Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486420103
- ISBN
- 9780486420103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. This indispensable reader maps a comprehensive and global study of food through key sources in folklore, unpacked with expert commentary and student-focused learning features. Editor(s): Long, Lucy M. Num Pages: 480 pages, 3 bw. BIC Classification: JFCV; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857856999
- ISBN
- 9780857856999
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.00
€ 47.99
€ 40.00
Hardback. Series: Bloomsbury Academic Collections: Biblical Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCF1; HRCG; JFHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474231602
- ISBN
- 9781474231602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.28€ 143.98
€ 162.28
€ 143.98
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Logaston Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904396161
- ISBN
- 9781904396161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.25
€ 19.99
€ 18.25
Paperback. Includes material on the Discworld books up to Raising Steam. This title looks at the living myths and folklore that are reflected, celebrated and affectionately libelled in the imaginative universe of Discworld. Num Pages: 528 pages, b&w by Paul Kidby. BIC Classification: FZC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552154932
- ISBN
- 9780552154932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.13
€ 17.99
€ 13.13
Paperback. Discusses a wide range of story motifs and retells their basic patterns. In this book, the author discusses the background to his own study of the folktale. It includes an index to tale types classified according to the main story motifs which can be used for reference. Num Pages: 524 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520035379
- ISBN
- 9780520035379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.73
€ 45.99
€ 32.73
Paperback. Why did Hess fly to Scotland? Had Hitler authorized him to attempt to negotiate peace? Was British Intelligence involved? What was his state of mind at the time? Drawing on a variety of archive and eyewitness sources in Britain, Germany and the USA, this work is an objective assessment of the Hess' story. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750947572
- ISBN
- 9780750947572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.20
€ 12.20
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801436093
- ISBN
- 9780801436093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.00
€ 77.00
Hardcover. This book offers a detailed exploration of the plot genotype, the functional structure behind the plots of classical fairy tales. By understanding how plot genotypes are used, the reader or creative writer will obtain a much better understanding of many other types of fiction, including short stories, dramatic texts and Hollywood screenplays. Num Pages: 224 pages, 64 black & white tables. BIC Classification: DSK; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137547071
- ISBN
- 9781137547071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.13
€ 154.13
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415286015
- ISBN
- 9780415286015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.39
€ 20.39
The Faerie Handbook: An Enchanting Compendium of Literature, Lore, Art...
The Editors Of Faerie Magazine
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: ACXJ; JFCA; JFHF; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062668110
- ISBN
- 9780062668110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.16
€ 36.99
€ 33.16
Paperback. Was there ever such a beast as the monstrous Kraken? Did a Welsh prince discover America, centuries before Columbus? What happened to the missing crew of the Mary Celeste? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 40. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099551072
- ISBN
- 9780099551072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.79
€ 31.99
€ 27.79
paperback. Num Pages: 102 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Ibex Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1.
- Number of pages
- 102
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780936347561
- ISBN
- 9780936347561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.25
€ 25.99
€ 19.25
Hardback. Finally, Grieve focuses on the misogynistic elements of the story and asks why the fall of Spain is figured as a cautionary tale about a woman's sexuality. Num Pages: 328 pages, 24, 23 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890369
- ISBN
- 9780801890369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.49€ 59.73
€ 65.49
€ 59.73
Paperback. "Niles' excellent translation should bring Luthi's sensitive and articulate study the recognition it deserves among English readers." -Library Journal Luthi demonstrates how the folktale, by its very distance from reality, can play upon the most important themes of human existence." Translator(s): Niles, John D. Series: Folklore Studies in Translation. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253203939
- ISBN
- 9780253203939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.35
€ 20.99
€ 20.35
Paperback. The publication of this collection of Muller's best known essays, though long overdue, brings Muller back to life, and brings needed historical depth to the continuing theoretical and methodological debates in the academic study of religion. Editor(s): Stone, Jon R. Num Pages: 387 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; HRAB; JFHF; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 539.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 387
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312293093
- ISBN
- 9780312293093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.48
€ 102.48
Paperback. Examines the role the fable played in the development of English literature and culture in the period 1651-1740. Series Editor(s): Erskine-Hill, Howard; Richetti, John. Series: Cambridge Studies in Eighteenth-Century English Literature & Thought. Num Pages: 248 pages, 9 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521025317
- ISBN
- 9780521025317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.07
€ 51.07
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
€ 34.99€ 31.18
€ 34.99
€ 31.18
Paperback. Sage, scientist, and sorcerer, Hermes Trismegistus was the culture-hero of Hellenistic and Roman Egypt. This book argues that the technical and philosophical Hermetica, apparently so different, might be seen as aspects of a single "way of Hermes." Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBTB; HRQ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691024981
- ISBN
- 9780691024981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.05
€ 51.99
€ 37.05
Hardback. An encyclopedic compendium of the myths and actual events from humanity's ancient civilizations that reveal the influence of visitors from the 12th planet--the Anunnaki. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591431015
- ISBN
- 9781591431015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 18.61
€ 27.99
€ 18.61