€ 19.99
€ 19.10
Hardcover. If there's one distinctive feature of the British countryside, it has to be the hedgerow. Hedgerows can provide a great fund of fresh, wild food for us. In this book, the author reintroduces the wild and natural hedgerow ingredients that our grandmothers used on a regular basis - but gives them a fresh and contemporary twist. Num Pages: 240 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFHF; VSZ; VXHT; WBH; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Square Peg
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780224086714
- ISBN
- 9780224086714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.65
€ 21.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. 'I loved it .. funny, serious, richly vivid .. Read this book.' Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprints
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780330535861
- ISBN
- 9780330535861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.72
€ 14.99
€ 11.72
Paperback. Series: Collected Works of Joseph Campbell. Num Pages: 352 pages, 72 Black and White Photos, 24 Black and White Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGXA; HRAC; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- New World Library United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608681891
- ISBN
- 9781608681891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.99
€ 24.99
€ 16.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Publisher
- Ibis Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892542109
- ISBN
- 9780892542109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.67
€ 27.99
€ 26.67
Hardcover. Series: Pocket Essentials. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Pocket Essentials New York
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KNW0007781
- ISBN
- 9781904048343
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardcover. From the lazy, fiddling grasshopper to the sneaky Big Bad Wolf, children's stories and fables enchant us with their portrayals of animals who act like people. This book explores a range of images and ideas to demonstrate just how deeply these underappreciated links between humans and other fauna are embedded in our culture. Series: Louise Smith Bross Lecture S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 187 halftones. BIC Classification: AGN; JFFZ; JFHF; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 222 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226430331
- ISBN
- 9780226430331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 36.31
€ 45.99
€ 36.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: VS; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Energy Psychology Press United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition,First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604150629
- ISBN
- 9781604150629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.58
€ 18.58
Hardback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRGS; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 301 x 250. .
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241264348
- ISBN
- 9780241264348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 39.05
€ 51.99
€ 39.05
Hardcover. These eleven essays offer critical engagement in understanding the sky in human imagination and culture and contribute to this new field emerging within the academy. Editor(s): Gunzburg, Darrelyn. Series: The Imagined Sky: Cultural Perspectives. Num Pages: 286 pages, 97 figures. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRLK; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 5135.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791677
- ISBN
- 9781781791677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.62
€ 140.62