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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
Paperback. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, best known as the author of Sherlock Holmes stories, was entirely convinced by a set of photographs showing two young girls from Cottingley in Yorkshire playing with a group of tiny, translucent fairies. This book lays out the story of the photographs, their supposed provenance, and the implications of their existence. Series: Extraordinary World. Num Pages: 189 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Bison Books ed.
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803266551
- ISBN
- 9780803266551
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.90
€ 17.99
€ 17.90
Hardback. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813568843
- ISBN
- 9780813568843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.64
€ 164.64
![Jan Harold Brunvand - Encyclopedia of Urban Legends: [2 volumes] - 9781598847208 - V9781598847208](https://www.kennys.ie/products/thumbs/9781598847208.jpg "Jan Harold Brunvand - Encyclopedia of Urban Legends: [2 volumes] - 9781598847208 - V9781598847208")
Multiple-component retail product. This revised edition of the original reference standard for urban legends provides an updated anthology of common myths and stories, and presents expanded coverage of international legends and tales shared and popularized online. Num Pages: 782 pages, 50. BIC Classification: GBA; JFCA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 61. Weight in Grams: 2064.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 782
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598847208
- ISBN
- 9781598847208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.03
€ 166.03
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843843054
- ISBN
- 9781843843054
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Condition: New
€ 40.21
€ 40.21
Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Greenwood, Francesca. Num Pages: 144 pages, mono. BIC Classification: JFHF; YFJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 270.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781472916334
- ISBN
- 9781472916334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 6.07
€ 15.99
€ 6.07
paperback. Series: The J. Frank Dobie. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 381. Weight in Grams: 331.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292707283
- ISBN
- 9780292707283
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Condition: New
€ 19.06
€ 19.06
paperback. In this wide-ranging work, Claude Levi-Strauss examines the mythology of American Indians and seeks to illustrate how contact with Europeans have altered these tales. Translator(s): Tihanyi, Catherine. Num Pages: 294 pages, 4 halftones, 3 maps, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226474724
- ISBN
- 9780226474724
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.92
€ 31.99
€ 24.92
paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415606912
- ISBN
- 9780415606912
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Condition: New
€ 43.10
€ 43.10
paperback. This Companion offers a chronological sweep of the canon of Arthurian literature - from its earliest beginnings to the contemporary manifestations of Arthur found in film and electronic media. Editor(s): Fulton, Helen. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 586 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 28. Weight in Grams: 898.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780470672372
- ISBN
- 9780470672372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.99€ 36.04
€ 69.99
€ 36.04
paperback. Introduces us to Pedro Loco, General Mexhuira's ghost, the German, and a colorful group of odd fellows driven to roam the hills in an eternal quest for the hidden entrance, the blazed tree, the box canyon, for fabulous wealth glimpsed, lost, and never forgotten. Series: The J. Frank Dobie. Num Pages: 380 pages, illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 474.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780292703810
- ISBN
- 9780292703810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.06
€ 19.06
paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3. BIC Classification: HRCC1; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801481130
- ISBN
- 9780801481130
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 40.31
€ 44.99
€ 40.31
paperback. An interdisciplinary examination of the role of Native ghosts in North American culture. Editor(s): Boyd, Colleen E.; Thrush, Coll. Num Pages: 360 pages, 3 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803211377
- ISBN
- 9780803211377
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 41.37
€ 45.99
€ 41.37
paperback. The author conducted field work among the Chiricahuas in the American Southwest, as he had earlier among the Jicarillas. This title presents a definitive collection of their myths that range from an account of the world destroyed by water to descriptions of puberty rites and wonderful contests. Series: Sources of American Indian Oral Literature. Num Pages: 115 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 8. Weight in Grams: 199.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 115
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803286023
- ISBN
- 9780803286023
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.72
€ 13.99
€ 13.72
hardcover. This work examines the mysterious death of Jane Stanford, the co-founder of Stanford University who died in 1905 - shortly after recovering from strychnine poisoning. At the time the University President, David Starr Jordan, claimed she died from heart disease, a claim this book refutes. Num Pages: 192 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFH; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804747936
- ISBN
- 9780804747936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.25
€ 32.99
€ 27.25
paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AG; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816647491
- ISBN
- 9780816647491
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.62
€ 31.99
€ 28.62
hardcover. Editor(s): Christie, Deborah. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823234462
- ISBN
- 9780823234462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.43
€ 101.43
paperback. Primordial, mythic narratives from the indigenous Wakuenai of South America, available in English for the first time ever Series: Interp Culture New Millennium. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 photographs; 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; JFHF; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252075704
- ISBN
- 9780252075704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Peet, Preston. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 648.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Disinformation Company United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781938875038
- ISBN
- 9781938875038
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.56
€ 32.99
€ 28.56
hardcover. This volume is an "A to Z" collection of over 700 authoritative yet highly readable articles containing descriptive information about the major types, elements, characters, themes, titles and reference points in storytelling. Editor(s): Leeming, David Adams; Sader, Marion. Num Pages: 556 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBP; CFG; DSB; GBC; HBTD; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 265 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1212.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 556
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573560252
- ISBN
- 9781573560252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.67
€ 114.67
Paperback. A remarkable cultural history of what might exist under the Earth's surface-as reflected in mythology, religion, science, literature, and good old crackpottery Num Pages: 304 pages, 57 b&w photos, painting, artwork. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 451.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306815331
- ISBN
- 9780306815331
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.22
€ 20.99
€ 16.22
paperback. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 193 x 31. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lomond Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781842042472
- ISBN
- 9781842042472
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.66
€ 12.99
€ 9.66
paperback. Editor(s): Strenski, Ivan. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JFHF; JHM; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 28.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691601557
- ISBN
- 9780691601557
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.10
€ 37.99
€ 28.10
Paperback. This study attempts to cross the boundaries between anthropology, folklore and history in order to cast new light on the relation between songs and stories, reality and realism, and rhythm and rhetoric in the expressive traditions of South Asia. Editor(s): Appadurai, Arjun; etc.; Korom, Frank J. (Department of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, USA); Mills, Margaret A. (Associate Professor of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, USA). Series: South Asia Seminar. Num Pages: 464 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFHF; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 227 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812213379
- ISBN
- 9780812213379
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.53
€ 50.99
€ 45.53
Paperback. Serves as an example of Urdu fiction that provides a glimpse into the customs, beliefs and people of the time. Translator(s): Zakir, Mohammed. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455182
- ISBN
- 9780140455182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.68
€ 14.99
€ 12.68