Folklore studies / Study of myth Books
Cambridge University Press Teutonic Mythology Volume 1 Cambridge Library Collection Anthropology
Book SynopsisThe linguist and philologist Jacob Grimm (1785â1863) is best remembered as co-editor, with his brother Wilhelm, of Grimm's Fairy Tales, though their great Deutsches WÃrterbuch remains an influential reference work. Grimm's exhaustive study in comparative mythology and religion, Deutsche Mythologie, was first published in German in 1835: this English translation, published between 1880 and 1888, is of the posthumous fourth German edition of 1875. Drawing on his knowledge of language and world mythology, Grimm outlines a wide variety of themes in Germanic folklore (such as time, creation, destiny and the soul), comparing them to classical and oriental tales as well as charting the influence of Christianity on legends and on Pagan religion. Volume 1 focuses on religion, worship and the portrayal of gods and their powers. Erudite and full of insight, this is an invaluable resource for scholars of mythology and religion as well as of German cultural history.Table of ContentsTranslator's preface; 1. Introduction; 2. God; 3. Worship; 4. Temples; 5. Priests; 6. Gods; 7. Wuotan, Wodan (Odinn); 8. Donar, Thunar (Thorr); 9. Zio, Tiw (Tyr); 10. Fro (Freyr); 11. Paltar (Balder); 12. Other gods; 13. Goddesses; 14. Condition of gods; 15. Heroes; 16. Wise women.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc King Arthur
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Mules and Men P.S.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Norse Mythology Unabridged CD
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HarperCollins The Widely Unknown Myth of Apple Dorothy
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Night Parade
Book SynopsisA Most Anticipated Book by Poets & Writers • The Boston Globe • San Francisco Chronicle • Los Angeles Times • The Millions • Library Journal • Book Riot • Debutiful • and many more! In the groundbreaking tradition of In the Dream House and The Collected Schizophrenias, a gorgeously illustrated speculative memoir that draws upon the Japanese myth of the Hyakki Yagyo—the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons—to shift the cultural narrative around mental illness, grief, and remembrance. “Jami Nakamura Lin has reinvented the genre of memoir. . . . Serpentine, polyphonic, and stunningly textured, The Night Parade positively pulses with life. — Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, award-winning author of The Fact of a Body Are these the only two stories? The one, where you defeat your monster, and the other, where you succumb to it?Jami Nakamura Lin spent much of her life feeling monstrous for reasons outside of her control. As a young woman with undiagnosed bipolar disorder, much of her adolescence was marked by periods of extreme rage and an array of psychiatric treatments, and her relationships suffered as a result, especially as her father’s cancer grasped hold of their family.As she grew older and learned to better manage her episodes, Lin became frustrated with the familiar pattern she found in mental illness and grief narratives, and their focus on recovery. She sought comfort in the stories she’d loved as a child—tales of ghostly creatures known to terrify in the night. Through the lens of the yokai and other figures from Japanese, Taiwanese, and Okinawan legend, she set out to interrogate the very notion of recovery and the myriad ways fear of difference shapes who we are as a people.Featuring stunning illustrations by her sister, Cori Nakamura Lin, and divided into the four acts of a traditional Japanese narrative structure, The Night Parade is a genre-bending and deeply emotional memoir that mirrors the sensation of being caught between realms. Braiding her experience of mental illness, the death of her father, the grieving process, and other haunted topics with storytelling tradition, Jami Nakamura Lin shines a light into dark corners, driven by a question: How do we learn to live with the things that haunt us?
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HarperCollins Cece Rios and the Queen of Brujas
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Very Unfortunate Wish of Melony Yoshimura
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Penguin Books Ltd Sunjata
Book SynopsisSunjata Keita was the founder of one of the greatest empires of Western Africa. These two epic accounts of his life portray a greedy, slow-witted child - said to have crawled until the age of seven - who grew up as prophecy foretold to become a mighty warrior, renowned for his bravery and superhuman strength. They describe how, with the help of his sister, who seduced their arch-enemy Sumanguru into revealing his secret powers, Sunjata defeated the Susu overlords and created the Mali Empire which would last for two centuries. Based on events from the early thirteenth century, these tales of heroism and magic are still celebrated across West Africa as part of a living epic oral tradition.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the
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J.P.Tarcher,U.S./Perigee Bks.,U.S. I Know What I Saw ModernDay Encounters with
Book SynopsisWhich came first--the monster or the myth? Journalist Linda Godfrey investigates present-day encounters with mysterious creatures of old.The monsters of ancient mythology, folklore, and more contemporary urban legend have long captured the popular imagination. While most people in America today relegate monsters to just that--our imaginations--we continue to be fascinated by the unknown. Linda Godfrey is one of the country's leading authorities on modern-day monsters and has interviewed countless eyewitnesses to strange phenomena. Monsters evolve, taking on both new and familiar forms over time and across cultures. In this well-researched book, Godfrey explores uncanny encounters with werewolves, goatmen, Bigfoot, and more.In more than twenty-five years spent chasing monsters, Godfrey has found that it often remains unclear whether the sightings are simply mistaken animals, hoaxes, or coincidence. When all the speculation is said and done, one question remains fo
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Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale True Tales and Amazing Legends of the Old West
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Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc) The Sorcerers Companion
Book SynopsisThe New York Times bestseller, now fully updated to include the complete seven-volume series.Who was the real Nicholas Flamel? How did the Sorcerer’s Stone get its power? Did J. K. Rowling dream up the terrifying basilisk, the seductive veela, or the vicious grindylow? And if she didn’t, who did?Millions of readers around the world have been enchanted by the magical world of wizardry, spells, and mythical beasts inhabited by Harry Potter and his friends. But what most readers don’t know is that there is a centuries-old trove of true history, folklore, and mythology behind Harry’s fantastic universe. Now, with The Sorcerer’s Companion, those without access to the Hogwarts Library can school themselves in the fascinating reality behind J. K. Rowling’s world of magic. Newly updated to include Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The Sorcerer’
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Random House USA Inc Parallel Myths
Book Synopsis“Unusually accessible and useful . . . An eye-opener to readers into the universality and importance of myth in human history and culture.”—William E. Paden, Chair, Department of Religion, University of VermontFor as long as human beings have had language, they have had myths. Mythology is our earliest form of literary expression and the foundation of all history and morality. Now, in Parallel Myths, classical scholar J. F. Bierlein gathers the key myths from all of the world's major traditions and reveals their common themes, images, and meanings.Parallel Myths introduces us to the star players in the world's great myths—not only the twelve Olympians of Greek mythology, but the stern Norse Pantheon, the mysterious gods of India, the Egyptian Ennead, and the powerful deities of Native Americans, the Chinese, and the various cultures of Africa and Oceania. Juxtaposing the most potent stories and symbols from each tradition, Bierlein explores the parallels in such key topics as creation myths, flood myths, tales of love, morality myths, underworld myths, and visions of the Apocalypse. Drawing on the work of Joseph Campbell, Mircea Eliade, Carl Jung, Karl Jaspers, Claude Lévi-Strauss, and others, Bierlein also contemplates what myths mean, how to identify and interpret the parallels in myths, and how mythology has influenced twentieth-century psychology, philosophy, anthropology, and literary studies.“A first-class introduction to mythology . . . Written with great clarity and sensitivity.”—John G. Selby, Associate Professor, Roanoke College
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Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc Trickster Makes This World
Book SynopsisIn Trickster Makes This World, Lewis Hyde brings to life the playful and disruptive side of human imagination as it is embodied in trickster mythology. He first visits the old stories?Hermes in Greece, Eshu in West Africa, Krishna in India, Coyote in North America, among others?and then holds them up against the lives and work of more recent creators: Picasso, Duchamp, Ginsberg, John Cage, and Frederick Douglass. Twelve years after its first publication, Trickster Makes This World?authoritative in its scholarship, loose-limbed in its style?has taken its place among the great works of modern cultural criticism. This new edition includes an introduction by Michael Chabon.
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Random House USA Inc Fables
Book SynopsisSecond only to Aesop, Jean de la Fontaine was the author of comic and delightful fables that are as alive today as when they first appeared in the 18th century. Based on tales both famous and obscure by an array of classical writers, La Fontaine’s fables offer vivid perspectives on such elemental subjects as greed and flattery, envy and avarice, love and friendship, old age and death. The 60 collected here-from “The Crow and the Fox” and “The Cock and the Pearl” to “The Grasshopper and the Ant” and “The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse”-are illustrated with more than 100 charming drawings that capture La Fontaine’s unforgettable cast of animal personalities.
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PRH Grupo Editorial Cuentos Folkloricos Latinoamericanos FÃbulas de
Book SynopsisExtendiendo a veinte países y quinientos años, desde los mitos coloniales más tempranos hasta los cuentos orales coleccionados en el siglo veinte desde el sur de California, Florida, Texas y Nuevo México, EE.UU., Cuentos Folklóricos Latinoamericanos es la primera antología publicada en español representante de la tradición folklórico de América hispanohablante en su totalidad.Incluido en ésta colección panorámica, hay relatos con origen en la Europa medieval, el Medio Oriente anciano, y la América precolombina. Los personajes esenciales del mundo de antigüedad son el hombre tranquilo cuya esposa conoce el diablo y las tres hijas que roban la tumba de su padre. También se encuentra el trágico informe Mexicano desde el siglo diez y seis sobre Moctezuma, el rey Azteca destinado a confrontar y ser destruido por la conquista, y un cuento moderno desde Los Angeles, sobre un esposo que realiza
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Random House USA Inc Foxfire 2
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Random House USA Inc Foxfire 7
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1972, The Foxfire Book was a surprise bestseller that brought Appalachia''s philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers. Whether you wanted to hunt game, bake the old-fashioned way, or learn the art of successful moonshining, The Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center had a contact who could teach you how with clear, step-by-step instructions.The seventh Foxfire volume explores the traditions of mountain religious heritage--including ministers, revivals, baptisms, gospel-singing, faith healing, camp meetings, snake handling--and more.
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Random House USA Inc Bestloved Folk Tales of the World The Anchor
Book SynopsisThis collection of over two hundred folk and fairy tales from all over the world is the only edition that encompasses all cultures. Arranged geographically by region—West and East Europe, British Isles, Scandinavia, and Northern Europe, Middle East, Asia, the Pacific, Africa, North America, the Carribean and West Indies, and Central and South America—and lovingly selected from the personal favorites of folklorists and writers, this book is a major anthology in its field.Gathered together in this wide-ranging collection are familiar classics like Snow-White and Sleeping Beauty, and stories that equal them from all major cultures. Together they offer magic, adventure, laughter, reflection, vivid images, and a throng of colorful characters. More important, they offer insight into the oral traditions of different cultures and deal with universal human dilemmas that span differences of age, culture, and geography. Animal fables, proverbs, ghost stories, funny tales, an
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Random House USA Inc Foxfire 11
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1972, The Foxfire Book was a surprise bestseller that brought Appalachia''s philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers. Whether you wanted to hunt game, bake the old-fashioned way, or learn the art of successful moonshining, The Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center had a contact who could teach you how with clear, step-by-step instructions.This eleventh volume celebrates the rituals and recipes of the Appalachian homeplace, including a one-hundred page section on herbal remedies, and segments about planting and growing a garden, preserving and pickling, smoking and salting, honey making, beekeeping, and fishing, as well as hundreds of the kind of spritied firsthand narrative accounts from Appalachian community members that exemplify the Foxfire style. Much more than how-to books, the Foxfire series is a publishing phenomenon and a way of life, teaching creative self-sufficiency, the art of natural remedies, home crafts, and other cou
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WW Norton & Co Favorite African Folktales
Book SynopsisA collection of some of the oldest African tales, selected by Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa, which presents such themes as cunning animals, magic spells, and people who change forms.
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Random House USA Inc Norwegian Folk Tales From the Collection of Peter
Book SynopsisThese 35 folk tales have been gathered from Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe's landmark nineteenth-century collections, acclaimed by Jacob Grimm for their freshness and a fullness that surpass nearly all others. In this sparkling translation by Pat Shaw and Carl Norman, accompanied by a selection of the magnificent original illustrations of Erik Werenskiold and Theodor Kittelsen, are captivating stories of witches, trolls, and ogres; sly foxes and mysterious bears; beautiful princesses and country lads-turned-heroes that brim with the matchless vitality and power of their original telling.Translated by Pat Shaw and Carl NormanWith black-and-white illustrations throughoutPart of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
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Tarcher/Putnam,US Bulfinchs Mythology The Classic Introduction to
Book SynopsisA beautifully packaged and affordably priced edition of this classic, accessible guide to world mythology, unabridged and complete. Thomas Bulfinch collected and interpreted the legends of the world for everyday people, so that those who lacked extensive schooling could still understand the mythological allusions that fill classic and contemporary literature.Bulfinch’s Mythology began as three separate volumes in the 1850s and ’60s. Bulfinch published The Age of Fable, or Stories of Gods and Heroes in 1855 and then moved on to publish two more collections: The Age of Chivalry, or the Legends of King Arthur in 1858; and Legends of Charlemagne, or Romance of the Middle Ages in 1863. When Bulfinch died in 1867, the three volumes were combined and retitled Bulfinch's Mythology and reprinted in 1881. It has remained one of the most trusted English-language interpretations of Greek and Roman mythology, Arthurian legend, and medieval romance ev
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Random House Publishing Group Fairies Ecounters with the Little People Real Encounters with Little People
Book SynopsisHordes of tiny people playing at a spot in Wales called 'Fairies Bog'...an impossibly tiny shoe found in Ireland...fairy dust discovered on Mount Shasta, California...the wondrous sighting of a winged woman inside a rose.These and many more astounding accounts offer tangible evidence about the existence of fairies, dwarves, gnomes, pixies, brownies, and elves. Amazing facts include information on the healing powers of fairies, the connection between the little people and UFOs, fairy sites to visit in the British Isles, and much more!
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Penguin Putnam Inc Myths of the Ancient Greeks
Book SynopsisFrom one of today’s foremost scholars, a lively retelling of the timeless tales…Here are the myths that have influenced so much of our cultural heritage. Such age-old stories as the tragic love of Orpheus and Eurydice or Demeter’s loss of her daughter, Persephone, resonate strongly with readers even today. In this book the rousing adventures of the heroes Herakles, Theseus, and Perseus are intertwined with the tragedies of immortal Prometheus and mortal Oedipus, the amorous escapades of Zeus, the trickery of Hermes, and the ecstasy of Dionysus. In-depth introductions to each section deepen your understanding of the myths—and heighten your reading pleasure.Presented in simple yet elegant prose, these tales emerge in brilliant new life. From the creation battle of the gods and Titans to Odysseus’ return home from the Trojan War, this indispensable volume contains fifty-six legendary stories—handed down from generations past—that
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Random House USA Inc Classic Myths To Read Aloud The Great Stories of
Book SynopsisThe most complete collection of Greek and Roman myths specially arranged to be read aloud to children aged five to twelve. 'Every child deserves this book. Those who do the reading aloud will be enlightened and rewarded, too.'--Edwin Newman Line drawings.
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Clarion Books The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Book SynopsisCan the three Billy Goats Gruff cross the troll’s bridge without being eaten? Find out in the perfect introduction to the beloved must-have classic by two-time Caldecott Honor-winner Paul Galdone. The three Billy Goats Gruff are hungry! They want to go over the bridge and up the hillside to a fine meadow full of grass and daisies where they can eat and eat and eat.But under the bridge lives a troll who''s as mean as he is ugly… How will they ever get past him?An energetic, predictable chorus makes for a wonderful read-aloud of this classic tale.Don''t miss Paul Galdone''s favorite board books, including: The Gingerbread Boy Board Book Henny Penny Board Book The Three Little Pigs Board Book
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Quarto Publishing PLC The Physick Garden
Book SynopsisThe intriguing tales of 80 plants that have been used to heal and cure our bodies – from ancient superstitions to old wives' tales that worked. Table of Contents Introduction I. HEAD brain, nerves, eyesII. CHEST heart, blood, lymphs, lungs, throatIII. ABDOMEN stomach, bowels, liver, kidneysIV. PELVIS reproductive, urinaryV. SKELETON bones, muscles, skin Index
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Gill Leprechaun Tales
Book SynopsisThis best-selling selection of tales about leprechauns is now available in a miniaturised edition.
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DK The Mythology Book
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DK Magia brujería y ocultismo A History of Magic
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DK Myths and Legends
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Christian Voodoo A Guide to Luck Omens Recipes
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Lost History of the North Shore
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Maryland Folklore
Book SynopsisThis readable survey of folklore and folklife in Maryland is a fascinating guide to the kind of traditions that exist right under peoples'' noses--if they take the time to look. Tall tales, legends, folk heroes, and local characters all fall within the purview of george Carey, who studied local folk culture under a charge from a Maryland government commission long before the current system of state folklorist was established.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Michigans Haunted Legends and Lore
Book SynopsisJourney across the State of Michigan, rich in history, to read over 40 tales of the strange, the unusual, and the haunted of centuries past. Discover the spectral cries of the lost souls under a bridge, spirits who haunt a Westland school, the beloved Civil War horse whose spirit lives on, a wrongly accused town witch, UFOs that frighten those at a Michigan farm, and Michael Jackson's elaborate gravestone gift to entertainer Jackie Wilson. Listen to the waves that crash against the stony cliffs and catch a glimpse of a grisly murder or climb the steps of Joe Louis Arena and discover why Al the Octopus is so important to Detroit's sports fans. So settle into a comfortable chair, pour yourself a cup of coffee, and explore the depths of Michigan's Haunted Legends and Lore. And don't worry; we understand if you need to leave your lights on tonight.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd 50 Famous Fables and Folk Tales
Book Synopsis50 fables and folktales from around the world, retold Enjoy a collection of classical stories, culled from the greatest storytellers of all time, offering up tales of animals and other enchanted creatures to delight readers young and old. As fables, each story demonstrates a moral lesson or a piece of advice for readerssome of whom may be struggling with related problems, difficulties, and stumbling blocks addressed by the lessons in each tale. Whether it's a rousing tale of stone soup, a tortoise and eagle, country and city mice, or foxes, hens, and farmers, readers of all ages will be entertained by the fresh story approach of Aesop, Robert Dodsley, Phaedrus, and others, some retold from tales of cultures as diverse as those of Native Alaska, Africa, Arabia, the Far East, and more.
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Myth Knowing
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Johns Hopkins University Press Appalachian Folkways Creating the North American
Book SynopsisWith its broad scope and deep research, Appalachian Folkways accurately and evocatively chronicles a way of life that is fast disappearing.Trade ReviewRehder obviously loves Appalachia and seeks to present it honestly, completely and positively. -- Julie Baxter Winston-Salem Journal Rehder's book is one of the best about Appalachia... A very good and accurate reference for persons interested in the region and in cultural geography in general. -- Greg Langley Baton Rouge Advocate 2004 An important work that must be read by anyone interested in developing a comprehensive knowledge of southern Appalachia. Choice 2005 An enjoyable and enlightening excursion through the cultural geography of Southern Appalachia. -- Katie Algeo Southeastern Geographer 2005 An informative and entertaining look into the 'culture hearth' of the southern Appalachian Mountains... a distinctive cultural center in America. -- James E. Bird CRM: The Journal of Heritage Stewarship 2005 An engaging book to read... I plan to use this book the next time I teach my course on the Sociology of Appalachian Culture. -- Susan H. Ambler Journal of East Tennessee History 2005 In this comprehensive, in-depth look at the distinct cultural region of Southern Appalachia, Rehder emphasizes that the mosaic of identities present in Southern Appalachia cannot be generalized. -- Carol Ann Gillespie Ph.D. Journal of Cultural Geography 2005 Rehder's book is one of the best about Appalachia... A very good and accurate reference for persons interested in the region and in cultural geography. -- Greg Langley Sunday Advocate 2004 Rehder obviously loves Appalachia and seeks to present it honestly, completely and positively. -- Barbara Bamberger Scott Winston-Salem Journal 2004 Rehder demonstrates an honest curiosity and a heart-felt appreciation of rural lifeways, which enrich his study and add to its popular appeal. -- Sara M. Gregg Agricultural History 2006 An intriguing regional geography. -- Barbara G. Shortridge Professional Geographer 2006 Readers looking for an encyclopedic, detailed and well-researched account of cultural traits... sprinkled with Rehder's anecdotes and colorful language, will benefit greatly. -- Nicholas Bauch Cultural Geographies 2006 A valuable contribution to Appalachian literature. -- Loretta J. LeMay Journal of Appalachian Studies 2006 I assign the book for my 'Geography of Appalachia' course because of its many strengths. -- George Towers Geographical Review 2006Table of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1. The Real AppalachiaChapter 2. The Shape of AppalachiaChapter 3. Ethnicity and SettlementChapter 4. Folk Architecture and the Cultural LandscapeChapter 5. Ways of Making a LivingChapter 6. FoodwaysChapter 7. Folk Remedies and Belief SystemsChapter 8. Folk Music, Folk Art, and Folk FestivalsChapter 9. Folk Speech: Terms and SayinsEpilogueNotesGlossaryReferencesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Death and Afterlife of Achilles
Book SynopsisWith his keen, original analysis of hitherto untapped literary, iconographical, and archaeological sources, Burgess adds greatly to our understanding of this archetypal mythic hero.Trade ReviewBurgess is an established authority on the Homeric and Cyclic epics and the tradition of the Trojan war. His latest study, The Death and Afterlife of Achilles, by no means lessens this reputation... This is a fascinating book, and one worth reading cover to cover... He exhibits an extraordinary depth of understanding of the nature of ancient epic traditions, and many of his ideas are original and innovative. -- Calum Maciver Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2009 This is an excellent book, and every chapter is worth reading. The train of thought is always clear, the arguments persuasive, the speculations judicious, and the style lucid. Numerous interesting and original ideas are combine with masterful synthesis of previous work and an extremely orderly presentation of fragmentary and unwieldy material. -- Olga Lavaniouk New England Classical Journal 2010Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsNote to ReaderList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1. The Early Life of Achilles2. The Death of Achilles3. The Destiny of Achilles in the Iliad4. Intertextuality and Oral Epic5. The Death of Achilles in the Iliad6. Motif Sequences in the Iliad7. Burial and Afterlife of Achilles8. Tomb and Cult of AchillesConclusionAppendix: The Fabula of the Death of AchillesNotesReferencesIndex
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Random House USA Inc Yiddish Folktales
Book SynopsisFilled with princesses and witches, dybbuks and wonder-working rebbes, the two hundred tales that make up this delightful compendium were gathered during the 1920s and 1930s by ethnographers in the small towns and villages of Eastern Europe. Collected from people of all walks of life, they include parables and allegories about life, luck, and wisdom; tales of magic and wonder; poignant encounters between rabbis and their disciples; and stories whose only purpose is to entertain. Long after the culture that produced them tragically disappeared, these enchanting Yiddish folktales continue to work their magic today.With black-and-white illustrations throughoutPart of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
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The University of North Carolina Press Folk Medicine in Southern Appalachia
Book SynopsisIn this comprehensive exploration of the history and practice of folk medicine in the Appalachian region, Anthony Cavender melds folklore, medical anthropology and Appalachian history and draws extensively on oral histories and archival sources from the 19th to the 21st century.
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The University Press of Kentucky Spookiest Stories Ever Four Seasons of Kentucky
Book SynopsisA collection of the spookiest tales from Kentucky. The stories, including tales of the 'chime child' who can see and talk to ghosts, graveside appearances, and the Spurlington Witch of Taylor County, come from every corner of the state. An essential part of the storytelling tradition, these ghost stories will delight readers who love getting goose bumps all year long.
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Holiday House Inc The Little Red Hen and the Passover Matzah
Book SynopsisA classic tale gets a Jewish twist, when Little Red Hen asks her friends for help making Passover matzah. Before she knows it, Little Red Hen tells herself, it will be time for Passover. So she decides to plant some grain. But when she asks her friends to help, they''re too busy for her. Sorry, bub, says the Horse. Think again, barks the dog. Oy gevalt! Friends, shmends, she says. I''ll just do it myself. But when the wheat is grown and harvested, when the flour is milled and the matzah baked and the Seder table set-- all by Red on her own--who should come to her door but her not-so-helpful friends? Though she''s tempted to turn them away, Little Red is a mensch-- and a mensch forgives. Like her Haggadah says: Let all who are hungry come and eat. But who will do all these dishes? Filled with Yiddish phrases and a healthy dose of humor, this Passover tale of
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Holiday House Inc I Am Hermes
Book SynopsisAt birth, Hermes, son of Zeus and the Nymph Maia, says his first word: Gimme! In this brilliant, hilarious graphic novel about the mischievous, fun-loving messenger of the gods, Caldecott Medal winner Mordicai Gerstein, transports classical mythology to the 21st century. The world! the newly born Hermes says. It's even better than I expected! I love it! I want it all! This book is filled with joy, exuberance, and humor. On his first day of life, Hermes manages to trick a turtle into surrendering its shell and a ram into surrendering its horns, thereby inventing the lyre, music, and song! He also manages to steal his brother Apollo's precious cows, but later redeems himself by outwitting the giant brothers Otus and Ephialtes, who have kidnapped Mars. These adventures and more, all derived from classical mythology, are told with great humor as well as a twenty-first century sensibility by the colossally talented Mordicai Gerstein. The a
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Quest Books,U.S. Legends of Atlantis and Lost Lemuria
Book SynopsisIn this book inhabitants of Atlantis and Lemuria come alive--their hopes and fears, their achievements and sins. The submerged continents are described in graphic detail--their location, history, flora and fauna, human inhabitants, customs, science, religion, and contact with advanced teachers. The information comes from the writings of Plato, from the esoteric tradition as set forth in The Secret Doctrine of H.P. Blavatsky, and from the clairvoyant writings of C.W. Leadbeater, one of the most remarkable sensitives of modern times. The result is a modern expression of a timeless myth in which everyone now living has a role. Color maps are included in the book.
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Quest Books,U.S. Dreams of Isis A Womans Spiritual Sojourn
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Quest Books,U.S. Feast of Light Celebrations for the Seasons of
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