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Pyramid Rising: The Great Pyramid ReconstructedFor centuries the Great Pyramid of Giza has captivated and mystified people from around the world. Who built it? And how did they do it? Pyramid Rising offers an astonishing new theory that answers many of...

Walking With Spirits Volume Five is a huge collection of Native American history. Following on the heels of the highly successful first four volumes, this fifth set offers many more wonderful and entertaining stories. This volume will leave you ready and...

Author G.W. Mullins continues his highly successful Walking With Spirits book series with a third volume.  Light Of The Moon Publishing has released volume three in the series that features new stories of the Native Americans with all new original...

Walking With Spirits Volume Six is a huge collection of Native American history. Following on the heels of the highly successful first five volumes, this sixth set offers many more wonderful and entertaining stories. This volume will leave you ready and...

Walking With Spirits Volume Four is a huge collection of Native American history. Following on the heels of the highly successful first three volumes, this fourth set offers many more wonderful and entertaining stories. This volume will leave you ready...

Few creatures divide human opinion so diametrically regarding their perceived benevolence, or malevolence, as do snakes-the eternally-cursed serpent kind according to Christianity, the most divine and blessèd of reptiles according to Hinduism, vilified...

2015 Reprint Edition. Full Facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Originally published without date by The Academy Press, the book was written as an effort to uncover a sort of "crypticism" that lay...

Seven ways in which psychoanalysis illuminates folkloreBloody Mary in the Mirror mixes Sigmund Freud with vampires and explores various folklore genres to see what new light psychoanalysis can shed on folklore techniques and forms. In seven fascinating...

"The Twelve Lessons" offers a unique, early 20th century study of automatic writing, or involuntary, writing -- writing allegedly directed by a spirit or by the unconscious mind, is sure to challenge while it inspires. In 1918, Margaret Cameron wrote...

This early work by W. J. Gruffydd was originally published in 1950 and we are now republishing it for the modern reader. 'Folklore and Myth in the Mabinogion' is a transcript of a lecture delivered at the National Museum of Wales. This is highly...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

ANCIENT CHINESE PROPHECIES TILL THE END OF THE WORLD, contains prophecies on events in China and the world, spanning over five thousand years, and till the end of the world as we know it. More recent prophecies are about the Red Guards, the Gang of Four...

In Contexts of Folklore, leading lights of folklore studies from many corners of the globe honor folklorist Dan Ben-Amos-recognized for his paradigm-shifting definition of folklore as "artistic communication in small groups"-by presenting original...

CONTENTSThe Fire-Fly's LoversThe Travels of the Two FrogsThe Child of the ThunderThe Tongue-Cut SparrowThe Ape and the CrabThe Wonderful Tea-KettleBenkei and the BellLittle Silver's DreamThe Magic FrogHow the Jelly-Fish Lost his ShellLord Cuttle-Fish's...

The tales in this book were gathered from the Eskimo who make their homes along the Arctic coast and rivers of the Seward Peninsula. Edward L. Keithahn was Curator and Librarian of the Alaska Historical Museum and Library.Originally produced by the...

This early work of poetry is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. Written in the early thirteenth century, it contains a collection of sagas about Norwegian kings. This is a fascinating work and is thoroughly recommended for anyone...

Le livre ""Le Culte De Castor Et Pollux En Italie (1883)"" �����crit par Albert, Maurice est une �����tude approfondie sur le culte des dieux jumeaux Castor et Pollux en Italie. L'auteur explore l'histoire et la signification de ce culte dans la...

Rising Fascism in America: It Can Happen Here explores how rising fascism has infiltrated U.S. politics-and how the media and academia failed to spot its earlier rise. Anthony R. DiMaggio spotlights the development of rightwing polarization of the media,...

Dieses Buch bietet eine Analyse der Beziehungen zwischen Mythen, Sagen und Märchen und ihrer Bedeutung für die moderne Gesellschaft. Es ist ein unverzichtbares Werk für alle, die sich für Literaturgeschichte und Gesellschaftstheorie interessieren. This...

Dieses Buch ist eine Sammlung von Volkssagen aus der Bukowina, einer Region im heutigen Rumänien, die für ihre reiche Folklore bekannt ist. Der Autor, Ludwig Adolf Staufe Simiginowicz, hat diese Sagen gesammelt und aufgeschrieben, um sie für zukünftige...

Ein unschätzbares Nachschlagewerk der nordischen Mythologie, das die wichtigsten Figuren, Geschichten und Symbole in klarer Sprache und mit präzisen Definitionen darstellt. Nyerup enthält auch zahlreiche Beispiele für die Verwendung von Mythologie in...

Una rivista che raccoglie le tradizioni popolari italiane della prima metà del XIX secolo. La rivista esplora la vita quotidiana degli italiani, i loro costumi, le loro credenze e i loro usi. Una lettura importante per coloro che cercano di capire la...

En rassemblant les chants de Noël en patois bourguignon, Bernard de la Monnoye a réalisé un travail de préservation culturelle important. Ses poèmes renferment la sagesse populaire de cette région historique de France et partagent la magie de la nativité...

Dieses Buch bietet eine umfassende Einführung in die nordische Mythologie. Von Odin und Thor bis zur Entstehung der Welt, werden die wichtigsten Mythen und Legenden erläutert. Die Darstellung umfasst nicht nur die norwegische, sondern auch die...

An exploration of the lives of fishermen in coastal communities, examining their work, culture, and the challenges they face.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we...

In this comprehensive guide, Angus W. Hall explores the rich and complex world of Greek and Roman mythology. From the Olympian gods to the heroes of epic tales, Hall examines the origins and significance of each character, as well as their place in...

In this groundbreaking work, first published in the late nineteenth century, Dorman explores the origins and evolution of human belief systems. Drawing on an impressive range of sources, he argues that superstition and magic were fundamental to primitive...

Journey to the heart of the French Congo and discover the enchanting world of the Fjort people. Richard Edward Dennett's 'Notes on the Folklore of the Fjort' is a superb collection of myths, legends, and folktales that will take you on a magical and...

This is a scholarly study of the mythology and folklore surrounding the Judgment of Paris, with a focus on its astronomical dimensions. Combining meticulous research with insightful analysis, this book is a valuable reference for specialists in the...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

In ancient Greece, the scent of perfume was thought to signal the presence of a god. Breeze of the Gods starts its exploration of perfume in ancient Greece in the realm of these gods, searching for the mythological origins of perfume in the nebulous and...

The ABC Field Guide to Faeries has inspiring reminders of respect for ourselves, each other and the environment. This 56 page lavishly illustrated book has lilting rhymes that contain a great deal of wisdom for the reader. It was nominated for the...

The co-author of the bestselling SISTERS offers a lively collection of stories about haunted roadhouses, bizarre animal behavior, weird weather, frontier justice, an unwitting good time girl, and an assortment of characters who inhabited Alaska's remote...

This book brings together some of the idioms and proverbs commonly used in Africa.  These are, as they say, the salt with which prudent speakers spice words and statements. Their measured and apt usages are also widely regarded as the hallmarks of...

Fairy tales can reveal a hidden side of our lives, our unconscious, and our interrelationship with others. Each of these essays provides a Jungian interpretation of a well-known or rare fairy tale to reveal the universal psychic dynamics that affect us...

 They used to call it Satire, they now call it Fake News. The difference is that we have forgotten how to laugh. A collection of essays exploring post-truth politics, the future of humanity, panarchy, conspiracy theories and such topics in the...

At the 2013 "Celebrating The Hobbit" conference at Valparaiso University--marking the 75th anniversary of the book's publication and the first installment of Peter Jackson's Hobbit movies--two plenary papers were presented: "Anchoring the Myth: The...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

A curious mixture of humor and Hoosier horror stories as it relates to Hoosier folk tales.