Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
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
€ 226.67
€ 226.67
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€ 24.89
€ 33.99
€ 24.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 82 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLC; HRAX; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 35. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- V9780892811854
- ISBN
- 9780892811854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.84
€ 20.84
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
€ 26.99€ 26.39
€ 26.99
€ 26.39
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
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
€ 62.22
€ 62.22
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€ 13.53
€ 14.99
€ 13.53
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
€ 23.99€ 17.47
€ 23.99
€ 17.47
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€ 31.52
€ 40.99
€ 31.52
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€ 31.74
€ 40.99
€ 31.74
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€ 19.30
€ 27.99
€ 19.30
Paperback. Scotland's rich past and varied landscape have inspired an extraordinary array of legends and beliefs. This title brings together: stories of heroes and bloody feuds, tales of giants, fairies, and witches, and accounts of local customs and traditions. It also uncovers the events that inspired Shakespeare's "Macbeth." Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 44. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Random House UK
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099547167
- ISBN
- 9780099547167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. This account of Maori traditions, dictated by elders in the 1850s, was published with an English translation in 1913-15. Translator(s): Smith, S. Percy. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Anthropology. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBN; JFHF; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108040099
- ISBN
- 9781108040099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.62
€ 36.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601632784
- ISBN
- 9781601632784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.95
€ 19.99
€ 19.95
Paperback. Reveals the Pacific Ur-culture that seeded the ancient civilizations of China, Egypt, India, Mexico, and Peru Num Pages: 512 pages, 284 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591432678
- ISBN
- 9781591432678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 16.81
€ 24.99
€ 16.81
Paperback. Revealing the secret teachings of Freemasonry for the first time Num Pages: 384 pages, line drawings integrated throughout. BIC Classification: JFH; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444710618
- ISBN
- 9781444710618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520244405
- ISBN
- 9780520244405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.56
€ 36.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. Centuries after the brutal slaughter of the Cathars by papally endorsed Northern French forces, the medieval Cathars continue to exert a powerful influence on both popular culture and spiritual seekers. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Watkins Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Anniversary edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780287157
- ISBN
- 9781780287157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. Features stories from the ancient Welsh mythological cycle. This work includes only those stories that have remained unadulterated by the influence of the French Arthurian romances, providing a selection of the finest works in medieval Celtic literature. Editor(s): Ford, Patrick K. Translator(s): Ford, Patrick K. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 45.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253964
- ISBN
- 9780520253964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.54
€ 36.54
Paperback. The 11 tales of the Mabinogion combine Celtic mythology and Arthurian romance. This new translation recreates the storytelling world of medieval Wales and re-invests the tales with the power of performance. Translator(s): Davies, Sioned. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, one map. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199218783
- ISBN
- 9780199218783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.66
€ 13.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. Part of the "Everyman" series which has been re-set with wide margins for notes and easy-to-read type. Each title includes a themed introduction by leading authorities on the subject, life-and-times chronology of the author, text summaries, annotated reading lists and selected criticism and notes. Editor(s): Jones, George. Translator(s): Jones, Gwyn; Jones, Thomas. Num Pages: 272 pages, notes, chronology. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- W&N
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780460872973
- ISBN
- 9780460872973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.09
€ 13.99
€ 11.09
Paperback. Translator(s): Guest, Lady Charlotte E. Series: Dover Thrift Editions. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486295411
- ISBN
- 9780486295411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.92
€ 9.99
€ 8.92
Paperback. Includes various stories. In, "Math Son of Mathonwy" two brothers plot to carry off the virginal Goewin, while in "Manawydan Son of Llyr" a chieftain roams throughout Britain after a spell is cast over his land. In "How Culhwch Won Olwen", a young man must complete many tasks before he can marry a giant's daughter. Translator(s): Gantz, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 320 pages, map, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140443226
- ISBN
- 9780140443226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. The 100 cover-ups 'they' really don't want you to know about. Series: Mammoth Books. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: JFHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849013635
- ISBN
- 9781849013635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39