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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 214 x 17. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877735267
- ISBN
- 9780877735267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.31
€ 26.99
€ 22.31
Paperback. If there is one genre that has captured the imagination of people in all walks of life throughout the world, it is the fairy tale. This book presents a provocative theory about why fairy tales were created and retold - and why they became such an indelible and infinitely adaptable part of cultures around the world. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: DSY; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159553
- ISBN
- 9780691159553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.47
€ 26.99
€ 20.47
Hardback. Drawing on cognitive science, evolutionary theory, anthropology, psychology, literary theory, and other fields, this book presents a nuanced argument about how fairy tales originated in ancient oral cultures, how they evolved through the rise of literary culture and print, and how, in our own time, they continue to change through their adaptation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: DSK; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- F First Edition, 1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153384
- ISBN
- 9780691153384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.45
€ 45.99
€ 33.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146340
- ISBN
- 9780231146340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.81
€ 99.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; HBJD1; JFHF; VX; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Green Magic London
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953663132
- ISBN
- 9780953663132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. In this volume Levi-Strauss explores the mythologies of the Americas, with occasional incursions into European and Japanese folklore, tales of sloths and squirrels are interwoven with discussions of Freud, Saussure, "signification," and plays by Sophocles and Labiche. Translator(s): Chorier, B. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1 colour plate, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLS; HPCF; HRQ; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226474823
- ISBN
- 9780226474823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. Series: Jewish, Judaism. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 9. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486258492
- ISBN
- 9780486258492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.97
€ 12.97
Paperback. Explores the evolutionary connections in function, garb, and behaviour between Afro-Creole masquerades and precursors from West Africa, the British Isles, and Western Europe. Robert Wyndham Nicholls utilizes a concept of play derived from Africa to describe a range of lighthearted and ritualistic activities. Series: Folklore Studies in a Multicultural World Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 829 black & white photographs; 57 color photographs. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFHF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781496802477
- ISBN
- 9781496802477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. Avalon is Britain's very own Atlantis - a mystical kingdom rich in myth and lore. Legends tell how the body of King Arthur was taken to Avalon, where he would wait till his nation's hour of need. The truth is that Avalon was a very real place with a turbulent history of its own. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844132232
- ISBN
- 9781844132232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.63
€ 20.99
€ 16.63
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 466 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 466
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633688
- ISBN
- 9780691633688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 239.82
€ 239.82
Paperback. This work is a vision of wilderness in the Klamath Mountains of northwest California and southwest Oregon, seen through the lens of "evolutionary mythology". Using his explorations of the diverse ecosystems in this region, the author ponders the role of evolution and myth in American culture. Num Pages: 174 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KBBWR; JFHF; PSAJ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 40.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 20 Anv
- Number of pages
- 167
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236592
- ISBN
- 9780520236592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.96
€ 33.99
€ 24.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; HRQ; JFHF; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Publisher
- Feral House,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781627310345
- ISBN
- 9781627310345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.37
€ 32.99
€ 23.37
hardcover. A wide-ranging study of the myth of "The Last of the Race" as it develops in a range of literary and non-literary texts from the late-17th to late-19th centuries, from the ancient myths of Noah and Deucalion to contemporary stories of nuclear holocaust. Num Pages: 338 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSBD; DSBF; JFCX; JFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 694. Good clean copy showing some age and shelfwear. Some scoring to half title and title page including ownership details and Ex Libris stamp. Some warping to dust jacket and front board. Remains good copy with clean text and crisp pages
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press Oxford Oxford
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0024963
- ISBN
- 9780198112228
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 5.12
€ 5.12
Paperback. An intriguing study of a unique and unsettling cultural phenomenon in Victorian England. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783271917
- ISBN
- 9781783271917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.65
€ 33.99
€ 32.65
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837879
- ISBN
- 9781843837879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.16
€ 62.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; VXPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Witches Almanac Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Rev Exp
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780977370399
- ISBN
- 9780977370399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.13
€ 14.99
€ 14.13
Paperback. The Texas Longhorn made more history than any other breed of cattle the world has known. These wiry, intractable beasts were themselves pioneers in a harsh land, moving elementally with drouth, grass, Arctic blizzards, and burning winds. This title tells of the Spanish conquistadors, who brought their cattle with them. Series: The J. Frank Dobie. Num Pages: 440 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 211 x 32. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292746275
- ISBN
- 9780292746275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.76
€ 21.99
€ 21.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226899466
- ISBN
- 9780226899466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. A case study of the folklore of sexuality, this text examines the myth of the "droit de cuissage" and how for seven hundred years each era used the mythical custom to its own ends in an insight into popular misconceptions of the Middle Ages. Studies Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; JFHF; WJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226067438
- ISBN
- 9780226067438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.48
€ 40.99
€ 31.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages, 10 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: JFC; JFHF; JFSP1; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940322691
- ISBN
- 9780940322691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.34
€ 27.99
€ 19.34