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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226040837
ISBN
9780226040837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845887858
ISBN
9781845887858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 12.58

Paperback.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845887285
ISBN
9781845887285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. The first comprehensive study of fantasy's uses of myth, this book offers insights into the genre's popularity and cultural importance. Combining history, folklore, and narrative theory, Attebery's study explores familiar and forgotten fantasies and shows how the genre is also an arena for negotiating new relationships with traditional tales. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; FL; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199316076
ISBN
9780199316076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 51.35

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Edition
Fourth Printing
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780684847818
ISBN
9780684847818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.01

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; DSBB; HPCB; HPJ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691646350
ISBN
9780691646350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 211.95

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.
Format
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

€ 36.99
€ 28.63

hardcover. BIC Classification: JFHF; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813143200
ISBN
9780813143200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.67

Hardback. Authoritative and reliable editions of the Arabic and modern, lucid English translations introducing treasures of the Arabic literary heritage Editor(s): Fudge, Bruce. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814745199
ISBN
9780814745199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.41

Paperback. A fascinating and engaging examination of why we believe in the supernatural. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274. From Superstition to Religion - The Brain Science of Belief. 320 pages. Humans are born with brains designed to make sense of the world and that need for an explanation can lead to beliefs that go beyond reason. This book weaves an account of our 'supersense' that navigates a path through brain science, child development, popular culture, mental illness and the paranormal. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFH. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight: 274.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849010306
ISBN
9781849010306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. In this book, the articles explore the different social practices that are typically understood as sorcery, magic and ritual, and address a diversity of ethnographic contexts in Africa, Asia, the Pacific and the America's. Editor(s): Kapferer, Bruce. Num Pages: 284 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQX2; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571814180
ISBN
9781571814180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.49

Paperback. Features 'old' texts that shed light on such topical questions as the rise of Fundamentalism and the mass popularity of secular mythologies like "Star Trek", "Star Wars", and "Xena: Warrior Princess". This book presents a voice of reason in the contemporary maelstrom of international religious violence and American pluralism. Num Pages: 592 pages, 1 b&w photo. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 890.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253201881
ISBN
9780253201881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: colour illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
Condition
New
SKU
V9788120773172
ISBN
9788120773172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. Tells of love, jealousy, vengeance, war, and the mythic deeds of the dragonslayer, Sigurd the Volsung. This title explores the history, legends, and myths contained in the saga and traces the development of a narrative that reaches back to the period of the great folk migrations in Europe when the Roman Empire collapsed. Translator(s): Byock, Jesse L. Num Pages: 160 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 196.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272996
ISBN
9780520272996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.89

Paperback. This volume collects and organizes passages on myth by Jung himself and by some of the most prominent Jungian writers after him: Erich Neumann, Marie-Louise von Franz and James Hillman. Editor(s): Segal, Robert A. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415199445
ISBN
9780415199445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 30 color images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764338090
ISBN
9780764338090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.34

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

€ 33.99
€ 30.69

Paperback. Science of Mythology provides an account of the meaning and the purpose of mythic themes that is linked to modern life: the heroic battles between good and evil of yore are still played out, reflected in contemporary fears. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; JMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415267427
ISBN
9780415267427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.77

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442272927
ISBN
9781442272927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.58

Paperback. A collection of Lewis's essays against 'the new morality' - a fine collection representing Lewis at his most brilliant. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008203856
ISBN
9780008203856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.34

Paperback. A completely new, revised and enlarged edition of this classic survey of monuments in South-West England associated with the stories of King Arthur and Knights of the Round Table: the castle of Tintagel, the great hill-fort of Cadbury in south Somerset, the ruined abbey at Glastonbury and Castle Dore in south Cornwall. Num Pages: 96 pages, maps, plans, photographs, further reading. BIC Classification: 1DBKEW; HBJD1; HBLA; HDDA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 138 x 6. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896764
ISBN
9780859896764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 463 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HRKP; HRL; JFHF; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Quest Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780835608015
ISBN
9780835608015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.79

Paperback. In Amazonian folktales, dolphins take human form, seduce men and women, and carry them away to a city beneath the river. This book examines these stories, both as folk narratives and as representations of culture and conflict in the Amazon. Num Pages: 326 pages, 24 halftones, 1 map, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; JFC; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226761848
ISBN
9780226761848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.17

Paperback. No other god of the Greeks is as widely present in the monuments and nature of Greece and Italy, in the tradition of antiquity, as Dionysos. This work presents a historical account of the religion of Dionysos from its beginnings in the Minoan culture to its transition to a cosmic and cosmopolitan religion of late antiquity under the Roman Empire. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 608 pages, 50 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
476
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691029153
ISBN
9780691029153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.24
€ 42.92

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