Folklore studies / Study of myth Books
iUniverse Celtic Tales 4 The Scots
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Princeton University Press Blake and the Assimilation of Chaos
Book SynopsisIn all of his works Blake struggled with the question of how chaos can be assimilated into imaginative order. Blake's own answer changed in the course of his poetic career. Christine Gallant contends that during the ten year period of composition of Blake's first comprehensive epic, The Four Zoas, Blake's myth expanded from a closed, static systemTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Acknowledgments, pg. vii*Contents, pg. ix*Abbreviations, pg. xi*Introduction, pg. 1*ONE Myth and Non-Myth, pg. 9*TWO The Balance of Archetypes in The Four Zoas, pg. 48*THREE The Reassumption of Ancient Bliss, pg. 95*FOUR Going Forth to the Vintage of Nations, pg. 116*FIVE Beyond Myth, Beyond Non-Myth, pg. 155*Bibliography, pg. 187*Index, pg. 197
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Gill Irish Legends for Children Colouring Book
Book SynopsisChildren will love this coloring book with a difference! There are fifteen traditional Irish stories to read and then color in, making it a book to treasure. There is something for everyone, from cautionary tales of cunning leprechauns to the thrilling exploits of great Irish heroes.
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International Publishers Co Inc.,U.S. Mythologies
Book SynopsisFour myths dominated U.S. ideology in the 19th century. Myths of white victimization, capitalist progress, the frontier, and the ?self-made man? shaped how many Americans thought about themselves. These ideas lay at the heart of ruling class justification for settler colonialism, the expansion of racial slavery, and the development of the capitalist market system. They became the basis for the transition to U.S. global imperialism.This interdisciplinary study explores how literature in that long century created or challenged those mythologies.Marxist analysis of class struggle, social relations of production, racial capitalism, colonialism and imperialism, and heteronormative patriarchy are the main tools to understand the complex relationship between ideas and society. Mythologies uses those tools for new readings of the writings or speeches of James Fenimore Cooper, Royall Tyler, William Apess, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Wilson, Andrew J. Blackbird, Booker T
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The History Press Ltd The Discovery of King Arthur
Book SynopsisAttempts to find the person (if any) behind the legend of King Arthur have been going on for a long time. The search has revealed many interesting facts and it has also led to sharp disagreements. By the 1980s, the search was more or less abandoned, having reached a dead-end. The Discovery of King Arthur presents an investigation that broke the deadlock. Arthur emerged from it with a firmer status in history. He was also more interesting - more like his legend - than once appeared likely. It became possible to see better why he became the kind of figure he did. The delay in running him to earth was due to the nature of the problem he posed. Medieval authors who gave him his literary grandeur fitted him into what they claimed was Britain''s history several centuries later. Not much of that history can stand up in the light of present day knowledge - it is mostly legend. So historians who looked for Arthur swept the medieval matter aside and searched for him in the scanty older records.
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The History Press Ltd Welsh Folk Tales
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The History Press Ltd Fife Folk Tales
Book SynopsisStoryteller Sheila Kinninmonth brings together stories from the coastal fishing villages, rushing rivers, magical green farmland and rolling hills of Fife.
£11.69
The History Press Ltd County Durham Folk Tales
Book SynopsisStoryteller Adam Bushnell brings together stories from the rugged coastlines, limestone cliffs, remote moorland, pastoral dales and settled coalfields of County Durham.
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The History Press Ltd Sussex Folk Tales for Children
Book SynopsisChildren’s folk tales from Sussex especially selected by a professional storyteller
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The History Press Ltd Animal Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland
Book SynopsisA collection of folk tales about our native wildlife from a professional storyteller
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The History Press Ltd Folklore of Northumbria
Book SynopsisFolklore of Northumbria is a comprehensive survey, drawing on a wide range of printed, manuscript and oral material and it places the folklore of Northumbria in its historical, cultural, religious and social context. It is richly illustrated and covers a wide range of subjects including; witchcraft, dragon lore, seasonal customs, ghosts, legends and mythology.
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The History Press Ltd Gloucestershire Folk Tales
Book SynopsisGloucestershire's stories go back to the days of Sabrina, spirit of the Severn, and the Nine Hags of Gloucester. Tales tell of sky-ships over Bristol, the silk-caped wraith of Dover's Hill, snow foresters on the Cotswolds, and Cirencester's dark-age drama of snake and nipple. They uncover the tragic secrets of Berkeley Castle and the Gaunts' Chapel, a lonely ghost haunting an ancient inn, and twenty-first-century beasts in the Forest of Dean. From the intrigue and romance of town and abbey to the faery magic of the wild, here are thirty of the county's most enchanting tales, brought imaginatively to life by a dynamic local storyteller.
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The History Press Ltd Lincolnshire Folk Tales
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The History Press Ltd Glastonbury the Templars and the Sovran Cloth
Book Synopsisand examines old tales of an object of great importance - known as ‘the Sovran cloth’ - secretly hidden at both places. She also examines why there was such great importance placed on oral traditions in ancient times, and what importance these traditions hold for present-day historians.
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The History Press Ltd Kent Urban Legends
Book SynopsisNow, for the first time, folklorist and monster-hunter Neil Arnold looks at these intriguing tales, strips back the layers, and reveals if there is more to these Chinese whispers than meets the eye. Kent Urban Legends is a quirky and downright spooky ride into the heart of Kent folklore.
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The History Press Ltd Northumberland Folk Tales
Book SynopsisThese folk tales reflect the wild and secret character of between two countries and two worlds. saints seek refuge, ancient kings fight for land and salvation, and border folk pit themselves against one another with both wit and sword.
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The History Press Ltd Argyll Folk Tales
Book SynopsisSaints and sorcerers, haunted caves and bloody battles, fairy mounds and forsaken harpers – Argyll is teeming with folk tales.
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University of British Columbia Press Imagining Difference
Book SynopsisAn ethnography about historical and contemporary ideas of human difference expressed by residents of Fernie, BC, a coal-mining town transforming into an international ski resort.Trade ReviewWith its 25-page bibliograhy, most of Imagining Difference won’t pass for popular history, but this work has an intriguing premise and Robertson deserves credit for an original undertaking. * BC Bookworld, Vol. 19, No. 4, Winter 2005 *Robertson is an ethnographer and a specialist in “urban anthropology” with a storytelling talent exceptional among the theory-riddled academics who tend to infest her field. She’s just mindful enough of the intellectual blinders that so preoccupy deconstructionist academics that she glides rather gracefully through the hash and gets to the beating heart of her chosen subject… Robinson spent three years in Fernie, visiting old Italian ladies and such, talking about curses, hanging out with the locals, taking notes. The result is brilliant. -- Terry Glavin * Georgia Straight *One is continually aware of, and intrigued by, the ethnographic process. The subject matter under investigation, however, delves deeper into the realm of stories and storytelling as vehicles for articulating perceptions of human difference. The legend of the curse – and its many different versions – often led to discussions of curse beliefs, religion, class, race, sexuality, gender, age, history, and geography. These various strands of text are ably woven together by Robertson; in the end she suggests “ideas about human difference remain intact across generations” (p. 246). Her study invites the reader to engage in a kind of translation of the Fernitian inquest and examine our own surroundings. Though the volume looks at an old coal-mining town/now international ski destination in southern British Columbia, the study will be of interest to anthropologists, historians, and Canadianists as well as those interested in Native Studies, Women’s Studies, Cultural and Ethnic Studies. -- Myka Burke, Faculty of Philology, University of Leipzig * Canadian Ethnic Studies, Vol XXXVII, No. 2, 2005 *Table of ContentsIllustrationsAcknowledgmentsPreface: Knowing Who Your Neighbours AreIntroduction: Ideas Make Acts PossiblePart One: Politics of Cursing1. Conversations among Europeans and Other Acts of Possession2 Látkép Ansicht View B??: Constructing the “Foreign”3 “The Story As I Know It”Part Two: Imagining Difference4 A Moment of Silence5 Getting Rid of the Story6 Development, Discovery, and Disguise7 One Step Beyond Epilogue: WaitingNotesReferencesIndex
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McFarland and Company, Inc. Legends of Vietnam An Analysis and Retelling of
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MY - University of Toronto Press Fables
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Jewish Publication Society The Power of Song
Book SynopsisMeet Hanina, the daughter of a Jewish tailor who cures a sultan’s only child by taming a lioness to get her milk.And Nahum Bilbas, the brave rabbi-in-training who dares to confront the great warrior El Cid in order to secure peace for the Jews of Valencia.These and countless other colorful characters will entertain and intrigue you in this delightful collection that contains lessons, truths, surprises, and happy endings. When the Jews fled the Iberian Peninsula in 1492 and scattered all over Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, they took with them the folktales that were an integral part of their heritage.As they settled into their new homelands, they borrowed many of the literary devices and motifs from their adopted countries, adding varied flavor to the traditional Jewish stories. For ages eight and up, The Power of Song includes a glossary of foreign words, and each story is accompanied by a short commentary on its origin and meaning.Trade Review“The stories are the perfect centerpiece for family storytelling. . . . Readers are taken on a ride through Jewish Mediterranean history.”—Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle “This book is wonderful reading for young adults and adults to expand their knowledge of Sephardic culture.”—National Jewish Post and OpinionTable of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments The Enduring Power of Folktales The TalesThe Power of Song What Djoha Needed Tzohar Blancanina A Friend for a King Zipporah and the Seven Walnuts The Contrarian The Color Red The Grateful Dead The Vengeful Queen Nahum Bibas The Body Parts The Ivory FluteNotes Bibliography Glossary
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Sunstone Press Monumental Ghosts Supernatural Stories
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Shrinktunes Media The Insanity Hoax
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Orpington Publishers Tinos The MiracleWorking Icon
Book SynopsisAll you need to know about the island's myths, legends and its gods.
£5.62
LIGHTNING SOURCE UK LTD Kaffir Folklore or A Selection From the
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£24.65
Legare Street Press West Irish Folktales and Romances
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Legare Street Press The Symbolical Language of Ancient art and
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LEGARE STREET PR Proverbs Chiefly Taken From the Adagia of Erasmus
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Legare Street Press In Chimney Corners
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Routledge Red Magic
Book SynopsisWith a Preface and biographies from Jack Zipes, as well as the original illustrations by Kay Nielsen, this collection of fairy tales originally published by the award-winning Romer Wilson â Green Magic (1928), Silver Magic (1929), and Red Magic (1930) â offers a combination of classic fairy tales, alongside lesser known, global and diverse tales.Red Magic contains such classics as âœAladdin and the Wonderful Lampâ from the Arabian Nights, âœA Childâs Dream on a Starâ by Dickens, and âœThe Chimeraâ by Hawthorne. It also contains previously unpublished tales such as âœPrincess Silver Silkâ and âœThe Enchanted Deer.â It was Romer Wilsonâs intention to combine the familiar with the unknown, and to introduce authors and cultures from a variety of countries. As a researcher, Wilson uncovered a remarkable amount of stories from other countries that remain unknown today. This collection gives voice to unique and intriguing tales that inspire children to have a better understanding of how people and their stories are alike despite major differences.Through his Preface and commentary, Jack Zipes shows how all three books are a means to bring people together in the name of peace and justice. These books will, therefore, be of interest to anyone researching or studying fairy tales, folklore and childrenâs literature, as well as global or comparative literature and social justice.
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Routledge Silver Magic
Book SynopsisWith a Preface and biographies from Jack Zipes, as well as the original illustrations by Violet Brunton, this collection of fairy tales originally published by the award-winning Romer Wilson â Green Magic (1928), Silver Magic (1929), and Red Magic (1930) â offers a combination of classic fairy tales, alongside lesser known, global and diverse tales.Silver Magic contains classic fairy tales including âœCinderella,â âœBeauty and the Beast,â and Hawthorneâs âœThe Miraculous Pitcher,â as well as several anonymous and previously undiscovered tales such as âœLohengrin.â It was Romer Wilsonâs intention to combine the familiar with the unknown, and to introduce authors and cultures from a variety of countries. As a researcher, Wilson uncovered a remarkable amount of stories from other countries that remain unknown today. This collection gives voice to unique and intriguing tales that inspire children to have a better understanding of how people and their stories are alike despite major differences.Through his Preface and commentary, Jack Zipes shows how all three books are a means to bring people together in the name of peace and justice. These books will, therefore, be of interest to anyone researching or studying fairy tales, folklore and childrenâs literature, as well as global or comparative literature and social justice.
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Routledge Green Magic
Book SynopsisWith a Preface and biographies from Jack Zipes, as well as the original illustrations by Violet Brunton, this collection of fairy tales originally published by the award-winning Romer Wilson â Green Magic (1928), Silver Magic (1929), and Red Magic (1930) â offers a combination of classic fairy tales, alongside lesser-known, global and diverse tales.Green Magic contains many traditional fairy tales, including âœRapunzelâ by Grimm, âœAli Babaâ by Diyab and Galland, and âœPuss in Bootsâ by Perrault, as well as previously unknown tales, such as âœThe Golden Twinsâ by Iperescu and âœThe Brotherless Girlâ by an anonymous author. It was Romer Wilsonâs intention to combine the familiar with the unknown, and introduce authors and cultures from a variety of countries. As a researcher, she uncovered a remarkable amount of stories from other countries that remain unknown today. The collection gives voice to unique and intriguing tales that inspire children to have a better understanding of how people and their stories are alike despite major differences.Through his Preface and commentary, Jack Zipes shows how all three books are a means to bring people together in the name of peace and justice. These books will therefore be of interest to anyone researching or studying fairy tales, folklore, and childrenâs literature, as well as global or comparative literature and social justice.
£999.99
Cambridge University Press Magic and Fetishism
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Amberley Publishing The Nanteos Grail
Book SynopsisDid seven monks carry The Grail from Glastonbury Abbey at the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539, to the Cistercian Abbey of Strata Florida in Mid Wales? The mystery of the Nanteos Cup and its healing powers has fascinated and intrigued for 300 years.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Tomb of the Mili Mongga
Book SynopsisThe Tomb of the Mili Mongga lives up to its magnificent billing' DAILY TELEGRAPH-A fossil expedition becomes a thrilling search for a mythical beast deep in the Indonesian forest and a fascinating look at how fossils, folklore, and biodiversity converge.A tale of exciting scientific discovery, The Tomb of the Mili Mongga tells the story of Samuel Turvey''s expeditions to the island of Sumba in eastern Indonesia. While there, he discovers an entire recently extinct mammal fauna from the island's fossil record, revealing how islands support some of the world's most remarkable biodiversity, and why many of these unique endemic species are threatened with extinction or have already been lost.But as the story unfolds, an unexpected narrative emerges Sumba's Indigenous communities tell of a mysterious wildman called the ''mili mongga'', a giant yeti-like beast that supposedly lives in the island's remote forests. Trade ReviewA thoughtful and approachable scientific travelogue stuffed with mystery, humor, and ... monsters? You'll never think about fossils in the same way again! A must read. * Beth Shapiro *Turvey's gripping adventures are a quest to understand human consciousness and explore the differences between cultural truths and scientific facts. * Richard Fortey *Part travelogue and part science, Samuel Turvey’s The Tomb of the Mili Mongga seeks out those elusive links between the present and the past, between fossils and folklore, and brings the reader along on an unexpected journey of discovery. * Steve Brusatte *Like a marvellous combination of H Rider Haggard and Gerald Durrell … Turvey brings fascinatingly diverse scholarship to bear, from theories of species extinction to joyous readings in folklore and anthropology. * Daily Telegraph *Table of ContentsPrologue: Anselm and Gaunilo Chapter One: Splendid Isolation Chapter Two: Sumba, East of Java Chapter Three: Glutton-Granny Chapter Four: Storytelling Chapter Five: Rodents of Unusual Size Chapter Six: Tulang Junkie Chapter Seven: The Wall of the Mili Mongga Chapter Eight: An Interlude with Giant Rats Chapter Nine: The Island of the Day Before Chapter Ten: They Might Be Giants Chapter Eleven: The Perfect Island – A Fairy Tale for Biologists Acknowledgements Notes Index
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Pan Macmillan Act Of God
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Workman Publishing Mermaid Life: The Joy of Making Waves
Book SynopsisAn ode to the joy of making waves.Ah, salty breezes, beach hair, the feeling of bare feet (or fins) in warm sand. And dreams of that mer-mazing world under the sea. An ode to the joys of making waves, this sweet celebration is filled with mermaids, merman, purrmaids, and other underwater lovelies- complete with quotes, folklore, and mantras.Let the currents guide your soul. Never allow anyone to burst your bubble. And know that life offers its treasures to those who seek magic.Stay wild, ocean child.
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Hodder & Stoughton The Shadow of Perseus: A compelling feminist
Book Synopsis'A page-turning retelling . . . so interesting and thought-provoking' JENNIFER SAINT'A fresh and original take on the myth of Perseus . . . I was gripped by the human drama at the novel's heart' ELODIE HARPERMyth remembers Perseus as one of its greatest heroes. A slayer of monsters. A rescuer of damsels.But the women who knew him best have a different story to tell. His mother, Danae.His trophy, Medusa.His wife, Andromeda.As Perseus becomes obsessed with the promise of his own destiny, his heroic journey casts a shadow of violence and destruction across all three women's lives.It takes strength to survive a legend. Perfect for fans of Jennifer Saint, Elodie Harper and Natalie Haynes, author of Daughters of Sparta Claire Heywood returns with an imaginative reinterpretation of the myth of the great hero Perseus, bringing to life the voices of three women who are side-lined in the traditional version, and whose stories reveal a man who might not, in fact, be a hero at all.Readers LOVE The Shadow of Perseus:'I absolutely adored this book, I devoured it.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The book is a real page turner.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This was such a compelling and wonderful read! I genuinely loved every minute of this book and cannot recommend it highly enough!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A beautifully written, unique, approach to the myth of Perseus. Just gripping' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A masterful voice in the popular new wave of feminist reworkings of Greek mythology . . . A must-read for fans of Madeline Miller and Natalie Haynes' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'As someone who loves Greek Mythology retelling, I absolutely loved reading this book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Trade ReviewHeywood tells her story vividly, setting it convincingly in the period * Sunday Times on Daughters of Sparta *A fresh and original take on the myth of Perseus . . . I was gripped by the human drama at the novel's heart. -- Elodie HarperA beautifully woven tale, Heywood triumphantly reclaims the stories of three of Greek Mythology's most deserving women. With brilliant, confident writing, The Shadow of Perseus has illuminated the stories of ladies too often relegated to the role of villain or damsel. -- Claire M. Andrews, author of the Daughters of Sparta trilogyRe-energizes the Perseus myth . . . By re-interpreting the familiar characters in human terms, Claire Heywood gives new life and a startling new perspective to an old tale. Original and engrossing -- Margaret George, bestselling author of Helen Of Troy
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Berghahn Books, Incorporated Mythology, Spirituality, and History
Book Synopsis The Arakmbut are an indigenous people who live in the Madre de Dios region of thesoutheastern Peruvian rain forest. Since their first encounters with missionaries in the 1950s,they have shown resilience and a determination to affirm their identity in the face of many difficulties. During the last fifteen years, Arakmbut survival has been under threat from a goldrush that has attracted hundreds of colonists onto their territories. This trilogy of books traces the ways in which the Arakmbut overcome the dangers that surround them: their mythology and cultural strength; their social flexibility; and their capacity to incorporate non-indigenous concepts and activities into their defence strategies. Each area is punctuated by the constant presence of the invisible spirit, which provides a seamless theme connecting the books to each other. Following the Arakmbuts' recommendation, the author uses their three greatest myths to introduce social, cultural and historical aspects of their lives. He ends with a discussion of the relationship between myth and history showing how the Arakmbut recreate their myths at the dramatic moments of their history. Buy all three volumes for 20% discountTrade Review "... splendid and innovative ethnography ... highly topical, well written, intellectually highly interesting, and often avant-garde ... sophisticated and honest discussions ..." · Joanna Overing, London School of EconomicsTable of Contents List of Tables List of Figures List of Maps General Preface Preface Introduction: The Harakmbut PART I Preface: Myth and Relativity Chapter 1. Death and Salvation: The Story of Wanamey Chapter 2. Gender: Social and Cosmological Exchange Chapter 3. Time through Space: House and Community Chapter 4. Descent of Man and Exchange of Women PART II Preface: Nature and Potentiality Chapter 5. The Defeat of Death: The Story of Marinke Chapter 6. Keeping Body and Soul Together Chapter 7. Sickness and Death Chapter 8. Being Invisible: The Spirits PART III Preface: History and Creativity Chapter 9. Aiwe and the Papa Chapter 10. The Great War - The Rubber Boom Chapter 11. Christian Invasion Chapter 12. The Arakmbut Community and the Gold Rush Conclusion Orthography Glossary of main Arakmbut Words used in Text Bibliography Index
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Trinity University Press,U.S. Mossback: Ecology, Emancipation, and Foraging for
Book SynopsisIn Mossback, David Pritchett traverses geography, history, and genealogy to explore landscapes and mythologies at the intersection of environmental, indigenous, and social justice. This collection of a dozen essays searches terrain—from the heart of a swamp to the modern grid lines remaking our watersheds, to the tracks of the animals who share this earth, to the inner landscapes of the soul—to find glimpses of light in dark places and hope in painful legacies.Pritchett recounts a trip to Dismal Swamp, where he takes inspiration from the many enslaved people who found refuge there. Another piece offers two ways of seeing the landscape: the watershed as an ecological unit, and the grid as a colonial construct. Still another weaves personal narrative with the story of the Trail of Tears to describe how settler colonialism became an apocalypse for indigenous nations and ecologies. Pritchett explores an early apocalyptic story from the book of Daniel and considers new ways of relating to the land and its inhabitants. He focuses on the relationship between technology and trees to argue that humans have largely discarded ecological interrelationship in favor of extractive ways of living, and he travels the Ventura River, reflecting on waterways as being endangered but still operating as places of refuge for people and wildlife.The word “mossback” has been used to describe rural southerners who lived in swampy areas during colonial times and moved so slowly that moss grew on their clothing. It is also used to describe fish and turtles who show similar growth on their shells, Confederate deserters who refused to fight and, after the war, southerners who fought against the Ku Klux Klan. Pritchett reclaims the word to celebrate those who move deliberately through the natural world, protecting the land and the relations they depend on.Trade Review"An eclectic collection of essays on racism, colonialism, and the environment...Detailing his travels to places 'human culture has not conquered,' including Death Valley, the Ozarks, and Mount Hood in Oregon, Pritchett uses 'myth, memory, history, and ecology' to outline 'ways of seeing the world' that privilege ecological and social justice...illuminates alternative ways of relating to the natural world." — Publishers Weekly “Mossback is a beautiful meander through place and time, and an interweaving of authentic personal stories with the stories of others, including Welsh bardic poets, contemporary and ancient theologians, mystics, biologists, Greek philosophers, and indigenous elders. Pritchett takes readers from the swamplands of Virginia to the mountains of Africa and back, returning again and again to the most important question of our time—how will we change the way we live on and with the earth and with each other?” — Gretchen Legler, author of Woodsqueer: Crafting a Sustainable Rural Life
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University Press of Mississippi Long, Long Tales from the Russian North
Book SynopsisThis volume of folktales from the Far North of European Russia features seventeen works by five narrators of the Russian tale, all recorded in the twentieth century. The tales, distinguished by their extraordinary length and by the manner in which they were commonly told, appear to have flourished only in the twentieth century and only in Russian Karelia. Although the tales are easily recognized as wondertales, or fairy tales, their treatment of the traditional matter is anything but usual. In these tales one encounters such topics as regicide, matricide, patricide, fratricide, premarital relations between the sexes and more, all related in the typical manner of the Russian folktale. The narrators were not educated beyond a rudimentary level. All were middle-aged or older, and all were men. Crew members of a fishing or hunting vessel plying the White Sea or lumberjacks or trappers in the vast northern forests, they frequently began the narration of a tale in an evening, then broke off at an appropriate moment and continued at a subsequent gathering. Such tales were thus told serially. Given their length, their thematic and narrative complexity, and their stylistic proficiency, one might even refer to them as orally delivered Russian short stories or novellas
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University Press of Mississippi Behold the Proverbs of a People: Proverbial
Book SynopsisThe thirteen chapters of this book comprise an intriguing and informative entry into the world of proverb scholarship, illustrating that proverbs have always been and continue to be wisdom's international currency. The first section of the book focuses on the field of paremiology (proverb studies) in general, the spread of Anglo-American proverbs in Europe, and the phenomenon of modern proverbs. The second section analyzes the use of proverbs in the world of politics, including a chapter on President Obama, while the third concentrates on the uses of proverbs in literature. The final section ends with detailed cultural studies of the origin, history, dissemination, use, function, and meaning of specific proverbs.Noted scholar Wolfgang Mieder shows that proverbs matter in culture, literature, and politics. Proverbs remain part and parcel of oral and written communication, and, he demonstrates, they deserve to be studied from a range of viewpoints. While various chapters deal with a variety of issues and approaches, they cohere through a rhetorical perspective that looks at the text, texture, and context of proverbs as speech acts that make a noteworthy impact on culture and society. Whether proverbs appear in everyday speech, on the radio, on television, in films, on the pages of newspapers or magazines, in advertisements, in literary works, or in political speeches, they serve as formulaic verbal devices to add authoritative weight through tradition, convention, and wisdom.
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Chiron Publications Psyche's Stories, Volume 2: Modern Jungian
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Chiron Publications The Hidden Pathways of Germanic Mythology: On the
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Red Wheel/Weiser On the Trail of Bigfoot: Tracking the Enigmatic
Book SynopsisON THE TRAIL OF BIGFOOT is a firsthand account from paranormal researcher and skilled outdoorsman Mike Dupler on his many years of investigations into the Bigfoot phenomena. It features his own encounters with these enigmatic creatures, complete with photographs.This plainspoken guide explores a variety of fascinating aspects of the Bigfoot mystery:Whether Bigfoot are interdimensional beings or biological-or bothThe similarities and disparities between the Sasquatch phenomena and other paranormal manifestations (fairies, wild men, Mothman, and the strange events at the notorious Skinwalker Ranch)Bigfoot''s origins and their place on the primate evolutionary treeON THE TRAIL OF BIGFOOT also offers compelling theories as to the origins and arrival of Bigfoot in North America. Unique to this book is a detailed examination of stick structures attributed to Sasquatch, providing a wealth of information and reasoned speculation on the nature of these enigmatic calling cards that serve as haunting reminders of Bigfoot''s presence. Other evidence examined provides insight into possible communication techniques, such as tree knocks and perhaps even a spoken language, and an exploration of the implications of Bigfoot''s social interactions and higher intelligence.
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Booklocker.com Persephone, Queen of the Dead
Book SynopsisThis is not the myth that has been passed down through the ages where the Greek God Hades abducts and rapes his niece Kore, the daughter of his sister, the Goddess Demeter; dragging her down to the Underworld to be his consort, thus changing her from the maiden Kore to Persephone, the Goddess of the Underworld. Persephone: Queen of the Dead tells the story of a young Goddess who falls in love and marries a God that she knows her mother does not approve of. It is the story of her life and what she had to sacrifice to be with the only man she loved. This story is told not only through the Goddess'' own words, but also her mother, The Goddess Demeter, for the lives of the two are entwined for eternity.The story begins with Kore as a young maiden, who happens to behold the God Hades as he emerges from the Underworld and falling in love. Part 1 switches between Kore as she tells of her first love and her Mother, Demeter as she expresses the betrayal of not only her daughter, but of the other gods as well. It is this betrayal that causes Demeter to withhold her Fertility from the world until most mortal life dies. A compromise is made and Kore, whose new name is Persephone, is forced to leave her husband for one-half of the year to be with her mother. During this time, Demeter allows the vegetation to once again sprout, but when Persephone returns to the Underworld the Goddess of Fertility once again withholds her gifts. Thus the seasons have been created.Continuing on the story explains the role Persephone assumes as Queen of the Dead, and tells several tales of mortals who risked everything by entering into the Underworld. Orpheus travels for weeks to beg the Goddess of Death to return his wife Eurydice to life; the Lapth prince Pirthous, with the help of his companion Theseus, tries to kidnap Persephone and make her his bride, for their foolishness they are turned into statues: four years later when the hero Hercules enters the Underworld as one of his Twelve Labors he is able to free his cousin Theseus. Other tales within the story include that of Psyche and Eros, followed by Adonis who was raised by Persephone, and finally the story of how the new God Dionysus was created.The last part explains how with the beginning of Christianity the Old Gods were demoted into demons and without he daily offerings they became accustomed to, they began to fade. Only the strongest of the gods survived during this period. With the beginning of the new century hope was returned as the Old Religions were beginning to be revived.
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Academica Press The Janus Face of Ideas: Which Way Should We
Book SynopsisIn ancient Roman myth and religion, Janus was the god of physical and emotional gateways. He is traditionally shown as having two faces pointing in opposite directions, representing different perspectives, or perhaps a reconciliation of two points of view. He is the god of the past and the future, looking fore and aft, as Homer says. He is the god of transitions, doorways, beginnings and endings, passageways, options, change, entrances and exits.The Janus figure is a fitting symbol for this book, which concerns conflict and agreement between pairs of ideas. Janus, of course, is everyone – all of us -- as we struggle to reach decisions on the choices that punctuate our lives. We are unsure which is the real face of the Janus figure, or whether there is a right direction to point, although compasses are oriented toward true north. Janus is two-faced, not from hypocrisy or insincerity, but as a result of reflection. He always looks at both sides of the question, reflectively and deeply within the conscious mind. The ideas we will explore include such apparent polarities as justice and forgiveness, belief and skepticism, the ascetic and the sensuous. When we unpack these concepts, we discover that in some cases the two sides align and a compromise is possible. In other cases, they repel each other, like identical poles of magnets. All of the ideas will receive critical airings so that we can be clear on what we can believe, which choices can be avoided, and which ones must be confronted as alternatives.
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Semper Ridiculum The Scholarly Banana Presents Fitcher's Bird: A
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