Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
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
€ 118.39
€ 118.39
paperback. Water sprites, mountain goblins, shape-shifting animals, and the monsters known as yokai have long haunted the Japanese cultural landscape. This book offers a history of the strange and mysterious in Japan and seeks out these creatures in folklore, encyclopedias, literature, art, science, games, manga, magazines, and movies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 b/w drawings, 1 b/w photo. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520253629
- ISBN
- 9780520253629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.79
€ 40.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Editor(s): Peet, Preston. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Disinformation Company United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781938875038
- ISBN
- 9781938875038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
paperback. Primordial, mythic narratives from the indigenous Wakuenai of South America, available in English for the first time ever Series: Interp Culture New Millennium. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 photographs; 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; JFHF; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252075704
- ISBN
- 9780252075704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.14
€ 25.99
€ 24.14
hardcover. Editor(s): Christie, Deborah. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823234462
- ISBN
- 9780823234462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.15
€ 105.15
hardcover. This work examines the mysterious death of Jane Stanford, the co-founder of Stanford University who died in 1905 - shortly after recovering from strychnine poisoning. At the time the University President, David Starr Jordan, claimed she died from heart disease, a claim this book refutes. Num Pages: 192 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804747936
- ISBN
- 9780804747936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.44
€ 32.99
€ 28.44
paperback. The author conducted field work among the Chiricahuas in the American Southwest, as he had earlier among the Jicarillas. This title presents a definitive collection of their myths that range from an account of the world destroyed by water to descriptions of puberty rites and wonderful contests. Series: Sources of American Indian Oral Literature. Num Pages: 115 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 8. Weight in Grams: 199.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 115
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803286023
- ISBN
- 9780803286023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.05
€ 13.05
paperback. An interdisciplinary examination of the role of Native ghosts in North American culture. Editor(s): Boyd, Colleen E.; Thrush, Coll. Num Pages: 360 pages, 3 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803211377
- ISBN
- 9780803211377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.52
€ 42.99
€ 38.52
paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3. BIC Classification: HRCC1; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801481130
- ISBN
- 9780801481130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.31
€ 41.99
€ 37.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFHF; VX; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544. 324 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFHF; VX; WTH. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935487814
- ISBN
- 9781935487814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.08
€ 22.08
paperback. In this wide-ranging work, Claude Levi-Strauss examines the mythology of American Indians and seeks to illustrate how contact with Europeans have altered these tales. Translator(s): Tihanyi, Catherine. Num Pages: 294 pages, 4 halftones, 3 maps, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226474724
- ISBN
- 9780226474724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.69
€ 32.99
€ 25.69
paperback. Series: The J. Frank Dobie. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 381. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292707283
- ISBN
- 9780292707283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.46
€ 17.99
€ 17.46
Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Greenwood, Francesca. Num Pages: 144 pages, mono. BIC Classification: JFHF; YFJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781472916334
- ISBN
- 9781472916334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 5.80
€ 15.99
€ 5.80
Paperback. BIC Classification: JFHC. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781939149268
- ISBN
- 9781939149268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.49
€ 17.99
€ 17.49
Paperback. The Tristan Legend. Series: Arthurian Archives. 306 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Kalinke, Marianne E. Text with facing translation of the Scandinavian versions of the Tristan legend. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ACSX; DN; DSBB; DSK; JFHF. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 17. Weight: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843054
- ISBN
- 9781843843054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.00
€ 35.99
€ 35.00
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813568843
- ISBN
- 9780813568843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.42
€ 158.42
Paperback. A noted psychologist shows how fairy tales are a powerful aid to growing up, banishing fears, resolving conflicts, and conquering the darkness that dwells within us. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465008964
- ISBN
- 9780465008964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.64
€ 28.64
Paperback. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, best known as the author of Sherlock Holmes stories, was entirely convinced by a set of photographs showing two young girls from Cottingley in Yorkshire playing with a group of tiny, translucent fairies. This book lays out the story of the photographs, their supposed provenance, and the implications of their existence. Series: Extraordinary World. Num Pages: 189 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Bison Books ed.
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803266551
- ISBN
- 9780803266551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.43
€ 17.99
€ 17.43
Paperback. Editor(s): McGlathery, James M. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DSBF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252061912
- ISBN
- 9780252061912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.59
€ 32.99
€ 29.59
Series: Film Culture in Transition. Num Pages: 490 pages, 48 black and white; 0 full color. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 48.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789462980167
- ISBN
- 9789462980167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.06
€ 202.06