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This comprehensive collection of folk hero tales builds on the success of the first edition by providing readers with expanded contextual information on story characters from Australia to Zanzibar.

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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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An ethnographic study of the folksongs and local people from the Boir Ahmad in the Zagros Mountains of West Iran

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The Folktales and Storytellers of Iran explores the key ideas of cultural identity, self-knowledge and understanding, and how these are represented and developed through a rich literary tradition of folklore and storytelling in what was for a long time an oral-based culture.

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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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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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And why does the Green Man come in different shapes and sizes

In Green Men & White Swans, leading folklorist Jacqueline Simpson explores the fascinating stories behind pub names, uncovering the myths and legends, euphemisms and wordplays, heroes and even ghosts that have inspired pub landlords over the centuries.

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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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This work views Japanese myths in their social, historical, and cultural context - how they emerged and how they reflect and influence Japanese life. It helps readers sort through the multiple names and spellings, as well as story variations, of Japan's most popular mythic figures.

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