Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DBKZ; JFCA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Strange Attractor
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907222481
- ISBN
- 9781907222481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.37
€ 26.99
€ 18.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: JFHC; JHBA; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- CCC Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888729788
- ISBN
- 9781888729788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.77
€ 18.77
Paperback. Exploration of the Welsh-Celtic myth of the prophet/poet Taliesin and the witch/goddess Cerridwen takes the reader on a transformative journey, this book introduces them to core Celtic philosophy and magic, then embarks on a powerful, experiential foray into one of Wales' legends. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Llewellyn Publications,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780738733494
- ISBN
- 9780738733494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.17
€ 26.99
€ 18.17
Paperback. This volume boldly proposes that the core of the Arthurian and Holy Grail traditions derived not from Celtic mythology, but rather from the folklore of the peoples of ancient Scythia (what are now the South Russian and Ukrainian steppes). Series: Arthurian Characters & Themes. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815335665
- ISBN
- 9780815335665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.51
€ 54.51
Paperback. Examines the saga of the Grail. Exploring the legend's Gnostic roots, this book considers how the legend of the Grail related to fertility rites with the lance and the cup serving as sexual symbols. It traces its origins to a Gnostic text that served as a link between ancient vegetation cults and the Celts and Christians who embellished the story. Editor(s): Segal, Robert A. Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691021072
- ISBN
- 9780691021072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.11
€ 57.11
Paperback. In blood-soaked lore handed down the centuries, the vampire is a monster of endless fascination: from Bram Stoker's "Dracula" to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", this seductive lover of blood haunts popular culture and inhabits our darkest imaginings. This book tells the history of the vampire, and reveals why the vampire myth fascinates us. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861894038
- ISBN
- 9781861894038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.33
€ 30.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFHC; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936296866
- ISBN
- 9781936296866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.55
€ 25.99
€ 21.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHC; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634240123
- ISBN
- 9781634240123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.17
€ 16.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936296071
- ISBN
- 9781936296071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.70
€ 25.99
€ 21.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFHF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477312087
- ISBN
- 9781477312087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.93
€ 39.93
Hardback. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFHF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477312070
- ISBN
- 9781477312070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.20
€ 121.20
Paperback. Editor(s): Collins, Kaye Carver; Hunter, Lacy. Num Pages: 313 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 313
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385494618
- ISBN
- 9780385494618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.19
€ 23.99
€ 20.19
Hardcover. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bhaktivedanta Book Trust United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892133376
- ISBN
- 9780892133376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.66
€ 21.99
€ 21.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Career Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601632883
- ISBN
- 9781601632883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.37
€ 16.99
€ 16.37
Paperback. Editor(s): Mason, Laura. Num Pages: 200 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 184 x 18. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Prospect Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018170
- ISBN
- 9781903018170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.05
€ 40.99
€ 33.05
Hardcover. Joha has Janus' double face: On the one hand, he is innocent and stupid; on the other, a trickster. He is a cheater and is cheated. He sets traps for others and falls into traps himself; he is simpleton and liar, victimizer and victim. Editor(s): Koen-Sarano, Matilda. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Jewish Publication Society United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780827607224
- ISBN
- 9780827607224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.28
€ 55.28
Paperback. Few countries can boast such a plenitude of traditional folktales as Ireland. In 1935 the creation of The Irish Folklore Commission set in motion the first organized efforts of collecting and studying a multitude of folktales. Represented here are some of this collection. Editor(s): O'Sullivan, Sean. Series: Folktales of the World S. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226639987
- ISBN
- 9780226639987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.11
€ 54.11
Hardcover. Series: Texas Folklore Society Extra Book. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 145. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574415896
- ISBN
- 9781574415896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.48
€ 29.48
Paperback. Features folktales from old men sitting outside their houses in Aleppo, drinking tea. Illustrator(s): Rugh, Douglas. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Literatures in Translation Series. Num Pages: 104 pages, 20 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 8. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Center for Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292706309
- ISBN
- 9780292706309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.84
€ 27.84
paperback. Appearing here for the first time in paperback, the stories in Folktales from Iraq, each accompanied by specially commissioned engravings, allow the reader to travel to a distant, imaginary land swirling with great fortunes, terrifying predicaments, and quick-witted heroes. Illustrator(s): Wright, John Buckland. Series: Pine Street Books. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219135
- ISBN
- 9780812219135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.20
€ 40.20
Paperback. Presents a study of folklore and folklore methodologies. This book outlines four perspectives that researchers employ to conceptualize, document, and study the phenomena that we consider 'folklore': folklore as artifact, describable and diffusible entity, culture, and behavior. It describes the pervasiveness of folklore in everyday life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 106 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253209948
- ISBN
- 9780253209948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.98
€ 35.98
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138774957
- ISBN
- 9781138774957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.46
€ 30.46
Hardback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 12 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 269 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Utah State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874219050
- ISBN
- 9780874219050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.47
€ 35.47
Paperback. The author is a Gaelic-speaking scholar and archaeologist who has lived and worked in crofting communities. In this edition, she portrays the beliefs and customs of Scottish Gaelic society, including: seasonal customs deriving from Celtic festivals; the famous waulking songs; and the Highland tradition of seers and second sight. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 11. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752419046
- ISBN
- 9780752419046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.16
€ 19.99
€ 18.16