Books in category Folklore & Mythology
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Publisher : Wildside Press
ISBN : 9781592249183
Twenty-two charming Japanese Fairy Tales, translated by Yei Theodora Ozaki, including " My Lord Bag of Rice, " " The Tongue-Cut Sparrow, " " The Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad, " " The Farmer and the Badger, " " The _Shinansha, _ or the South Pointing Carriage, " " The Adventures of Kintaro, the Golden Boy, " " The Story of P
Author: Jane Archer
Publisher : Wordware Publishing
ISBN : 9781556227257
Step into a colorful pageantry of the powerful people who once ruled and still influence the great state of Texas. From the Caddo in the Piney Woods, the Lipan Apache in the Southwest, the Wichita at the Red River, and the Comanche across the Great Plains to the Alabama-Coushatta in the Big Thicket, five nations come alive through myth and history in Jane Archer's vividly written book about the fi
Author: Ralph Metzner
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN : 9781570626289
In his introduction to The Well of Remembrance, author Ralph Metzner provides a telling explanation of the theme of his work: This book explores some of the mythic roots of the Western worldview, the worldview of the culture that, for better and worse, has come to dominate most of the rest of the world's peoples. This domination has involved not only economic and political systems but also values,
Author: Bulfinch, Thomas
Publisher : University of Michigan Library
ISBN : 9781425544102
Author: Hallowell, Michael J.
Publisher : Cfz
ISBN : 9781905723294
The Mystery Animals of the British Isles is a major new series from CFZ Press, the publishing arm of the world''s largest mystery animals research organization. It will cover Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland, on a county by county basis, describing the mystery animals of the entire island group.
Author: Scudder, Horace Elisha
Publisher : Mahomedan Press
ISBN : 9781409718321
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.
Author: Coleman, Chapman
Publisher : Malinowski Press
ISBN : 9781409718345
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.
Author: Djurklou, Nils Gabriel Friherre
Publisher : Wakeman Press
ISBN : 9781408663882
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.
Author: Gary R. Varner
Publisher : Unknown
ISBN : 9781413728866
Water of Life-Water of Death is an exploration of the folklore and mythology of sacred water found throughout the world. A companion volume to Sacred Wells, Water of Life-Water of Death continues the quest for the underlying sacredness associated with water and the universal themes found in folklore and religious traditions from around the world. Blending personal exploration with archaeology, fol
Author: Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation
Publisher : Unknown
ISBN : 9780874216189
Coyote was tired of being cold, begins this traditional Shoshone tale about the arrival of fire in the northern Wasatch region. Members of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation developed the concept for this retelling in collaboration with book arts teacher Tamara Zollinger. Together, they wrote and illustrated the book. Bright watercolor-and-salt techniques provide a winning background to
Author: Edward Washburn Hopkins
Publisher : University Press of the Pacific
ISBN : 9781410207562
These legends are not translations of native Hindu poems, but embody a re-interpretation of tales told long ago in India, chiefly by those who were ethical or religious teachers. They seized upon various stories and adapted them to their needs. In doing so they inserted moral instruction, as they modified characters and scenes to serve the purpose of edification. ... I have endeavored to tell the
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Publisher : University of Nebraska Press
ISBN : 9780803287235
On the Cattaraugus reservation, it was part of a child''s initial training to learn why the bear lost its tail, why the chipmunk has a striped back, and why meteors flash in the sky, writes Arthur C. Parker at the beginning of Seneca Myths and Folk Tales, His blood ties to the Senecas and early familiarity with their culture led to a distinguished career as an archaeologist and to the publication
Author: Charles Squire
Publisher : Wildside Press
ISBN : 9780809531530
Now back in print for the first time in many years is one of the most comprehensive studies of Celtic mythology, legend, and poetry ever written, presenting the entire enthralling panorama of the mythical and legendary traditions of the ancient Gaelic and British Celts.Here, in clear, compact, readable form are stories of all the chief characters of Celtic myth: the Gaelic gods and the giants they
Author: Clyde W. Ford
Publisher : Bantam Books
ISBN : 9780553378689
In this remarkable book, Clyde Ford restores to us the lost treasure of African mythology, bringing to life the ancient tales and showing why they matter so much to us today.African myths convey the perennial wisdom of humanity: the creation of the world, the hero's journey, our relationship with nature, death, and resurrection. From the Ashanti comes the moving tale of the grief-stricken Kwasi Be
Author: Charles Squire
Publisher : Wildside Press
ISBN : 9780809531547
Now back in print for the first time in many years is one of the most comprehensive studies of Celtic mythology, legend, and poetry ever written, presenting the entire enthralling panorama of the mythical and legendary traditions of the ancient Gaelic and British Celts.Here, in clear, compact, readable form are stories of all the chief characters of Celtic myth: the Gaelic gods and the giants they
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Publisher : University of Nebraska Press
ISBN : 9780803281233
This volume brings together twenty-one traditional tales recently retold by Hopi narrators. Complete with English translations and original Hopi transcriptions on facing pages and a bilingual glossary. Hopi Coyote Tales is important to an understanding of the Hopi language and folklore. To nomadic hunters such as the Navajo, who competed with him on the open range, Coyote was by turns a formidable
Author: Griffis, William Elliot
Publisher : McCormick Press
ISBN : 9781408627518
Author: Narvaez, Peter (EDT)
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN : 9780813109398
Whether called the good people , the little people , or simply them , fairies are familiar from their appearances in Shakespeare's plays, Disney's films, and points in between. In many cultures, however, fairies are not just the stuff of distant legend or literature: they are real creatures with supernatural powers.The Good People presents nineteen essays that focus on the actual fairies of folklo
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Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN : 9781432588854
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Publisher : University of Nebraska Press
ISBN : 9780803279643
Trickster and transformer, powerful and vulnerable, Coyote is a complex figure in Indian legend. He was often the ultimate example of how not to be: foolish, proud, self-important. The tales in Old Man Coyote were told by the Crow Indians of present-day southeastern Montana. During long winter evenings by the lodge fire, they enjoyed hearing about the only warrior ever to visit the Bird Country, t
Japanese Fairy Tales
Author: Publisher : Wildside Press
ISBN : 9781592249183
Twenty-two charming Japanese Fairy Tales, translated by Yei Theodora Ozaki, including " My Lord Bag of Rice, " " The Tongue-Cut Sparrow, " " The Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad, " " The Farmer and the Badger, " " The _Shinansha, _ or the South Pointing Carriage, " " The Adventures of Kintaro, the Golden Boy, " " The Story of P
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Texas Indian Myths and Legends
Author: Jane ArcherPublisher : Wordware Publishing
ISBN : 9781556227257
Step into a colorful pageantry of the powerful people who once ruled and still influence the great state of Texas. From the Caddo in the Piney Woods, the Lipan Apache in the Southwest, the Wichita at the Red River, and the Comanche across the Great Plains to the Alabama-Coushatta in the Big Thicket, five nations come alive through myth and history in Jane Archer's vividly written book about the fi
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The Well of Remembrance: Rediscovering the Earth Wisdom Myths of Northern Europe
Author: Ralph MetznerPublisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN : 9781570626289
In his introduction to The Well of Remembrance, author Ralph Metzner provides a telling explanation of the theme of his work: This book explores some of the mythic roots of the Western worldview, the worldview of the culture that, for better and worse, has come to dominate most of the rest of the world's peoples. This domination has involved not only economic and political systems but also values,
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Legends of Charlemagne;
Author: Bulfinch, Thomas Publisher : University of Michigan Library
ISBN : 9781425544102
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The Mystery Animals of the British Isles: Northumberland and Tyneside
Author: Hallowell, Michael J. Publisher : Cfz
ISBN : 9781905723294
The Mystery Animals of the British Isles is a major new series from CFZ Press, the publishing arm of the world''s largest mystery animals research organization. It will cover Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland, on a county by county basis, describing the mystery animals of the entire island group.
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Fables and Folk Stories
Author: Scudder, Horace Elisha Publisher : Mahomedan Press
ISBN : 9781409718321
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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Fairy Tales from the French
Author: Coleman, Chapman Publisher : Malinowski Press
ISBN : 9781409718345
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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Fairy Tales from the Swedish of G. Djurklo
Author: Djurklou, Nils Gabriel Friherre Publisher : Wakeman Press
ISBN : 9781408663882
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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Water of Life-Water of Death: The Folklore and Mythology of Sacred Waters
Author: Gary R. VarnerPublisher : Unknown
ISBN : 9781413728866
Water of Life-Water of Death is an exploration of the folklore and mythology of sacred water found throughout the world. A companion volume to Sacred Wells, Water of Life-Water of Death continues the quest for the underlying sacredness associated with water and the universal themes found in folklore and religious traditions from around the world. Blending personal exploration with archaeology, fol
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Coyote Steals Fire: A Shoshone Tale
Author: Northwestern Band of the Shoshone NationPublisher : Unknown
ISBN : 9780874216189
Coyote was tired of being cold, begins this traditional Shoshone tale about the arrival of fire in the northern Wasatch region. Members of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation developed the concept for this retelling in collaboration with book arts teacher Tamara Zollinger. Together, they wrote and illustrated the book. Bright watercolor-and-salt techniques provide a winning background to
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Legends of India
Author: Edward Washburn HopkinsPublisher : University Press of the Pacific
ISBN : 9781410207562
These legends are not translations of native Hindu poems, but embody a re-interpretation of tales told long ago in India, chiefly by those who were ethical or religious teachers. They seized upon various stories and adapted them to their needs. In doing so they inserted moral instruction, as they modified characters and scenes to serve the purpose of edification. ... I have endeavored to tell the
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Seneca Myths and Folk Tales
Author: Publisher : University of Nebraska Press
ISBN : 9780803287235
On the Cattaraugus reservation, it was part of a child''s initial training to learn why the bear lost its tail, why the chipmunk has a striped back, and why meteors flash in the sky, writes Arthur C. Parker at the beginning of Seneca Myths and Folk Tales, His blood ties to the Senecas and early familiarity with their culture led to a distinguished career as an archaeologist and to the publication
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Celtic Myth and Legend
Author: Charles SquirePublisher : Wildside Press
ISBN : 9780809531530
Now back in print for the first time in many years is one of the most comprehensive studies of Celtic mythology, legend, and poetry ever written, presenting the entire enthralling panorama of the mythical and legendary traditions of the ancient Gaelic and British Celts.Here, in clear, compact, readable form are stories of all the chief characters of Celtic myth: the Gaelic gods and the giants they
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The Hero with an African Face: Mythic Wisdom of Traditional Africa
Author: Clyde W. FordPublisher : Bantam Books
ISBN : 9780553378689
In this remarkable book, Clyde Ford restores to us the lost treasure of African mythology, bringing to life the ancient tales and showing why they matter so much to us today.African myths convey the perennial wisdom of humanity: the creation of the world, the hero's journey, our relationship with nature, death, and resurrection. From the Ashanti comes the moving tale of the grief-stricken Kwasi Be
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Celtic Myth and Legend
Author: Charles SquirePublisher : Wildside Press
ISBN : 9780809531547
Now back in print for the first time in many years is one of the most comprehensive studies of Celtic mythology, legend, and poetry ever written, presenting the entire enthralling panorama of the mythical and legendary traditions of the ancient Gaelic and British Celts.Here, in clear, compact, readable form are stories of all the chief characters of Celtic myth: the Gaelic gods and the giants they
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Hopi Coyote Tales: Istutuwutsi.
Author: Publisher : University of Nebraska Press
ISBN : 9780803281233
This volume brings together twenty-one traditional tales recently retold by Hopi narrators. Complete with English translations and original Hopi transcriptions on facing pages and a bilingual glossary. Hopi Coyote Tales is important to an understanding of the Hopi language and folklore. To nomadic hunters such as the Navajo, who competed with him on the open range, Coyote was by turns a formidable
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Japanese Fairy World - Stories from the Wonder-Lore of Japan
Author: Griffis, William Elliot Publisher : McCormick Press
ISBN : 9781408627518
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The Good People: New Fairylore Essays
Author: Narvaez, Peter (EDT)Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN : 9780813109398
Whether called the good people , the little people , or simply them , fairies are familiar from their appearances in Shakespeare's plays, Disney's films, and points in between. In many cultures, however, fairies are not just the stuff of distant legend or literature: they are real creatures with supernatural powers.The Good People presents nineteen essays that focus on the actual fairies of folklo
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Legends of Texas
Author: Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
ISBN : 9781432588854
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Old Man Coyote (Crow); The Authorized Ed.
Author: Publisher : University of Nebraska Press
ISBN : 9780803279643
Trickster and transformer, powerful and vulnerable, Coyote is a complex figure in Indian legend. He was often the ultimate example of how not to be: foolish, proud, self-important. The tales in Old Man Coyote were told by the Crow Indians of present-day southeastern Montana. During long winter evenings by the lodge fire, they enjoyed hearing about the only warrior ever to visit the Bird Country, t
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