Nineteen stories from the Pashto tradition. A stunning collection of Pashto folktales, Heartstrings of the Khyber offers a comprehensive exploration of South and Central Asian cultural and literary heritage. Knowledgeable read...Daugiau...
The Power of the Little People is an evocative collection of stories about the Maymaygwesiwak, the little people of Anishinaabe culture. Encounters with Maymaygwesiwak are sometimes beneficial and sometimes troublesome, yet they are always...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 14-Oct-2025, Hardback, Leidėjas: Yale University Press, ISBN-13: 9780300284409)
An enchanting history of the otherworld of elves and fairies, from the nature spirits of Iceland and Ireland to Avalon and Middle Earth Originating in Norse and Celtic mythologies, elves and fairies are a firmly established part of W...Daugiau...
Learn how to draw the most iconic heroes and villains from World of Warcraft in this deluxe, official guide, featuring art, insights, and interviews with Blizzard artists! From King Anduin Wrynn to Deathwing the Destroyer, World of W...Daugiau...
In the historical records of European Witchcraft, one of the most notorious allegations against the accused was the use of a magical salve to gain the power of nocturnal flight. Rubbed on the body, it was said to be compounded of toxic herbs, animals...Daugiau...
*** THE FOLK HORROR NOVEL CRAWLING UNDER YOUR SKIN ***Something moves on the forest floor . . . Josie is at rock bottom. Burned out, heartbroken and recovering from an abusive relationship, she lives a haunted existence...Daugiau...
I salute him with the most heartfelt respect and admiration PHILIP PULLMAN One of Britains greatest writers FINANCIAL TIMES Alan Garners world is unbearably beautiful and dangerous GUARDIAN...Daugiau...
From the author of the New York Times bestseller Outlawed comes a gripping, epoch-bridging story of a young anthropologists monumental discovery, and the clash of civilizations it sets off - both ancient and contemporary - over the fate of the land...Daugiau...
Thick with owls and badgers, oak trees and wood piles, scarecrows and ghosts, and Tom Coxs loud and excitable dad, this book is full of the folklore of several counties the ancient kind and the everyday variety as well as wild places, mystical spot...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 07-Oct-2025, Hardback, Leidėjas: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691247861)
From acclaimed folklorist and historian Adrienne Mayor, an enchanting collection of the ancient myths that emerged out of the wondersand disastersof the natural worldMythopedia is a fun, fact-filled A-Z treasury of myths in...Daugiau...
Julie Swallow, Christopher James Blythe, Eric A. Eliason, Jill Terry Rudy
(Išleidimo metai: 07-Oct-2025, Hardback, Leidėjas: University of Illinois Press, ISBN-13: 9780252046834)
Hundreds of Nephite stories with essays on the genres place in the lives of Latter-day Saints Stories of encounters with the Three Nephites, immortal saint-like figures, dominate the folklore of the Latter-day Saint tradition. The aut...Daugiau...
The first English-language biography in over fifty years to tell the full, vibrant story of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, known to history as the Brothers GrimmA New Yorker Best Book of 2024 Selection Ann Schmies...Daugiau...
Julie Swallow, Christopher James Blythe, Eric A. Eliason, Jill Terry Rudy
(Išleidimo metai: 07-Oct-2025, Paperback / softback, Leidėjas: University of Illinois Press, ISBN-13: 9780252088926)
Stories of encounters with the Three Nephites, immortal saint-like figures, dominate the folklore of the Latter-day Saint tradition. The authors of this volume use hundreds of legends collected by the renowned folklorist William A. Wilson from acros...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 07-Oct-2025, Hardback, Leidėjas: Indiana University Press, ISBN-13: 9780253074300)
Folklorists study the richness of customary forms of cultural expression and the everyday social worlds in which all people interact and communicate. They use a range of methodsliterary, ethnographic, philological, visual, historical, comparative...Daugiau...
Folklorists study the richness of customary forms of cultural expression and the everyday social worlds in which all people interact and communicate. They use a range of methodsliterary, ethnographic, philological, visual, historical, comparative...Daugiau...
David A. McDonald, Steven Hatcher, Andrew Snyder, Jeremy Reed, Oladele Ayorinde, Filippo Bonini Baraldi, Louise Barričre, Eric Fillion, Jennie Gubner, Deonte L. Harris...
Serija: Activist Encounters in Folklore and Ethnomusicology
(Išleidimo metai: 07-Oct-2025, Hardback, Leidėjas: Indiana University Press, ISBN-13: 9780253074263)
For decades, festivals have been important sites of inquiry for folklorists and ethnomusicologists alike as celebrations of culture. Moving beyond traditional discussions of staged culture and multiculturalism, however, this edited volume explores...Daugiau...
David A. McDonald, Steven Hatcher, Andrew Snyder, Jeremy Reed, Oladele Ayorinde, Filippo Bonini Baraldi, Louise Barričre, Eric Fillion, Jennie Gubner, Deonte L. Harris...
Serija: Activist Encounters in Folklore and Ethnomusicology
For decades, festivals have been important sites of inquiry for folklorists and ethnomusicologists alike as celebrations of culture. Moving beyond traditional discussions of staged culture and multiculturalism, however, this edited volume explores...Daugiau...
Vladimir Yakovlevich Propp, Miriam Shrager, Sibelan Forrester, Russell Scott Valentino, Sergei Nekliudov
(Išleidimo metai: 07-Oct-2025, Hardback, Leidėjas: Indiana University Press, ISBN-13: 9780253074027)
Nearly seven decades after the English translation of Morphology of the Folktale, one of the most influential scholarly books on folklore, its sequel is finally available in an official English translation, completing the enterprise that oc...Daugiau...
Nearly seven decades after the English translation of Morphology of the Folktale, one of the most influential scholarly books on folklore, its sequel is finally available in an official English translation, completing the enterprise that occupied mu...Daugiau...
The undead. Horrific monstrosities that will not remain at rest nor let the living be at peace. Such entities who will not stay buried may appear as animated corpses, or ghostly apparitions; their motives are unclear, they return to advise, to act a...Daugiau...
Gain inspiration from Bigfoot and his friends with this fun miniature cryptid magnet set featuring 13 different cryptids!Specifications: 13 adorable full-color rubber magnets featuring Bigfoot, Yeti, Mothman, the Loch Nes...Daugiau...
I loved Goddess with a Thousand Faces. Fascinating, fun and thoughtful and enlightening JENNIFER SAINT A beautiful weave of history, myth and storytelling by one of our most exciting new classicists DAN SNOW...Daugiau...
