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By: Mark Bender
ISBN: 9780872208490
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2006
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
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A collection of epics from the Miao (Hmong) ethnic group of southwest China. The poetic narratives, traditionally performed by two groups of singers, relate the creation of the world and the people and creatures in it. These mythic narratives serves as encyclopedias of traditional myths, legends, and folk customs of the Miao people.
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By: Mark Bender
ISBN: 9780872208506
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2006
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
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A collection of epics from the Miao (Hmong) ethnic group of southwest China. The poetic narratives, traditionally performed by two groups of singers, relate the creation of the world and the peoples and creatures in it. These mythic narratives serves as encyclopedias of traditional myths, legends, and folk customs of the Miao people.
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By: Henry Lewis
ISBN: 9780708305164
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 1967
Publisher: University of Wales Press
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By: Shawn Smallman
ISBN: 9781772030327
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2015
Publisher: Greystone Books,Canada
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By: Stanton T. Friedman
ISBN: 9781632650658
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2016
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
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By: Wilt L. Idema
ISBN: 9781603841351
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Sep 2009
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
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Of the many ballads, tales, and plays extolling filial piety (xiao) the foundational virtue of imperial China none was more popular in that era than the legend of Dong Yong and his heavenly helpmate, Weaving Maiden. This title presents the five versions of the legend. It illustrates the changing perceptions of xiao in various genres.
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By: Wilt L. Idema
ISBN: 9781603841368
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Sep 2009
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
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Of the many ballads, tales, and plays extolling filial piety (xiao) the foundational virtue of imperial China none was more popular in that era than the legend of Dong Yong and his heavenly helpmate, Weaving Maiden. This title presents the five versions of the legend. It illustrates the changing perceptions of xiao in various genres.
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By: Sandra Rollings-Magnusson
ISBN: 9781772035063
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2024
Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd
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A captivating history of folk traditions, beliefs, and culturally diverse customs in the early homesteading era on the Canadian prairies.
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By: Matthew Beresford
ISBN: 9781861894038
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2008
Publisher: Reaktion Books
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In blood-soaked lore handed down the centuries, the vampire is a monster of endless fascination: from Bram Stoker's "Dracula" to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", this seductive lover of blood haunts popular culture and inhabits our darkest imaginings. This book tells the history of the vampire, and reveals why the vampire myth fascinates us.
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By: Xueting Christine Ni
ISBN: 9781578636259
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2018
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
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"A comprehensive overview of Chinese mythology and folk religion"--]cProvided by publisher.
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By: W. D. Westervelt
ISBN: 9781513135762
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2022
Publisher: West Margin Press
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By: W. D. Westervelt
ISBN: 9781513295893
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2021
Publisher: Mint Editions
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By: W. D. Westervelt
ISBN: 9781513135755
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2022
Publisher: West Margin Press
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By: David Pykitt
ISBN: 9781578630240
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 1998
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
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The authors set out to reveal the truth about King Arthur by following a new approach to the mystery. Through a programme of painstaking research, they have assembled a jigsaw puzzle of interconnecting identifications and information which throws new light on the history of the Dark Ages.
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By: Harold W. Felton
ISBN: 9780816654604
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2008
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
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Originally published: New York: A.A. Knopf, 1947.
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By: Derrick Jensen
ISBN: 9781629634364
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2018
Publisher: Girl Friday Productions
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An illustrated collection of wild, weird, and whimsical tales with a twist.
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By: Elissa R Henken
ISBN: 9780708312902
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Aug 1996
Publisher: University of Wales Press
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This work traces the development of Owain Glyndwr, who in the 15th century led a major rebellion against the English, as a national redeemer in Welsh folklore, history and literature. The author seeks to provide an account of how folklore and history shape each other.
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By: Merlin Coverley
ISBN: 9780857301345
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2018
UK Publication Date: 23rd November 2017
Publisher: Oldcastle Books Ltd
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London, more than any other city, has a secret history concealed from view. Behind the official faade promoted by the heritage industry, lies a city of esoteric traditions and obscure institutions, of lost knowledge and hidden locations. Occult London rediscovers this hidden history, unearthing the secret city and its...
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By: Zitkala-Sa
ISBN: 9798888974834
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2021
Publisher: Mint Editions
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By: Mike Dupler
ISBN: 9781632651723
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2021
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
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By: Emily Urquhart
ISBN: 9781771965057
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2023
Publisher: Biblioasis
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By: Nathaniel B. Emerson
ISBN: 9781513134673
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2022
Publisher: West Margin Press
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By: Nick Rennison
ISBN: 9781842432471
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2012
Publisher: Oldcastle Books Ltd
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Nick Rennison begins with the search for the historical Robin. Was there ever a real Robin Hood He looks at the candidates who have been proposed over the years, from petty thieves to Knights Templar, before moving on to examine the many ways in which Robin Hood has been portrayed in literature and on the screen, charting his life so far.
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By: John Paul Davis
ISBN: 9780720613391
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2009
Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
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