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Paperback. Contains 190 texts from nineteen consultants - most collected in English or in English translation. This work includes 155 stories that represent Upper Chehalis and Cowlitz Salish narrative traditions, primarily myths and tales. It is suitable for those interested in the content and comparative analysis of Native texts told in English. Editor(s): Adamson, Thelma. Num Pages: 1 map, 4 images. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803226685
ISBN
9780803226685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

Hardback. A collection of traditional Koasati stories and tales. Series: Studies in the Anthropology of North American Indians. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5 photos. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 188 x 31. Weight in Grams: 898.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803227293
ISBN
9780803227293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.45

Paperback. Collection of Wyoming's folklore produced by the Federal Writers Project Editor(s): Dow, James R.; Dow, Susan D.; Welsch, Roger L. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWY; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803243026
ISBN
9780803243026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFHF; VXQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803249943
ISBN
9780803249943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.77

Paperback. Introduces such figures as Old Man, Scar-Face, Blood-Clot, and the Seven Brothers. This work includes tales with ritualistic origins emphasizing the prototypical Beaver-Medicine and the roles played by Elk-Woman and Otter-Woman, and a presentation of Star Myths, which reveal the astronomical knowledge of the Blackfoot Indians. Series: Sources of American Indian Oral Literature. Num Pages: 204 pages, 3 Illus., index. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 171 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Second
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803260238
ISBN
9780803260238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.89

Paperback. Introduces Ojibway ceremonies, rituals, songs, dances, prayers, arid legends Illustrator(s): Beyer, David. Num Pages: 171 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803275720
ISBN
9780803275720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.18

Paperback. A collection of myths and tales of the Indians of the Pacific Northwest - the Klamath, Nez Perce, Tillamook, Modoc, Shastan, Chinook, Flathead, Clatsop, and other tribes. It includes stories concerning the creation of the universe, the theft of fire and daylight, and the death and rebirth of salmo. Editor(s): Judson, Katharine Berry. Num Pages: 193 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1QSP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803275959
ISBN
9780803275959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. Analyzes nearly 40 stories, from mythic narratives predating Columbus to contemporary American Indian fiction, representing various traditional Native American culture areas. This work reveals how preconceptions deriving from our hypervisual, print-dominated culture distort our understanding of essential functions and forms of oral storytelling. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2JN; DSB; JFHF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803277854
ISBN
9780803277854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. Old-man, or Napa, as he was called by the Blackfeet, is an extraordinary character in Indian stories. Both powerful and fallible, he appears in different guises: god or creator, fool, thief, clown. This title features thirteen verse stories along with an introduction to those stories by Sarah J Hatfield, granddaughter of the author. Num Pages: 290 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
New Edition, New Expanded
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803280380
ISBN
9780803280380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.79

Paperback. Series: Publications of The American Folklore Society. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JFHF; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812211054
ISBN
9780812211054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Editor(s): Jordan, Rosan A.; Kalcik, S.J. Series: Publications of The American Folklore Society. Num Pages: 260 pages, 38 illus. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812212068
ISBN
9780812212068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. Supplements eight folk narratives with discussion of audience participation and response as well as relevant Hindu themes. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812212693
ISBN
9780812212693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

paperback. Appearing here for the first time in paperback, the stories in Folktales from Iraq, each accompanied by specially commissioned engravings, allow the reader to travel to a distant, imaginary land swirling with great fortunes, terrifying predicaments, and quick-witted heroes. Illustrator(s): Wright, John Buckland. Series: Pine Street Books. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219135
ISBN
9780812219135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.67

Paperback. In a book with interdisciplinary appeal, Bacchilega demonstrates both how the myth of legendary Hawai'i emerged and how this vision can be unmade and reimagined. Num Pages: 248 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812222500
ISBN
9780812222500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

Paperback. Presenting a study of African American healing, this work sheds light on a variety of folk practices and traces their development from the time of slavery through the Great Migrations. Through conversations with black Americans, it demonstrates how herbs, charms, and rituals continue folk healing performances. Num Pages: 189 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHF; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814757321
ISBN
9780814757321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Suitable both for scholars and for general readers, this is an analysis of doomsday cults and apocalyptic anxiety in American culture. Num Pages: 294 pages, 43 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCM; JFC; JFHF; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814793480
ISBN
9780814793480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Series: First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816679225
ISBN
9780816679225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 280 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBAH; HBJK; JFC; JFHF; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822319726
ISBN
9780822319726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Realizing the Witch follows the unfolding of Benjamin Christensen's visual narrative in his 1922 film, Haxan (The Witch). Through a close reading of Haxan, Baxstrom and Meyers examine the study of witchcraft from historical and anthropological perspectives, as well as the intersection of popular culture, artistic expression and scientific ideas. Series: Forms of Living. Num Pages: 296 pages, 64 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780823268252
ISBN
9780823268252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.04

Hardcover. A comprehensive compilation of stories connected to the Hebrew Bible. It focuses on that body of literature known as Midrash, the imaginative retelling and elaboration on Bible stories in which mythological tales about demons and magic co-exist with moralistic stories about the piety of the patriarchs. Num Pages: 1650 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4699 x 102. Weight in Grams: 3080.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Jewish Publication Society of Am Philadelphia
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
1650
Condition
New
SKU
V9780827607095
ISBN
9780827607095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.83
€ 159.55

Hardcover. Joha has Janus' double face: On the one hand, he is innocent and stupid; on the other, a trickster. He is a cheater and is cheated. He sets traps for others and falls into traps himself; he is simpleton and liar, victimizer and victim. Editor(s): Koen-Sarano, Matilda. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Jewish Publication Society United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780827607224
ISBN
9780827607224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.54

Paperback. Today's poets provide a new spin on Greek myths. Editor(s): DeNicola, Deborah. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2ABM; DCQ; DSC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874519181
ISBN
9780874519181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Hardback. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFHF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477312070
ISBN
9781477312070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFHF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477312087
ISBN
9781477312087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

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