Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
paperback. Translator(s): Burton, Sir Richard Francis. Series: Dover Thrift. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FM; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486419176
- ISBN
- 9780486419176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.28
€ 9.28
paperback. Regardless of time, place, and blood type, Laura Enright cordially invites you into the dark underworld of the vampire. She sheds light (but not too much) on this captivating, age-defying creature by exploring topics ranging from the powers it can possess to what will kill it - for good. Series: Most Wanted. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; WDKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597976787
- ISBN
- 9781597976787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.47
€ 16.99
€ 16.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845888473
- ISBN
- 9781845888473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.95
€ 16.99
€ 14.95
paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 198.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226074948
- ISBN
- 9780226074948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.71
€ 37.99
€ 29.71
hardcover. This collection of tales represents and preserves the oral heritage of Arctic and Subarctic ethnic groups, so that their stories are no longer in danger of becoming lost to future generations. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 290 pages, 28. BIC Classification: 1MTN; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781591587613
- ISBN
- 9781591587613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.87€ 51.10
€ 55.87
€ 51.10
hardcover. Twenty-nine tales provide a moving and colorful image of the diversity and richness of the people and lands of Indonesia. Editor(s): Bunanta, Murti. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map. BIC Classification: FQ; JFHF; YFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1.
- SKU
- V9781563089091
- ISBN
- 9781563089091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.14
€ 73.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 64 illustrations. BIC Classification: FQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486273488
- ISBN
- 9780486273488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.41
€ 17.41
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872878549
- ISBN
- 9780872878549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.49€ 49.19
€ 53.49
€ 49.19
Paperback. This first of four volumes accurately translating the wonderful tales of the Arabian nights. Editor(s): Mardrus, J. C.; Mathers, E. P. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: FA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 36. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 678
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415045391
- ISBN
- 9780415045391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.66
€ 45.66
Paperback. Serves as an example of Urdu fiction that provides a glimpse into the customs, beliefs and people of the time. Translator(s): Zakir, Mohammed. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455182
- ISBN
- 9780140455182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.52
€ 14.99
€ 12.52
Paperback. This study attempts to cross the boundaries between anthropology, folklore and history in order to cast new light on the relation between songs and stories, reality and realism, and rhythm and rhetoric in the expressive traditions of South Asia. Editor(s): Appadurai, Arjun; etc.; Korom, Frank J. (Department of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, USA); Mills, Margaret A. (Associate Professor of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, USA). Series: South Asia Seminar. Num Pages: 464 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFHF; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 227 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812213379
- ISBN
- 9780812213379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.86
€ 46.99
€ 41.86
paperback. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 193 x 31. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lomond Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781842042472
- ISBN
- 9781842042472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.99
€ 12.99
€ 9.99
Paperback. A remarkable cultural history of what might exist under the Earth's surface-as reflected in mythology, religion, science, literature, and good old crackpottery Num Pages: 304 pages, 57 b&w photos, painting, artwork. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 451.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306815331
- ISBN
- 9780306815331
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.53
€ 25.99
€ 19.53
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 556
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573560252
- ISBN
- 9781573560252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.42
€ 119.42
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€ 28.39
€ 32.99
€ 28.39
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€ 24.26
€ 25.99
€ 24.26
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
€ 105.77
€ 105.77
paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AG; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816647491
- ISBN
- 9780816647491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53
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€ 27.24
€ 32.99
€ 27.24
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
€ 13.03
€ 13.03
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
€ 43.99€ 38.62
€ 43.99
€ 38.62
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€ 37.53
€ 41.99
€ 37.53
paperback. Introduces us to Pedro Loco, General Mexhuira's ghost, the German, and a colorful group of odd fellows driven to roam the hills in an eternal quest for the hidden entrance, the blazed tree, the box canyon, for fabulous wealth glimpsed, lost, and never forgotten. Series: The J. Frank Dobie. Num Pages: 380 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780292703810
- ISBN
- 9780292703810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.53
€ 17.99
€ 17.53
paperback. This Companion offers a chronological sweep of the canon of Arthurian literature - from its earliest beginnings to the contemporary manifestations of Arthur found in film and electronic media. Editor(s): Fulton, Helen. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 586 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 28. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780470672372
- ISBN
- 9780470672372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.99€ 42.31
€ 69.99
€ 42.31