Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 466 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 466
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633688
- ISBN
- 9780691633688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 222.91
€ 222.91
Hardback. 'Tai-Me' is a traditional medicine bundle used by the Kiowa in their Sun Dance. The bundle has been handed down from generation to generation, through the nineteenth century and into the twentieth. The author set out on his quest to learn and document the Kiowa heritage, stories, and folklore. This book gathers these stories. Illustrator(s): Momaday, N. Scott. Num Pages: 106 pages, 6 black-&-white drawings. BIC Classification: DN; JFHF; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 106
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826348210
- ISBN
- 9780826348210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.65
€ 20.99
€ 19.65
Paperback. In this volume Levi-Strauss explores the mythologies of the Americas, with occasional incursions into European and Japanese folklore, tales of sloths and squirrels are interwoven with discussions of Freud, Saussure, "signification," and plays by Sophocles and Labiche. Translator(s): Chorier, B. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1 colour plate, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLS; HPCF; HRQ; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226474823
- ISBN
- 9780226474823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.22
€ 31.99
€ 25.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; HBJD1; JFHF; VX; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Green Magic London
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953663132
- ISBN
- 9780953663132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.55
€ 19.99
€ 15.55
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146340
- ISBN
- 9780231146340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.59
€ 96.59
Hardback. Drawing on cognitive science, evolutionary theory, anthropology, psychology, literary theory, and other fields, this book presents a nuanced argument about how fairy tales originated in ancient oral cultures, how they evolved through the rise of literary culture and print, and how, in our own time, they continue to change through their adaptation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: DSK; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- F First Edition, 1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153384
- ISBN
- 9780691153384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.44
€ 38.99
€ 28.44
Paperback. If there is one genre that has captured the imagination of people in all walks of life throughout the world, it is the fairy tale. This book presents a provocative theory about why fairy tales were created and retold - and why they became such an indelible and infinitely adaptable part of cultures around the world. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: DSY; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159553
- ISBN
- 9780691159553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.21
€ 24.99
€ 19.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 214 x 17. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Shambhala Publications Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877735267
- ISBN
- 9780877735267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.97
€ 24.99
€ 18.97
Paperback. An illustrated encyclopedia of fabulous beasts, mythical monsters and cryptozoological mysteries Num Pages: 272 pages, b&w integrated illus. BIC Classification: GBC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472136442
- ISBN
- 9781472136442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.18
€ 21.99
€ 16.18
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780231111713
- ISBN
- 9780231111713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.60
€ 45.60
Hardback. 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. BIC Classification: HRA; HRLB; JFC; JFHF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111706
- ISBN
- 9780231111706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.45
€ 131.45
Hardback. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Updated with a new Preface
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156417
- ISBN
- 9780231156417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.16€ 77.50
€ 101.16
€ 77.50
Paperback. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Updated with a New Preface
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156424
- ISBN
- 9780231156424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.86
€ 45.86
Paperback. These eleven essays offer critical engagement in understanding the sky in human imagination and culture and contribute to this new field emerging within the academy. Editor(s): Gunzburg, Darrelyn. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRLK; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 5135.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791684
- ISBN
- 9781781791684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.41
€ 59.41
Hardcover. These eleven essays offer critical engagement in understanding the sky in human imagination and culture and contribute to this new field emerging within the academy. Editor(s): Gunzburg, Darrelyn. Series: The Imagined Sky: Cultural Perspectives. Num Pages: 286 pages, 97 figures. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRLK; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 5135.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791677
- ISBN
- 9781781791677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.27
€ 135.27
Hardback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRGS; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 301 x 250. .
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241264348
- ISBN
- 9780241264348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 34.33
€ 45.99
€ 34.33
Paperback. Originally published in 1866, this book explores somes of the most bizarre hoaxes, adverts and scams of the nineteenth century. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108044356
- ISBN
- 9781108044356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.50
€ 43.50
Hardcover. From the lazy, fiddling grasshopper to the sneaky Big Bad Wolf, children's stories and fables enchant us with their portrayals of animals who act like people. This book explores a range of images and ideas to demonstrate just how deeply these underappreciated links between humans and other fauna are embedded in our culture. Series: Louise Smith Bross Lecture S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 187 halftones. BIC Classification: AGN; JFFZ; JFHF; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 222 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226430331
- ISBN
- 9780226430331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.01
€ 59.01
Hardcover. Series: Pocket Essentials. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Pocket Essentials New York
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KNW0007781
- ISBN
- 9781904048343
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Publisher
- Ibis Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892542109
- ISBN
- 9780892542109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.28
€ 27.99
€ 26.28