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By: Tamra Andrews
ISBN: 9781576070369
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Oct 2000
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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A publishing first, Nectar and Ambrosia presents an encyclopedic treatment of the magic properties and uses of food by mortals and immortals alike, from the pages of myth and legend.
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Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 1974
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By: David P. Shuldiner
ISBN: 9780897896177
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Jun 1999
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Examines the beliefs and rituals of the Jewish Movement in the United States not simply as emblems of ethnic identity, but as forms of expressive behaviour.
(Paperback, Revised edition)
By: William Keith Guthrie
ISBN: 9780691024998
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 1994
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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The tales told of Orpheus are legion. He is said to have been an Argonaut - and to have saved Jason's life. Did Orpheus, in fact, exist His influence on Greek thought is undeniable, but his disciples left little of substance behind them. This work attempts to uncover and define Orphism by following its circuitous path through ancient history.
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By: Eugenia Roussou
ISBN: 9781350152793
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Jun 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By: Eugenia Roussou
ISBN: 9781350225398
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Oct 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By: Arlene Lanman
ISBN: 9798350929492
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2024
Publisher: BookBaby
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(Paperback)
By: Robert Anthony Kreucher
ISBN: 9798350901351
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2024
Publisher: BookBaby
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(Paperback)
By: Elizabeth Greenwood
ISBN: 9781476739342
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2017
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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By: Hasan M. El-Shamy
ISBN: 9781576076392
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2002
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Makes available a difficult-to-find folkloric scholarship classic and illuminates it with contemporary commentary from a preeminent authority on Egyptian folktales.
(Paperback, Revised edition)
By: Carl Kernyi
ISBN: 9780691019079
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Feb 1998
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Prometheus the god stole fire from heaven and bestowed it on humans. In punishment, Zeus chained him to a rock, where an eagle clawed unceasingly at his liver, until Herakles freed him. For the Greeks, the myth of Prometheus' release reflected a primordial law of existence and the fate of humankind. The author examines the story of Prometheus.
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By: Wolfgang Mieder
ISBN: 9780313326981
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2004
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Written by the foremost authority on proverbs, this reference gives high school students, undergraduates, and general readers a concise yet comprehensive overview of proverbs in world culture.
The volume begins with definitions and classifications of proverbs and a discussion of their origin and dissemination.
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By: Catherine Feher-Elston
ISBN: 9781585423576
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2005
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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Originally published: Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Pub., c1991. With new introductory note.
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By: Linda S. Godfrey
ISBN: 9781585429080
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2012
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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By: el-Sayed el-Aswad
ISBN: 9780897899246
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Dec 2002
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This study refutes both the Western dominant paradigm of modernity and the Eurocentric stereotype of traditional Muslim culture, and demonstrates that rural Egyptians have their own paradigm of secular modernism that does not negate religious or sacred orientations.
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By: Ellen E. Schultz
ISBN: 9781591845652
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2012
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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"This paperback edition with a new section titled "Frequently asked questions about pensions" published 2012"--T.p. verso
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By: Jeffrey L. Forgeng
ISBN: 9780313301018
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Jul 1998
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Charts the genesis and development of the Robin Hood legend from the Middle Ages through 1700.
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By: Elizabeth Wickett
ISBN: 9781350197794
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Jul 2021
UK Publication Date: 29th July 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By: Donald R. Hettinga
ISBN: 9780313276354
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Sep 1992
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The scope of the volume is the North American folktale, a rich amalgam of four major distinct traditions: the Native American folktale, the African American folktale, the retold Western European folktale, and the American tall tale.
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By: Natalie Kononenko
ISBN: 9780313336102
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Sep 2007
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Included are explanations of the different types of Slavic folklore, the role of Slavic folklore in literature and popular culture, and the state of criticism and scholarship on this field of interest.
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By: Guy Zona
ISBN: 9780671797300
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 1994
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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By: Susan Hazen-Hammond
ISBN: 9780399525469
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Nov 1999
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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Ancient storytelling meets modern psychology in this entertaining, educational, and inspirational collection of traditional tales about the power of Native American women.
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By: Lowell Edmunds
ISBN: 9780691202334
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Jul 2020
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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By: Jacqueline S. Thursby
ISBN: 9780313334306
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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From the ancient world of traveling bards in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America, to the contemporary world of storytelling festivals, fan fiction, and digital story conferences, this reference unravels confusion between concepts of folklore and story, and demonstrates how they are linked.
