Books in category Folklore & Mythology
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Author: Fiske, John
Publisher : Barton Press
ISBN : 9781406739879
Author: Chaplin, Dorothea
Publisher : Bartlet Press
ISBN : 9781406739862
Author: Griffis, William Elliot
Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN : 9780548106129
CONTENTSThe Fire-Fly's LoversThe Travels of the Two FrogsThe Child of the ThunderThe Tongue-Cut SparrowThe Ape and the Cra The Wonderful Tea-KettleBenkei and the BellLittle Silver's DreamThe Magic FrogHow the Jelly-Fish Lost his ShellLord Cuttle-Fish's ConcertRaiko and His GuardsRaiko Slays the DemonsThe Ambitious CarpLord Long-Legs' ProcessionThe Power of LoveThe Tide-JewelsThe Grateful CraneThe
Author: Sam D. Gill
Publisher : 101 Productions
ISBN : 9780195115888
Storytracking is a work of theory and application. It is both a study of history and culture and the academic issues accompanying the interpretation and observation of other peoples. Sam Gill writes about Central Australia, but, more importantly, he writes about the business of trying to liveresponsibly and decisively in a postmodern world faced with irreconcilable diversity and complexity, with u
Author: Thornhill, Mark
Publisher : Oliphant Press
ISBN : 9781408623176
Author: Vere, De Aubrey
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
ISBN : 9781435341333
Author: McLaughlin, Marie L.
Publisher : Tutis Digital Pub
ISBN : 9788132005704
This book will be shipped within one month of being ordered.
Author: Anon
Publisher : Hoar Press
ISBN : 9781409712862
Folk-Lore and Legends. SCANDINAVIAN. The tresures of Scandinavian Folklore are many and of much value. One may be sorry to find among them the originals of many of our English tales. In this dainty little book is a collection of stories that will afford its readers a fair general view of the main features of the Folklore of the North. Originally published in 1890 Many of the earliest books, partic
Author: Zitkala-Sa
Publisher : Hazen Press
ISBN : 9781408610640
Author: Braia, Nick
Publisher : PublishAmerica
ISBN : 9781605639413
Most men are inclined to disbelieve, to be skeptical, and need evidence of what they believe in and have faith in. In this time of great conflict, knowledge is right at our fingertips, but we still need answers. Nick Braia has done that for us in the simplest way of understanding.
Author: Frere, Mary
Publisher : Grigson Press
ISBN : 9781408610534
Author: Coupe, Laurence
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN : 9780415134934
From Dante and Shakespeare to James Joyce and Margaret Atwood, writers have felt the need to draw on archaic narrative patterns. But if myths are just 'false stories', why do we keep telling them? In this lively book, Laurence Coupe brings order to a vast and complex area of interest by giving any student new to the field a clear two-stage account of the study of myth. The first part, 'Reading Myt
Author: Malotki, Ekkehart ;Gary, Ken
Publisher : University of Nebraska Press
ISBN : 9780803283183
The traditional Hopi world, as reflected in Hopi oral literature, is infused with magic--a seamless tapestry of everyday life and the supernatural. That magic and wonder are vividly depicted in this marvelous collection of authentic folktales. For the Hopis, the spoken or sung word can have a magical effect on others. Witchcraft--the wielding of magic for selfish purposes by a powaqa, or sorcerer-
Author: Madhu Natisar Nath
Publisher : University of California Press
ISBN : 9780520075351
Madhu Natisar Nath is a Rajasthani farmer with no formal schooling. He is also a singer, a musician, and a storyteller. At the center of A Carnival of Parting are Madhu Nath's oral performances of two linked tales about the legendary Indian kings, Bharthari of Ujjain and Gopi Chand of Bengal. Both characters, while still in their prime, leave thrones and families to be initiated as yogis--a proces
Author: Paulette Atencio
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
ISBN : 9780826320643
This bilingual sampler of southwestern tales, legends, and myths offers the modern reader wisdom passed down for hundreds of years. The themes of these stories are universal -- love and its costs, forgiveness, good versus evil -- but the voices, images, and incidents are unique to the Southwest. Set in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and northern Mexico, this timeless material offers lessons about
Author: Braid, Donald
Publisher : University Press of Mississippi
ISBN : 9781934110980
The only book that closely examines this fascinating storytelling culture of Scotland
Author: Henry Iliowizi
Publisher : University Press of the Pacific
ISBN : 9781410203212
From the author's preface when the book was originally published in 1897: In explanation of some features of the following tales and of the Russo-Judean genius for story-telling in general, it should be remembered that the tellers of the tales current in Russian Jewry are students of the Talmud, accustomed to the hyperbole, characteristic of much of the unique literature to which they devote their
Author: White, C. A.
Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN : 9780548321737
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our con
Author: Hamby, Zachary
Publisher : PRFRC
ISBN : 9781593633639
Author: Petrovitch, Woislav M.
Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN : 9780548870204
Illustrated By William Sewell And Gilbert James.
Myths and Mythmakers - Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology
Author: Fiske, John Publisher : Barton Press
ISBN : 9781406739879
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Mythlogical Bonds Between East and West
Author: Chaplin, Dorothea Publisher : Bartlet Press
ISBN : 9781406739862
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The Fire-Fly's Lovers and Other Fairy Tales of Old Japan
Author: Griffis, William Elliot Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN : 9780548106129
CONTENTSThe Fire-Fly's LoversThe Travels of the Two FrogsThe Child of the ThunderThe Tongue-Cut SparrowThe Ape and the Cra The Wonderful Tea-KettleBenkei and the BellLittle Silver's DreamThe Magic FrogHow the Jelly-Fish Lost his ShellLord Cuttle-Fish's ConcertRaiko and His GuardsRaiko Slays the DemonsThe Ambitious CarpLord Long-Legs' ProcessionThe Power of LoveThe Tide-JewelsThe Grateful CraneThe
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Storytracking: Texts, Stories, & Histories in Central Australia
Author: Sam D. GillPublisher : 101 Productions
ISBN : 9780195115888
Storytracking is a work of theory and application. It is both a study of history and culture and the academic issues accompanying the interpretation and observation of other peoples. Sam Gill writes about Central Australia, but, more importantly, he writes about the business of trying to liveresponsibly and decisively in a postmodern world faced with irreconcilable diversity and complexity, with u
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Indian Fairy Tales
Author: Thornhill, Mark Publisher : Oliphant Press
ISBN : 9781408623176
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The Legends of Saint Patrick
Author: Vere, De Aubrey Publisher : IndyPublish.com
ISBN : 9781435341333
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Myths and Legends of the Sioux
Author: McLaughlin, Marie L. Publisher : Tutis Digital Pub
ISBN : 9788132005704
This book will be shipped within one month of being ordered.
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Folk-Lore and Legends
Author: Anon Publisher : Hoar Press
ISBN : 9781409712862
Folk-Lore and Legends. SCANDINAVIAN. The tresures of Scandinavian Folklore are many and of much value. One may be sorry to find among them the originals of many of our English tales. In this dainty little book is a collection of stories that will afford its readers a fair general view of the main features of the Folklore of the North. Originally published in 1890 Many of the earliest books, partic
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Old Indian Legends
Author: Zitkala-Sa Publisher : Hazen Press
ISBN : 9781408610640
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The Facts Behind American Holidays: Are Our Holidays Actually Myths?
Author: Braia, Nick Publisher : PublishAmerica
ISBN : 9781605639413
Most men are inclined to disbelieve, to be skeptical, and need evidence of what they believe in and have faith in. In this time of great conflict, knowledge is right at our fingertips, but we still need answers. Nick Braia has done that for us in the simplest way of understanding.
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Old Deccan Days - Or, Hindoo Fairy Legends, Current in Southern India
Author: Frere, Mary Publisher : Grigson Press
ISBN : 9781408610534
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Myth
Author: Coupe, Laurence Publisher : Routledge
ISBN : 9780415134934
From Dante and Shakespeare to James Joyce and Margaret Atwood, writers have felt the need to draw on archaic narrative patterns. But if myths are just 'false stories', why do we keep telling them? In this lively book, Laurence Coupe brings order to a vast and complex area of interest by giving any student new to the field a clear two-stage account of the study of myth. The first part, 'Reading Myt
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Hopi Stories of Witchcraft, Shamanism, and Magic
Author: Malotki, Ekkehart ;Gary, Ken Publisher : University of Nebraska Press
ISBN : 9780803283183
The traditional Hopi world, as reflected in Hopi oral literature, is infused with magic--a seamless tapestry of everyday life and the supernatural. That magic and wonder are vividly depicted in this marvelous collection of authentic folktales. For the Hopis, the spoken or sung word can have a magical effect on others. Witchcraft--the wielding of magic for selfish purposes by a powaqa, or sorcerer-
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A Carnival of Parting
Author: Madhu Natisar NathPublisher : University of California Press
ISBN : 9780520075351
Madhu Natisar Nath is a Rajasthani farmer with no formal schooling. He is also a singer, a musician, and a storyteller. At the center of A Carnival of Parting are Madhu Nath's oral performances of two linked tales about the legendary Indian kings, Bharthari of Ujjain and Gopi Chand of Bengal. Both characters, while still in their prime, leave thrones and families to be initiated as yogis--a proces
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Cuentos from Long Ago
Author: Paulette AtencioPublisher : University of New Mexico Press
ISBN : 9780826320643
This bilingual sampler of southwestern tales, legends, and myths offers the modern reader wisdom passed down for hundreds of years. The themes of these stories are universal -- love and its costs, forgiveness, good versus evil -- but the voices, images, and incidents are unique to the Southwest. Set in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and northern Mexico, this timeless material offers lessons about
Min Price: 10.00
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Scottish Traveller Tales: Lives Shaped Through Stories
Author: Braid, Donald Publisher : University Press of Mississippi
ISBN : 9781934110980
The only book that closely examines this fascinating storytelling culture of Scotland
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In the Pale: Stories and Legends of the Russian Jews
Author: Henry IliowiziPublisher : University Press of the Pacific
ISBN : 9781410203212
From the author's preface when the book was originally published in 1897: In explanation of some features of the following tales and of the Russo-Judean genius for story-telling in general, it should be remembered that the tellers of the tales current in Russian Jewry are students of the Talmud, accustomed to the hyperbole, characteristic of much of the unique literature to which they devote their
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The Student's Mythology: A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec and Peruvian M
Author: White, C. A. Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN : 9780548321737
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our con
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Mythology For Teens
Author: Hamby, ZacharyPublisher : PRFRC
ISBN : 9781593633639
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Hero Tales and Legends of the Serbians (1915)
Author: Petrovitch, Woislav M. Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN : 9780548870204
Illustrated By William Sewell And Gilbert James.
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