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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551520438
ISBN
9781551520438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.89

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578634965
ISBN
9781578634965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.44

Paperback. .
Publisher
Adventures Unlimited Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931882934
ISBN
9781931882934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.36

Paperback. These seven tales are the traditional teaching stories of Nenapohs, the Saulteaux culture hero and trickster. Oral in origin, they have been passed on through generations by the traditional teachers, the Elders. Num Pages: 112 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: CFP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 178.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889772199
ISBN
9780889772199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.84

Paperback. The primary aim of this book is to focus on contemporary issues and to promote interdisciplinary approaches within the subject. Written by international scholars and practitioners in fields such as folklore, ethnomusicology, art history, religious studies, tourism and education, the book brings together in one volume a wide range of perspectives. Editor(s): Hale, Amy; Payton, Philip. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: 2AF; DSB; HBTB; HRKP2; JFHF; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859895873
ISBN
9780859895873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.48

Hardcover. The primary aim of this book is to focus on contemporary issues and to promote interdisciplinary approaches within the subject. Written by international scholars and practitioners in fields such as folklore, ethnomusicology, art history, religious studies, tourism and education, the book brings together in one volume a wide range of perspectives. Editor(s): Hale, Amy; Payton, Philip. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; JFHF; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Edition
Ill
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896221
ISBN
9780859896221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBTQ; JFHC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Trine Day
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634240901
ISBN
9781634240901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.06

Paperback. Series: Dover Fine Art, History of Art. Num Pages: 64 pages, 61 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFF; AGB; AKLB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 217 x 5. Weight in Grams: 258. 64 pages, 61 colour illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AFF; AGB; AKLB; JFHF. Dimension: 282 x 217 x 5. Weight: 260.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Green Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486449029
ISBN
9780486449029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.85

Paperback. In Indian cultures all life is considered valuable and sacred and is a part of the powerful spiritual forces of nature. This title includes a collection of 36 animal tales, from the nine culture groups of North American Indians, tells stories about the behaviours and actions of humans, and the supernaturals that inhabit their world. Illustrator(s): Huffman, Bunny Pierce. Num Pages: 120 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 240 x 202 x 11. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890132111
ISBN
9780890132111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.75

Paperback.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486447483
ISBN
9780486447483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.10

Paperback. Features folk tales from one of Britain's most ancient counties. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, this title includes thirty stories from Norfolk that reflect the wisdom (and eccentricities) of the county and its people. It is also illustrated with line drawings, that bring alive the landscape of the county's eerie fens and waterways. Series: Folk Tales. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752479422
ISBN
9780752479422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. The Tristan Legend. Series: Arthurian Archives. 306 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Kalinke, Marianne E. Text with facing translation of the Scandinavian versions of the Tristan legend. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ACSX; DN; DSBB; DSK; JFHF. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 17. Weight: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843054
ISBN
9781843843054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. The Knights of the Round Table. Series: Arthurian Archives. 338 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Kalinke, Marianne E. 13-14c Norse versions of French narratives of Arthur's knights, with modern prose translations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2ACSX; DN; DSBB; DSK; JFHF. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 18. Weight: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843061
ISBN
9781843843061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. This is a collection of stories from around North Yorkshire, including tales of dragon-slayers, boggarts and giants, tragic love affairs, thwarted villainy, witches, fairies, ghosts and much more. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 12. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752489971
ISBN
9780752489971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.11

Hardcover. Essays showing links between Ireland and Scandinavia in folklore and literature. Editor(s): O Cathain, Seamus. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DN; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 30. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621632
ISBN
9781900621632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 40.36

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Edwards, Rachel. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752489988
ISBN
9780752489988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.88

Paperback. Nottinghamshire folk tales Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMN; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 14. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752463773
ISBN
9780752463773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMN; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 180 x 8. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Bradwell Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909914971
ISBN
9781909914971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.24

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 656.
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780975290613
ISBN
9780975290613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394. The History of Extraterrestrial Contact in Ancient Greece. 224 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFH. Dimension: 224 x 152 x 14. Weight: 394.
Publisher
Career Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781601631923
ISBN
9781601631923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.03

Hardback. Is the "Oedipus complex" universal? This book examines the controversial question in light of its collection of 139 family complex folktales from every world cultural area and every level of social complexity, the largest such collection ever made. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 705.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725767
ISBN
9780804725767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.43

Hardback. These hard-to-find writings afford an inside look at the emergence of Girard's scapegoat theory from his pioneering analysis of rivalry and desire. Girard unbinds the Oedipal triangle from its Freudian moorings, replacing desire for the mother with desire for anyone--or anything--a rival desires. Editor(s): Anspach, Mark R. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804747790
ISBN
9780804747790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.95

Paperback. Did Oedipus really kill his father and marry his mother? For Rene Girard, the mythic accusations of patricide and incest are symptomatic of a plague-stricken community's hunt for a culprit to punish, and in this work he aims to present the age-old myth in a new light. Editor(s): Anspach, Mark R. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804747806
ISBN
9780804747806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.28

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.41

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