Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
Paperback. Finding in the world's myths-its sacred stories-a way to talk about experiences shared across time and space, Doniger champions the cause of comparative mythology as she expertly taps a wealth of traditions-from the Hebrew Bible to the Bhagavad Gita. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLB; JFC; JFHF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780231111713
- ISBN
- 9780231111713
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Condition: New
€ 45.60
€ 45.60
Hardback. Editor(s): Perry, Ben Edwin. Num Pages: 792 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 187 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1786.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 792
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252031922
- ISBN
- 9780252031922
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Condition: New
€ 145.70
€ 145.70
Paperback. Editor(s): Gerster, Patrick; Cords, Nicholas J. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- SKU
- V9780252060243
- ISBN
- 9780252060243
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.44
€ 21.99
€ 21.44
paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 575.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252060281
- ISBN
- 9780252060281
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.56
€ 31.99
€ 28.56
Paperback. The image of the Irish in the United States changed drastically over time, from that of hard-drinking, rioting Paddies to genial, patriotic working-class citizens. This title traces the change in this image through 700 pieces of sheet music to show how Americans' opinions of Ireland and the Irish went practically from one extreme to the other. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 344 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252065514
- ISBN
- 9780252065514
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.28
€ 36.99
€ 33.28
paperback. Understanding instead of lamenting the popularity of self-help books Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252075186
- ISBN
- 9780252075186
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.98
€ 31.99
€ 28.98
Hardback. Num Pages: 306 pages, 40 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253022806
- ISBN
- 9780253022806
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Condition: New
€ 102.68
€ 102.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages, 40 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253023087
- ISBN
- 9780253023087
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.29
€ 46.99
€ 41.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 470 pages, 4 b&w illus., 13 tables. BIC Classification: JFHF; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2016
- SKU
- V9780253023148
- ISBN
- 9780253023148
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.98
€ 46.99
€ 41.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Goldstein, Diane E.; Shuman, Amy. Series: Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 130 pages, 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFS; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 7. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253024404
- ISBN
- 9780253024404
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.80
€ 29.99
€ 26.80
paperback. Demonstrating that oral media and native cultural forms are vital throughout the South Pacific, this book raises issues in comparative scholarship on oral tradition: what it means, extra-textual elements, and the relation between composition and performance. The contributors include Achsah Carrier, James Carrier, Christian Clerk, and many others. Editor(s): Finnegan, Ruth; Orbell, Margaret. Series: Voices in Performance & Text S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209580
- ISBN
- 9780253209580
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.98
€ 14.99
€ 14.98
Paperback. A sensitive and original reading of Plato's Republic that foregrounds the power of myth in the shaping of history. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HPCA; JFHF; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214850
- ISBN
- 9780253214850
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.80
€ 29.99
€ 26.80
Paperback. Conspiracy theories have been a part of the American experience since colonial times. This anthology provides students with documents relating to some of the important conspiracy theories in American history and politics, some based on reality, many chiefly on paranoia. It looks at a persistent and troubling aspect of democratic society. Editor(s): Critchlow, Donald T.; Korasick, John; Sherman, Matthew C. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFHC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219640
- ISBN
- 9780253219640
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.57
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€ 23.57
paperback. Details folklore and identity in Northern Ireland Num Pages: 320 pages, 21 b&w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JFHF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780253223746
- ISBN
- 9780253223746
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.56
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Paperback. A critical analysis of the important ways in which La Llorona--the Weeping Woman--has shaped Mexican cultural identity, from folktales to acts of political resistance. Num Pages: 302 pages, 30 halftones, 12 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFCA; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292718128
- ISBN
- 9780292718128
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.13
€ 33.99
€ 31.13
Paperback. Combines a modern folkloric perspective with literary analysis of ghost stories from classical antiquity to shed light on the stories, and folk roots. This book examines ancient Greek and Roman beliefs about death and the departed and the various kinds of ghost stories that arose from these beliefs. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; DSBB; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292725089
- ISBN
- 9780292725089
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.40
€ 21.99
€ 21.40
Paperback. Series: The J. Frank Dobie. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292780699
- ISBN
- 9780292780699
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.57
€ 24.99
€ 23.57
paperback. Tells the story of a young woman named Meng Jiang who makes a long, solitary journey to deliver winter clothes to her husband, a drafted labourer on the grandiose Great Wall construction project of the notorious First Emperor of the Qin dynasty (BCE 221-208). Translator(s): Idema, Wilt. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987842
- ISBN
- 9780295987842
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.33
€ 36.99
€ 33.33
Paperback. How could anyone believe he or she was abducted by aliens? Or want to believe it? To answer these questions, the author interviewed and evaluated "abductees" - old and young, male and female, religious and agnostic. This book is not only an exploration of the workings of memory, but an inquiry into the nature of belief. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFH; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 33. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- V9780674024014
- ISBN
- 9780674024014
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.14
€ 29.99
€ 25.14
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691611594
- ISBN
- 9780691611594
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Condition: New
€ 55.06€ 43.74
€ 55.06
€ 43.74