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Taken from a variety of sources, from the Hebridean Gaelic to the lowlands, this is an authoritative collection of tales that are divided by theme - tall tales, hero tales, legends of ghosts and evil spirits, clan feuds and much more.

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Most Australians live on the narrow coastal strip that fringes our island continent. For Aboriginal people a place comes into being each time it is sung. These songs can be for all of us, where Aboriginal stories are overwritten with the grids of roads and towns. One coastal group's experience in maintaining the stories and songs of their country.

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Why were Prometheus and Loki envisioned as chained to rocks What was the Golden Calf Why are mirrors believed to carry bad luck This book shows that myths originally transmitted real information about real events and observations, preserving the information sometimes for millennia within nonliterate societies.

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Inspired by personal experiences with Japan's vengeful spirits, Davisson investigates the origins and legends of yurei.

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A beautifully-packaged, fun A to Z of good omens, inauspicious signs, their origins and meanings.

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A collection of charming and enduring stories that convey morals to young and old alike.

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Turn your grey day with a chance of drizzle into a multicoloured carnival with this little book of quotes and statements that celebrates your awesomeness and will leave you feeling fierce and fabulous.

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Rich anthology of African-American folklore offers scores of humorous and harrowing stories. Collected during the mid-20th century, the tales feature characters ranging from talking animals and ghosts to devils and saints.

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A beautifully illustrated collection of animal fables

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A compact guide to the gods and symbols of ancient Egypt, their interpretation, their significance and their cults. It answers questions such as why the jackal represents Anubis, the embalmer god, and why the dung beetle represents the sun god Khepri.

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This is a dictionary of Mesoamerican mythology and religion, which seeks to act as a guide to the labyrinthine symbolic world. Nearly 300 entries describe the main gods and symbols, accompanied by illustrations, while two introductory essays provide accounts of Mesoamerican history and religion.

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The Book of the Seven Vizirs, The Tale of the Four Dervishes, the famous stories of Sinbad, and the tales of Scheherazade are brought together here as a magical thread of love and adventure, invoking the mysteries of the night and the mirages of the desert.

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A collection of Lewiss essays against the new morality a fine collection representing Lewis at his most brilliant.

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The Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend takes the main religion of India and provides an unrivalled insight into all aspects of Hindu life, both past and present. Some thousand entries act as a key to topics including the history of Hinduism, its mythology, art, architecture, religion, laws and folklore.

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A fascinating journey through 15,000 years of history, exploring the incredible variety of monstrous creatures we have created and what they can tell us about who we are

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Discover the history and culture of the 100 most fearsome mythical creatures to capture the human imagination in this startlingly illustrated compendium.

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In the tradition of Robert Graves, Caitlfn points to possible identifications between various mythical characters, based primarily on their relationships with each other, to show the many stories as versions of a few simples ones that can serve as foundations for ritual and other practice. She inclu

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"In this third volume of The Masks of God - Joseph Campbell's series on comparative mythology - the preeminent mythologist examines the common themes and historical development of the pagan religions of Greece, Rome, and the Celts, along with the major monotheistic religions of the West (Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam)"--

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The legendary exploration of Eastern mythology, and its evolution into the distinctive religions of Egypt, India, China, and Japan, packaged to introduce a new generation to this masterwork

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Joseph Campbell once again draws on his masterful gift of storytelling to apply the larger themes of world mythology to personal growth and transformation.

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The ubiquitous use of certain sacred numbers and ratios can be found throughout history. This work reveals the origins, widespread influences and deeper meaning of these synchronous numerical occurrences and how they were left within our planetary environment during the creation of the earth, the moon and our solar system.