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The trickster tale is the most popular sub-genre of oral prose fiction developed by the Yoruba. This text aims to establish the phenomenology of its discourse from a socio-semiotic perspective. It investigates what makes up a trickster tale and shows how contemporary African writers have used it.

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In every land, various traditions, customs, and legends have developed around food. Culturally and ethnically inclusive, from soul food to Navaho fry bread, the volume looks at basic Jewish and Islamic food traditions and Asian, Latin, and European influences on the foods of America.

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The Form Guide is not a rule book ... It's a guide book. It doesn't tell you what you should do, it's about what we do do. This is a very funny book. It's about you. Well, maybe not you as such, but people a lot like you except weirder.

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Continuing the tradition begun in the acclaimed series of "Foxfire" books first published in 1972, the eleventh book includes articles on wild plant uses, gardening wit and wisdom, beekeeping, tool making, fishing, and more affairs of plain living.

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Greek mythology, an important part of the curriculum for middle and high school students, serves as an exciting source of creative inspiration. Students get to know heroes, such as Heracles and Athena, in addition to lesser known but equally fascinating figures, such as Chiron and Asclepius.

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Examines the saga of the Grail. Exploring the legend's Gnostic roots, this book considers how the legend of the Grail related to fertility rites with the lance and the cup serving as sexual symbols. It traces its origins to a Gnostic text that served as a link between ancient vegetation cults and the Celts and Christians who embellished the story.

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From the stones of Aaron's breastplate to the foundational rocks of the New Jerusalem, from the creation tales of South America to the blood stones of Burma, gems have taken their place in the mythology and magic of the human race. This book chronicles the background of gems. Each chapter herein covers a particular gemstone.

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Written especially for high school students and general readers, this volume is an accessible introduction to German folklore.

The volume begins by defining and classifying different types of German folklore.

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Covering 30,000 years of goddess worship, this fascinating book is the first and most comprehensive biographical dictionary devoted exclusively to mythological deities.

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Schwab's retellings of stories about Prometheus, Zeus, Heracles, Odysseus, and other ancient Greek gods and heroes are based on close adherence to the original sources.

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An encyclopedia of Greek mythology, this work describes names, places and events in briefly-told tales of the gods of the Olympian pantheon. It features demigods, demons, heroes, and many of the great cycles, fables and nature myths.

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Was there a Cinderella tale in the ancient world

The volume begins by asking how we can attempt to define folklore in the first place, and how we can make sense of the vast amount of materials available.

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This unique and fascinating volume features every type of deity from every culture in all regions of the world, from prehistory to the present.

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An informative work of historical and contemporary Chinese myths, including a useful collection of historical documents, detailing myths as they live and change in China today.

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An introduction to the mythological world of the Greeks and the Romans, combined with a chronology of myths and a dictionary of key characters, objects, and events.

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A guide to Hinduism through the ages, offering readers an accessible way of exploring its complex deities, mythological characters, and ideas.

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The first introduction to the Incas and their myths aimed at students and general readers, bringing together a wealth of information into one convenient resource.

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Critically acclaimed introduction of broad scope to the myths of Mesoamerica from ancient times to the present.

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Popular Hopi kachina dolls and awesome totem poles are but two of the aspects of the sophisticated, seldom-examined network of mythologies explored in this fascinating volume.

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Authoritative, comprehensive reference incorporating the latest research on tales, literary and oral sources, and the broad-reaching cultural legacy of Norse mythology.

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An accessible, concise reference source on Polynesia's complex mythology, product of a culture little known outside its home.

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This book starts with a historical description of the economic development of the various regions within the United States from 1870 together with an analytical discussion of the broad factors affecting the location of economic activity.