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Hardback. Offers an illustrated compendium of the menagerie of imaginary animals that humans have conjured up over the ages. This book take us on a journey through five thousand years of art, examining the symbolic meanings of such creatures and what they say about the unconscious life of the human mind. Num Pages: 200 pages, 186 color plates. BIC Classification: AGN; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 299 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116891
ISBN
9780691116891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.29
€ 57.18

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691124094
ISBN
9780691124094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.40

Paperback. Why were Prometheus and Loki envisioned as chained to rocks? What was the Golden Calf? Why are mirrors believed to carry bad luck? This book shows that myths originally transmitted real information about real events and observations, preserving the information sometimes for millennia within nonliterate societies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18 line illus. 27 halftones. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127743
ISBN
9780691127743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.18

Paperback. Deals with the power of stories to educate and heal the heart, mind, body, and spirit. This book demonstrates how an indigenous knowledge system facilitates a valuable meaning-making process through storywork. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTD; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814027
ISBN
9780774814027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.88

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451447
ISBN
9780801451447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.38

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

€ 63.71
€ 58.56

Hardback. A masterful compilation and analysis of Native oral traditions that sheds light on how folktales spread and are adapted by widely diverse cultures Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 color illustrations, 14 b&w illustrations, 2 maps, 1 chart, 4 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
0th edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803239821
ISBN
9780803239821
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.75

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814791356
ISBN
9780814791356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Propp, V.IA. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University Of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816611829
ISBN
9780816611829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.41

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851156804
ISBN
9780851156804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.86

Paperback. Jean-Pierre Vernant delineates a compelling new vision of ancient Greece that takes us far from the calm and familiar images of Polykleitos and the Parthenon, and reveals a culture of slavery, of blood sacrifice, of perpetual and ritualized warfare, of ceremonial hunting and ecstasies. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Zone Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299175
ISBN
9780942299175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.00

Paperback. Jean-Pierre Vernant and Pierre Vidal-Naquet are leaders in a contemporary French classical scholarship that has produced a stunning reconfiguration of Greek thought and literature. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 528 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Edition
New ed of 2 Revised ed
Number of pages
538
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299199
ISBN
9780942299199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.52

Hardcover. A Companion to Greek Mythology presents a series of essays that explore the phenomenon of Greek myth from its origins in shared Indo-European story patterns and the Greeks contacts with their Eastern Mediterranean neighbours through its development as a shared language and thought-system for the Greco-Roman world. Editor(s): Dowden, Ken; Livingstone, Niall. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 672 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HRKP3; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 254 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405111782
ISBN
9781405111782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.33

Hardback. A Companion to Folklore presents an original and comprehensive collection of essays from international experts in the field of folklore studies. Unprecedented in depth and scope, this state-of-the-art collection uniquely displays the vitality of folklore research across the globe. Editor(s): Bendix, Regina F.; Hasan-Rokem, Galit. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 680 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 173 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1250.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
680
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405194990
ISBN
9781405194990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.33

Paperback. Segal as well as Otto Rank's 1914 essay "The Play in Hamlet." Translator(s): Richter, Gregory C.; Lieberman, E. James. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; JFHF; JHMC; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
Expanded and Updated Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418438
ISBN
9781421418438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.19

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780992716
ISBN
9781780992716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.94

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837879
ISBN
9781843837879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.02

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

€ 34.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Revealing the origins of the grail in Goddess religion, this title shows its continuance through Christianity down to modern times, with devotees of the Goddess still at work in the world today. It explains why it was adopted and used, how it existed on different levels to different people and shows what "Grail Knowledge" really was and is. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903816691
ISBN
9781903816691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.91

Hardcover. An illustrated book that covers various aspects of the weather including: Times and Seasons, Months, Days of the week, Winter birds and times of their arrival, Sun, Moon and Stars, Wind, Clouds, Mists, Haze, Dew, Fog, Sky, Air, Sound, Sea, Tide, Heat, Rain, Rainbow, Frost, Hail, Snow, Ice, Thunder and Lightning. Num Pages: 96 pages, full colour throughout, includes photographs, includes illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Papadakis United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906506384
ISBN
9781906506384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.44

Hardcover. An illustrated book that covers various aspects of the weather including: Times and Seasons, Months, Days of the week, Winter birds and times of their arrival, Sun, Moon and Stars, Wind, Clouds, Mists, Haze, Dew, Fog, Sky, Air, Sound, Sea, Tide, Heat, Rain, Rainbow, Frost, Hail, Snow, Ice, Thunder and Lightning. Num Pages: 112 pages, full colour throughout, includes photographs, includes illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Papadakis United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906506391
ISBN
9781906506391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.44

Paperback. The seventy-two entries in this volume explore, among other topics, the history, geography, and religion of Greece, Plato's mythology and philosophy, the powers of marriage in Greece, heroes and gods of war in the Greek epic, and origins of mankind in Greek myths. Editor(s): Bonnefoy, Yves. Translator(s): Doniger, Wendy. Num Pages: 292 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAG; DSBB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226064543
ISBN
9780226064543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.79

Paperback. Beginning with nineteenth-century accounts of wildmen roaming the forests of America, the author treks to the Himalayas to reckon with the Abominable Snowman, then takes us to northern California in 1958, when reports of a hairy hominid loping through remote woodlands marked Bigfoot's emergence as a modern marvel. Num Pages: 296 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226079806
ISBN
9780226079806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.40

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

€ 54.12
€ 46.84

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