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Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge
Paperback. Drawing on a range of printed, manuscript and oral material, this work presents a comprehensive survey. It includes chapters on: legends in the landscape, seasonal customs, anti-social customs, ghostly tales and lore, saints and holy wells, witches and wise men, superstitions of the natural world and the life cycle, and sacred and secular songs. Num Pages: 160 pages, 60. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Tempus Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752439891
- ISBN
- 9780752439891
€ 18.25
€ 18.25
Paperback. A comprehensive survey that places the folklore of Northumbria in its historical, cultural, religious and social context. It covers a wide range of subjects including; witchcraft, dragon lore, seasonal customs, ghosts, legends and mythology. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752448909
- ISBN
- 9780752448909
€ 18.25
€ 18.25
Paperback. Sir James G. Frazer (1854-1941) is famous as the author of The Golden Bough, but his work ranged widely across classics, cultural history, folklore and literary criticism as well as anthropology. A Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, for 62 years, Sir James G. Frazer devoted his life to research. This volume was first published in 1930. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138879195
- ISBN
- 9781138879195
€ 39.68
€ 39.68
Paperback. In 1968 University of California Press published an unusual manuscript by an anthropology student named Carlos Castaneda. The Teachings of Don Juan enthralled a generation of seekers dissatisfied with the limitations of the Western world view. This is the story of a journey that has left an impression on the life of more than a million readers. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRQX; JFH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520290778
- ISBN
- 9780520290778
€ 19.99€ 18.62
€ 19.99
€ 18.62
Paperback. Covering themes close to Irish and Scottish folklore Music and the Celtic Otherworld explores the universal concept of the spiritual dimension of music. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DBR; 2AFS; AVGH; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902930091
- ISBN
- 9781902930091
€ 39.92
€ 39.92
Paperback. Reveals a different aspect of Thailand - the intimate co-existence shared by animal and human life in the tropics. Blending anecdote, observation and humour, this volume chronicles and depicts the antics of animal and human characters in and around the author's Thai home. Num Pages: 136 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 190 x 10. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Orchid Press Publishing Limited Thailand
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 2 ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789745240582
- ISBN
- 9789745240582
€ 23.99€ 17.81
€ 23.99
€ 17.81
Paperback. Presents a selection of Lao folktales that have entertained the Lao people for generations. This book features the legendary trickster Xieng Mieng, a quick-witted toad that terrifies tigers, a turtle that flies, a cadre of snails that race a rabbit, and a mynah bird that speaks five languages. It reflects a Buddhist culture in a Marxist state. Num Pages: 124 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 124
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749575871
- ISBN
- 9789749575871
€ 15.44
€ 15.44
Paperback. Featuring dark tales of murderous kings and commoners, wild women, screaming skulls, galloping plague coaches, dragons dancing themselves to death, giants, and wandering corpses, combined with humorous stories and evocative tales of love, lust and passion, this book reveals the wonders that lie within the Hampshire landscape. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; 1DBKESW; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752461236
- ISBN
- 9780752461236
€ 13.19
€ 13.19
Paperback. Discover the burial place of the mythical hunter-warrior Fionn Mac Cumhaill, the sites where holy saints once encountered devils, ghosts, fairies and changelings. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845887599
- ISBN
- 9781845887599
€ 12.99€ 11.92
€ 12.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Editor(s): Bilewicz, Michal; Cichocka, Aleksandra; Soral, Wiktor. Num Pages: 222 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white tables, 1 black & white halftones, 12 bla. BIC Classification: JFHC; JHB; JMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138815230
- ISBN
- 9781138815230
€ 48.19
€ 48.19
Paperback. Who were the mysterious and seductive sorceresses whose power underlay Arthur's Camelot? Num Pages: 272 pages, 36 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784530419
- ISBN
- 9781784530419
€ 18.68
€ 18.68
Paperback. A comprehensive directory of over 1000 symbols that places each symbol in its historical and cultural context. It offers an introductory alphabetical index followed by groupings of related symbols, every one with an extended definition of its history and its cross-cultural meanings. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1157 illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; AG; GTC; JFC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500283516
- ISBN
- 9780500283516
€ 24.99€ 18.74
€ 24.99
€ 18.74
Paperback. Local history, folklore and ghost stories from the Vale of the White Horse and South Oxfordshire. Num Pages: 250 pages, small illus throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; JFHF; VXQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Two Rivers Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909747173
- ISBN
- 9781909747173
€ 15.99€ 12.93
€ 15.99
€ 12.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 8. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750955881
- ISBN
- 9780750955881
€ 12.18
€ 12.18
Paperback. First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world - part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly beautiful, they speak of a land of heroic battles, intense love and warrior ideals, in which the otherworld is explored and men mingle freely with the gods. Translator(s): Gantz, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Penguin London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140443974
- ISBN
- 9780140443974
€ 11.99€ 10.47
€ 11.99
€ 10.47
Paperback. Oxfordshire folk tales Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752464145
- ISBN
- 9780752464145
€ 13.99€ 11.29
€ 13.99
€ 11.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Dover Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486447339
- ISBN
- 9780486447339
€ 15.99€ 13.03
€ 15.99
€ 13.03
Paperback. London folk tales Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752461854
- ISBN
- 9780752461854
€ 13.21
€ 13.21
Paperback. Offers an in-depth review of the mystery surrounding the village of Rennes-le-Chateau, the priest Berenger Sauniere and the immense fortune he dissipated before his death in 1917. This work follows de Sede's first book published in the 60's on the subject of this hilltop village in southwest France. Editor(s): DEK Publishing. Translator(s): Kersey, Roger. Series: Keys of Antiquity. Num Pages: 275 pages, 30. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 398. The Dossier, the Impostures, the Fantasies, the Hypothesis. Series: Keys of Antiquity S. 275 pages, 30. Editor(s): DEK Publishing. Offers an in-depth review of the mystery surrounding the village of Rennes-le-Chateau, the priest Berenger Sauniere and the immense fortune he dissipated before his death in 1917. This work follows de Sede's first book published in the 60's on the subject of this hilltop village in southwest France. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFH. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 23. Weight: 388. Translator(s): Kersey, Roger.
- Publisher
- DEK Publishing
- Number of pages
- 275
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954152758
- ISBN
- 9780954152758
€ 19.99€ 17.82
€ 19.99
€ 17.82
Paperback. Folk Legends from Tono takes readers on a magical tour through the psychic landscape of the Japanese "spirit world" that was a part of its oral folk tradition for centuries. Morse's insightful interpretation of the tales, his rich cultural annotations, and the evocative original illustrations make this book unforgettable. Num Pages: 170 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFHF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442248229
- ISBN
- 9781442248229
€ 34.99€ 33.24
€ 34.99
€ 33.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Sky Books United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780967816203
- ISBN
- 9780967816203
€ 24.99€ 20.51
€ 24.99
€ 20.51
Paperback. This text uses Nordic ethnography methods and Latin American culture theory to explain how differing groups legitimise their own identities by identifying with notions drawn from folklore. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781859181690
- ISBN
- 9781859181690
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFHC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Potomac Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612347059
- ISBN
- 9781612347059
€ 16.99€ 13.61
€ 16.99
€ 13.61
Paperback. Wales is a Celtic country and the Celts have always treasured oral learning and recitation. Indeed they have a passion for committing facts to memory rather than relying on the written word. This title covers legends associated with place-names; calendar customs; giants and monsters; omens and second sight; and, folk healing and herbal remedies. Illustrator(s): Feachem, Richard, KBE. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; JFHF; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Tempus Pub Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752419350
- ISBN
- 9780752419350
€ 16.19
€ 16.19