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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge

Paperback. Examines the various aspects of Herakles' myth, representations in literature and art, monographs and articles, and presents an account of Herakles. This book highlights areas of consensus and dissent in the theories, and the discussion on Herakles. It is suitable for students of classics and related disciplines. Series: Gods and Heroes of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415300681
ISBN
9780415300681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.78

Paperback. The Holy Grail and its quest is a legend that has had a powerful impact on our civilization. The Grail is an ancient Celtic symbol of plenty, and a Christian symbol of redemption and eternal life, the chalice that caught the blood of the crucified Christ. This book presents this legend as a living myth that is profoundly relevant to modern life. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 472 pages, 17 Illus. BIC Classification: HRC; JFC; JFHF; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
452
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
2nd ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691002378
ISBN
9780691002378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. A collection of more than one hundred tribal tales, culled from the oral tradition of the Indians of Washington and Oregon that presents the Indians' own stories, told for generations around their fires, of the mountains, lakes, and rivers, and of the creation of the world and the heavens above. Illustrator(s): Inverarity, Robert Bruce. Num Pages: 238 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 211 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520239265
ISBN
9780520239265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.42

Paperback. Offering a study of the Sioux tribes, this title contains 64 tales that present an array of Sioux folklore and history in its original language, along with a literal translation. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803266605
ISBN
9780803266605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.90

Paperback. Why were Prometheus and Loki envisioned as chained to rocks? What was the Golden Calf? Why are mirrors believed to carry bad luck? This book shows that myths originally transmitted real information about real events and observations, preserving the information sometimes for millennia within nonliterate societies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18 line illus. 27 halftones. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127743
ISBN
9780691127743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.95

Paperback. A fascinating exploration of an ancient system of beliefs and its links to the evolution of dance. Num Pages: 448 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: ASD; HBTB; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 168 x 29. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393348507
ISBN
9780393348507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.48

Paperback. Fairy tales, often said to be "timeless" and fundamentally "oral," have a long written history. This book argues that however a vital part of this history has fallen by the wayside. It refocuses the lens through which we look at fairy tales. It examines the evolution of the "Anglo-American" fairy tale and its place in this variegated history. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 halftones. 5 line illus. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBH; DSK; JFHF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115672
ISBN
9780691115672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.23

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

€ 13.99
€ 13.53

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages, 27 photograps, 17 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFHF; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803285644
ISBN
9780803285644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. A very personal look at Merlin. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785354533
ISBN
9781785354533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

Hardback. This beautiful book visits twenty-eight richly atmospheric sites and tells the mythological stories associated with them. Illustrated with evocative photographs and older etchings and prints, it draws the reader back into history and myth. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 duotone halftones, 30 black & white illustrations, 2 maps, 1 biography, 30 black & whi. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781847179272
ISBN
9781847179272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 428 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHC; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Trine Day
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634240307
ISBN
9781634240307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.69

Hardback. Napoleon famously observed that "history is a set of lies agreed upon," and Steers investigates six of the most amazing frauds ever to gain wide acceptance in this engrossing book. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780813141596
ISBN
9780813141596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 6.49

paperback. Editor(s): Kubish, Shelagh. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 55 x 13. Weight in Grams: 209.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ghost House Books Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894877183
ISBN
9781894877183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. Editor(s): French, Diana. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 208 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Ghost House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
F First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894877305
ISBN
9781894877305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.60

paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Back Bay Books
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316223331
ISBN
9780316223331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.44

Paperback. Aims to provide answers to a host of teasing historical questions and exasperating mysteries, such as the death of Hitler; who the real Snow White was and whether she lived with seven short miners; the identity of Tom, Dick and Harry; the sinking of the Lusitania; Howard Carter's trickery; and the real events behind the saying 'Sweet Fanny Adam'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HB; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
245
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750946858
ISBN
9780750946858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: FQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 215 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Dover Publications
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0022731
ISBN
9780486280929
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.96

Paperback. This book explores the Nuu-chah-nulth understanding of the universe as an integrated and orderly whole, providing a viable theoretical alternative that both complements and expands the view of reality presented by Western science. Num Pages: 168 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 2 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: HPD; HPJ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780774810852
ISBN
9780774810852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

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