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By: C. Ballard
ISBN: 9780897895576
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Publication Date: Jun 1998
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Attempts to go beyond the idiosyncratic nature of myths in these Papua New Guinea societies and cast the debate about the role of myth in more philosophical terms.
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By: C. Ballard
ISBN: 9780897895514
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Publication Date: Jun 1998
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Attempts to go beyond the idiosyncratic nature of myths in these Papua New Guinea societies and cast the debate about the role of myth in more philosophical terms.
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By: D. L. Ashliman
ISBN: 9780313328107
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Publication Date: May 2004
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Just about everyone is familiar with folk and fairy tales. This reference is a convenient introduction to folk and fairy tales for students and general readers.
Written by a leading authority, this handbook offers a broad examination of folk and fairy tales as a folklore type.
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By: Graham Seal
ISBN: 9781440838606
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Publication Date: Mar 2016
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Yanagita Kunio
ISBN: 9781442248229
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Publication Date: Jun 2015
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Folk Legends from Tono takes readers on a magical tour through the psychic landscape of the Japanese "spirit world" that was a part of its oral folk tradition for centuries. Morse's insightful interpretation of the tales, his rich cultural annotations, and the evocative original illustrations make this book unforgettable.
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By: Yanagita Kunio
ISBN: 9781442248212
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Publication Date: Jun 2015
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Folk Legends from Tono takes readers on a magical tour through the psychic landscape of the Japanese "spirit world" that was a part of its oral folk tradition for centuries. Morse's insightful interpretation of the tales, his rich cultural annotations, and the evocative original illustrations make this book unforgettable.
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By: Ropo Sekoni
ISBN: 9780313280030
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Publication Date: May 1994
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Jacqueline S. Thursby
ISBN: 9780313341731
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Publication Date: Mar 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: James Valentine
ISBN: 9780733319587
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Publication Date: Mar 2007
Publisher: ABC Books
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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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By: Foxfire Fund
ISBN: 9780385494618
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Publication Date: Nov 1999
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
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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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By: Suzanne I. Barchers
ISBN: 9781563088155
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Publication Date: Apr 2001
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Diane Morgan
ISBN: 9780313344053
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Publication Date: Jun 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: James R. Dow
ISBN: 9780313333750
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Publication Date: Jun 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: June Michele Pulliam
ISBN: 9781440834905
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Publication Date: Sep 2016
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By: Martha Anne
ISBN: 9780874367157
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Publication Date: Jun 1993
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Gustav Schwab
ISBN: 9780375714467
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Publication Date: Oct 2001
UK Publication Date: 9th October 2001
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
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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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By: Bernard Evslin
ISBN: 9781845113216
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Publication Date: Sep 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Graham Anderson
ISBN: 9780313335754
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Publication Date: Aug 2006
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Jacqueline Simpson
ISBN: 9780099520177
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Publication Date: Jun 2011
Publisher: Cornerstone
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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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By: Jack Zipes
ISBN: 9780691173672
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Publication Date: Oct 2016
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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By: Marjorie Leach
ISBN: 9780874365917
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Publication Date: Aug 1991
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Lihui Yang
ISBN: 9781576078068
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Publication Date: Sep 2005
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: William F. Hansen
ISBN: 9781576072264
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Publication Date: Jun 2004
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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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By: George M. Williams
ISBN: 9781576071069
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Publication Date: Oct 2003
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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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