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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
Paperback. Realizing the Witch follows the unfolding of Benjamin Christensen's visual narrative in his 1922 film, Haxan (The Witch). Through a close reading of Haxan, Baxstrom and Meyers examine the study of witchcraft from historical and anthropological perspectives, as well as the intersection of popular culture, artistic expression and scientific ideas. Series: Forms of Living. Num Pages: 296 pages, 64 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780823268252
- ISBN
- 9780823268252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.66
€ 41.66
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Career Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601631572
- ISBN
- 9781601631572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.13
€ 16.99
€ 16.13
Hardback. The more than two dozen Rai languages in eastern Nepal are linguistically highly varied. This title includes introductory chapters to Rai mythology and Rai grammar. It brings together different variants of myths from various Rai languages, presenting them with linguistic glossings in interlinear translations. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 196 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKN; CFB; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 260 x 184 x 18. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032729
- ISBN
- 9780674032729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.94
€ 42.94
Hardcover. An exploration of John Brinkley, Norman Baker and Harry Hoxsey, the ultimate snake oil salesmen of the 20th century. This volume takes a revealing look at health quackery, and the connections between fraudulent medicine and populist rhetoric in middle America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; JFHX; MBX; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612031
- ISBN
- 9780700612031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.40
€ 65.40
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601632067
- ISBN
- 9781601632067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.10
€ 19.99
€ 19.10
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Wooden Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904263784
- ISBN
- 9781904263784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.22
€ 10.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- NEW ISLAND BOOKS LTD
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848405905
- ISBN
- 9781848405905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.48
€ 14.99
€ 14.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936296217
- ISBN
- 9781936296217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.16
€ 13.16
Paperback. Prometheus the god stole fire from heaven and bestowed it on humans. In punishment, Zeus chained him to a rock, where an eagle clawed unceasingly at his liver, until Herakles freed him. For the Greeks, the myth of Prometheus' release reflected a primordial law of existence and the fate of humankind. The author examines the story of Prometheus. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 184 pages, 16 plates. BIC Classification: DSB; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 200 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691019079
- ISBN
- 9780691019079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.07
€ 57.07
Hardcover. Num Pages: 190 pages, 8 colour illus. BIC Classification: JFHF; JMAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Daimon Verlag
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783952388037
- ISBN
- 9783952388037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.49
€ 34.99
€ 25.49
Paperback. Series: The masks of God. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 40. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Souvenir Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780285640559
- ISBN
- 9780285640559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 19.88
€ 29.99
€ 19.88
Hardcover. Carrying his story into the twentieth century, the author mounts an argument for freeing fairy tales from their bland contemporary forms, and reinvigorating your belief that we still can find new, powerfully transformative ways of telling these stories. Num Pages: 448 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: DSK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226242965
- ISBN
- 9780226242965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.22
€ 73.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 293 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 204 x 18. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Anchor Books
- Number of pages
- 293
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- Anchor Books ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385418867
- ISBN
- 9780385418867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.28
€ 20.99
€ 15.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 318 pages, 60 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HBJK; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888394910
- ISBN
- 9780888394910
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.25
€ 27.99
€ 19.25
Paperback. "Complete with documents withheld by the FBI and Warren Commission"--Cover. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 919.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626360617
- ISBN
- 9781626360617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.05
€ 21.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JFHC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062359902
- ISBN
- 9780062359902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.79
€ 17.99
€ 12.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Edition
- Dover Ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486418124
- ISBN
- 9780486418124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.61
€ 16.99
€ 13.61
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.77
€ 29.77
Hardback. Presents an assortment of folktales from Poland. This title features more than 50 tales range from local legends, animal tales, and magic tales to religious legends, stories of demons and supernatural creatures, humorous tales, and how and why tales - exemplifying the Polish spirit, character, and sense of humour. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 73 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; DQ; FQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781591587231
- ISBN
- 9781591587231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.91€ 50.83
€ 54.91
€ 50.83
Hardcover. A collection of the best-known and most exciting Scottish myths and legends. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JFHF; WZG; YFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Gill Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780717170265
- ISBN
- 9780717170265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 8.04
€ 8.04