Folklore & Mythology - Speak, Bird, Speak Again: Palestinian Arab Folktales

Speak, Bird, Speak Again: Palestinian Arab Folktales

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Publisher : University of California Press
ISBN : 9780520062924
Were it simply a collection of fascinating, previously unpublished folktales, Speak, Bird, Speak Again: Palestinian Arab Folktales would merit praise and attention because of its cultural rather than political approach to Palestinian studies. But it is much more than this. By combining their respective expertise in English literature and anthropology, Ibrahim Muhawi and Sharif Kanaana bring to the

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In Search of the Swan Maiden: A Narrative on Folklore & Gender

Author: Barbara F. Leavy
Publisher : New York University Press
ISBN : 9780814751008
In her compendious study, of the folktale of the runaway wife Leavy argues that the contradictory claims of nature and culture are embodied in the legendary figure of the swan maiden, a woman torn between the human and bestial worlds.--The New York Times Book ReviewThis is a study of the meaning of gender as framed by the swan maiden tale, a story found in the folklore of virtually every culture.

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Tales of China

Author: Kuharski, Janice
Publisher : Perfection Learning
ISBN : 9780789122469

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Tales of Beauty

Author: Owens, L. L.
Publisher : Perfection Learning
ISBN : 9780789123268

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Teutonic Mythology, Volume 2

Author: Rydberg, Viktor
Publisher : Book Jungle
ISBN : 9781594628702
Already at the beginning of the Christian era the name Germans was applied by the Romans and Gauls to the many clans of people whose main habitation was the extensive territory east of the Rhine, and north of the forest-clad Hercynian Mountains. That these clans constituted one race was evident to the Romans, for they all had a striking similarity in type of body; moreover, a closer acquaintance r

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English Folk Rhymes 1892

Author: Northall, G. F.
Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN : 9780548054376
A Collection of Traditional Verses relating to places and persons, customs, superstitions and more.

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Devil Tales

Author: Boyle, Virginia Frazer
Publisher : Gayley Press
ISBN : 9781409712497
Originally published in 1900. Devil Tales. This book contains ten short stories written by Virginia Boyle and beautifully illustrated by A. B. Frost. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and

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Joys of Jewish Folklore

Author: Eichorn, David Max ;Eichhorn, David Max
Publisher : Book Sales
ISBN : 9780824602338

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Encyclopedia of Black Folklore and Humor,

Author: Spalding, Henry D.
Publisher : Jonathan David Publishers
ISBN : 9780824601294

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Nine Visits to the Mythworld: Ghandl of the Qayahl Llaanas

Author: Ghandl of the Qayahl Llaanas
Publisher : University of Nebraska Press
ISBN : 9780803213166
The nine stories contained in this volume are the finest offerings from one of the last of the traditional Haida storytellers, Ghandl of the Qayahl Llaanas. Ghandl was born in 1851 in a small Haida island community off the coast of British Columbia. His world was devastated by waves of European diseases, which wiped out over ninety percent of the Haidas and robbed him of his sight. He became a ski

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Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends

Author: Naomi, Aunt
Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN : 9780548092378
Aunt Naomi Is The Pen Name For Gertrude Landa.

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Wonder Tales from Scottish Myth & Legend

Author: MacKenzie, Donald A.
Publisher : Furnas Press
ISBN : 9781408693179
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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Japanese Fairy Tales and Others

Author: Hearn, Lafcadio
Publisher : Cosimo Classics
ISBN : 9781602060715
The Black Forest is not the only place where fairies beguile and animals take human shape-the shadows of Mount Fuji boast their own impressive catalogue of accounts of the weird and the wonderful. From cautionary tales to ghostly visions, the fairy stories of Japan are characterized not only by the customary amount of fantasy but also by a welcome dose of mischievous fun. For any lover of other-wo

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