Folklore studies / Study of myth Books
HarperCollins India Many Ramayanas Many Lessons
Book SynopsisOr that in the Thai and Tibetan versions, Sita is identified as Ravana's daughter, while in Central Asia's Khotani Ramayana she marries both Rama and Lakshmana?
£16.79
Bloomsbury India Untold Tales from the Mahabharata: The Epic
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Juggernaut Publication Hope 2021: Wisdom to Survive in a Hopeless World
Book SynopsisHave you lost all hope? Does the world feel bleak and unforgiving? The COVID-19 crisis has seen many of us lose family, friends, colleagues. How can you recover from this devastating loss? You are surrounded by anger and violence everywhere. Bad news hits you a failing economy, climate change every day. Do you want to run away? Are you anxious about money, your family, and your future? In this book, the author helps you to unravel your emotions and find a way to move from darkness into light. Using stories from our epics and concepts from Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain thought, he shows you a new way to look at your life and gives you the tools to find hope again. Simple yet profound, moving and stimulating, Hope will change the way you view the world and help you find your path again.
£999.99
Juggernaut Publication Learning from Loss: Lessons from our Gurus
Book SynopsisThe book "Learning from Loss" by Renuka Narayanan explores how India's spiritual teachers address hardship and tragedy through compelling stories from Jataka Tales, Sri Ramakrishna's parables, and the lives of saints like Surdas and Tukaram. It offers wisdom and solace for navigating life's challenges.
£15.99
Gefen Publishing House Timeless Travels: Tales of Mystery, Intrigue,
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Blacksmith Books Chinese Gods: An Introduction to Chinese Folk
Book SynopsisChinese gods: Who are they? Where did they come from? What do they do? Chinese folk religion is the underlying belief system of more than a billion Chinese people. Go into any Chinese home, office or restaurant and you will see altars, statues or paper ''good luck'' images. And wherever there is a Chinese community there are temples and Earth God shrines. But what is the religion that makes sense of all these expressions of belief? How do these beliefs connect to Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism? Chinese Gods helps us understand the building blocks of this religion for which even the Chinese have no name - because the beliefs are so intertwined with language and culture they have no independent existence - and provides an in-depth analysis of 19 of the major gods of the Chinese pantheon.
£13.29
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Pandoras Jar
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Funny, sharp explications of what these sometimes not-very-nice women were up to, and how they sometimes made idiots of . . . but read on!”—Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid''s TaleThe national bestselling author of A Thousand Ships returns with a fascinating, eye-opening take on the remarkable women at the heart of classical stories Greek mythology from Helen of Troy to Pandora and the Amazons to Medea.The tellers of Greek myths—historically men—have routinely sidelined the female characters. When they do take a larger role, women are often portrayed as monstrous, vengeful or just plain evil—like Pandora, the woman of eternal scorn and damnation whose curiosity is tasked with causing all the world’s suffering and wickedness when she opened that forbidden box. But, as Natalie Haynes reveals, in ancient Greek myths there was no box. It was a jar . . . which is far more likely to tip over.In Pandora’s Jar, the broadcaster, writer, stand-up comedian, and passionate classicist turns the tables, putting the women of the Greek myths on an equal footing with the men. With wit, humor, and savvy, Haynes revolutionizes our understanding of epic poems, stories, and plays, resurrecting them from a woman’s perspective and tracing the origins of their mythic female characters. She looks at women such as Jocasta, Oedipus’ mother-turned-lover-and-wife (turned Freudian sticking point), at once the cleverest person in the story and yet often unnoticed. She considers Helen of Troy, whose marriage to Paris “caused” the Trojan war—a somewhat uneven response to her decision to leave her husband for another man. She demonstrates how the vilified Medea was like an ancient Beyonce—getting her revenge on the man who hurt and betrayed her, if by extreme measures. And she turns her eye to Medusa, the original monstered woman, whose stare turned men to stone, but who wasn’t always a monster, and had her hair turned to snakes as punishment for being raped.Pandora’s Jar brings nuance and care to the millennia-old myths and legends and asks the question: Why are we so quick to villainize these women in the first place—and so eager to accept the stories we’ve been told?
£16.14
Penguin Random House Australia The Book of the Hopi
Book SynopsisThe secrets of the Hopi road of life revealed for the first time in written formIn this strange and wonderful book, thirty elders of the ancient Hopi tribe of Northern Arizona—a people who regard themselves as the first inhabitants of America—freely reveal the Hopi worldview for the first time in written form. The Hopi kept this view a secret for countless centuries, and anthropologists have long struggled to understand it. Now they record their myths and legends, and the meaning of their religious rituals and ceremonies as a gift to future generations. Here is a reassertion of a rhythm of life we have disastrously tried to ignore and instincts we have tragically repressed, and a reminder that we must attune ourselves to the need for inner change if we are to avert a cataclysmic rupture between our minds and hearts.
£14.22
Penguin Publishing Group A Treasury of Yiddish Stories
£24.74
Cengage Learning, Inc Italian Folktales
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£26.00
Oxford University Press Pradyumna Lover Magician and Scion of the Avatara
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Oxford University Press, USA A Dictionary of American Proverbs
Book SynopsisThis is a treasury of over 15,000 sayings, adages and maxims commonly used in the USA and Canada. Based on oral as well as written sources, it covers uniquely North American proverbs as well as those hailing from classical, biblical, European and English literature.Trade Review'This elaborate book is the fruit of nearly 50 years' work in the field. The book will help journalists desperate for an unusual gnomic peg and is good bedside browsing.' Philip Howard, Times Saturday REview
£64.00
Oxford University Press Gabriels Palace
Trade ReviewThere are 80 pages of scholarly notes about the tales, and an extremely helpful Glossary of Hebrew and Yiddish words. * The Living Church *Gabriel's Palace offers tales on such intriguing topics as meditation and spiritual growth, psychic phenomena like clairvoyance and precognition, dreamwork, healing, near-death and out-of-the-body experiences, and potent encounters with angelic and demonic forces. It is impossible to come away from this book without absobring a good deal of Jewish mystical teaching about these subjects, especially since Schwartz's simple but poetic style helps bring the tales to contemporary life. * Gnosis Magazine *150 rabbinic, Kabalistic, Hasidic, and other mystical folktales from the international Jewish tradition....Schwartz delivers another monumental masterpiece that will inform, illuminate, and entertain. Highly recommended. * Library Journal *A wise book. * Sr. Anna M. Denbla, Spalding University *In recent years Howard Schwartz, combining the accumulative skills of scholarship with the lucently pure voice of the storyteller, has become the preeminent Jewish folklorist in America. What the Grimm brothers and Martin Buber gave to the German language, what Italo Calvino gave to the Italian, Schwartz now gives to English: a landmark collection of tales that expands our common patrimony of legend and mystical treasure. Where Gabriel's Palace is uniquely Jewish, however, is in its God-soaked search, under the light of Torah, for the saintly deed. * Cynthia Ozick, author of The Messiah of Stockholm and The Pagan Rabbi and Other Stories *Once in a while, a book appears that is truly important. Gabriel's Palace is just such a volume. Howard Schwartz has gathered the essential tales that reflect the very foundations of Jewish mystical thought. His writing, as always, is beautiful, his research is breathtaking, his contribution is extraordinary. * Arthur Kurzweil, author of From Generation to Generation *Howard Schwartz, the foremost Jewish anthologist, has defined genres through his various collections of tales. In Elijah's Violin, he explored Jewish fairy tales; in Lilith's Cave he examined Jewish tales of the supernatural. Now, in Gabriel's Palace, he has collected mystical tales from a wide range of Jewish sources in the first book of its kind. These brief imaginative stories, written in a fluid oral style by a master storyteller, are truly marvelous and miracle-filled. Through these stories, we see the circle forming, the mystical dance beginning, and we are drawn into the circle to continue the spiritual journey of the Jewish people. * Peninnah Schram, author of Jewish Stories One Generation Tells Another and Tales of Elijah the Prophet *A handsome collection of little known tales, lyrical enough to read at children's bedtime and scholarly enough to be assigned in class. * Alan F. Segal, Professor of Religions, Barnard College, Columbia University *Tales drawn from the long traditions of Jewish mysticism and retold by Schwartz in an incomparably beautiful style for modern readers....The stories have been painstakingly researched, collected, and retold....An excellent gift book, a rare treasure trove. It's fascinatingly appealing and enduring. * St. Louis Post-Dispatch *You don't, of course, have to be Jewish to relish these sharp, clever, instructive anecdotes. * The Washington Post Book World *[Schwartz is ] among the most important literary figures helping to advance [the Jewish mystical tradition]....Artfully retold....An illuminating glimpse into Jewish mystical thought through the ages. * Moment *Schwartz is a spellbinding storyteller, and the stories he has collected here will grip and enchant the reader....Schwartz has collected the key legends of the Jewish mystical tradition....An enlightening introduction....The notes on the stories provide valuable background information and are accessible and illuminating. Schwartz is to be commended for both his insightful research and his clear and compelling use of language....Those who appreciate the power of the tale will want to savor this unusual collection. * The Jerusalem Post *Schwartz retells [these tales] in a poetic prose that captures not only the mystery and the miracles, but the contemporary reader as well....This is the definitive edition of Jewish mystical tales. It represents an enormous undertaking and a fine achievement. Scholars and researchers will find it indispensable. General readers will find it enchanting. * St. Louis Jewish Light *[These] stories are told by a gifted writer and poet to be read and savored, and to provide inspiration for other storytellers....Schwartz has given a new and powerful expression to the ancient voice of the traditional Jewish storyteller, a voice which deserves to be heard * and indeed needs to be heardin our generation.The Sagarin Review (The St. Louis Jewish Literary Journal) *Remarkable....An impressive work to house the various mystical themes and legends of Jewish literature, both sacred and secular....Serves not only as a resource for a particular genre of Jewish literature, but as a welcome stimulus for perceiving the interaction of the divine in everyday life. * Midstream *Gabriel's Palace provides us with an illuminating glimpse into Jewish mystical thought through the ages. * Edward Hoffman, Ph.D., Moment *
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Oxford University Press Inc A Dictionary of Creation Myths
Book SynopsisGod made Heaven, and then, after measuring the space underneath with a ball of thread, he began to form the earth. A mole asked to help, and God gave him the thread to hold while he wove the patterns of the earth. Sometimes the mole would let out too much thread, and finally the earth grew too large for the space under heaven. The mole was so upset that he hid under the earth. God sent the bee to look for him; he wanted the mole''s advice on what to do about the mistake. The bee found the mole and he just laughed at the idea of advising God. The bee, however, hid in a flower and overheard the mole mumbling to himself about what he would do if he were God. ''Iwould squeeze the earth,'' he said. ''That would make mountains and valleys and make it smaller at the same time.'' When the bee heard this, he went directly to God and told him. God did what the mole had said, and everything fit fine. The myth of Rumanian Creation in which God weaves the earth from a ball of thread is just one theTrade ReviewAs a quick tool of reference, the book is likely to render valuable service. * The Journal of Indo-European Studies *
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Oxford University Press Mythology
Book SynopsisThis book offers an unusual yet effective approach to the subject of mythology by stressing the universal rather than national themes. Leeming collects a wide array of narrative texts from the Bible to English literature to interpretations by Joseph Campbell, C.G. Jung and others, which illustrate the stages of the universal hero. The arrangement of texts by themes such as Childhood, Initiation and Divine Signs and The Descent to the Underworld help readers strip mythic characters of their many national and cultural masks to reveal their archetypal aspects. Real figures such as Jesus and Mohammed are also included to underline the text theory that myths are real and can be applied to real life. Changes to the third edition include additional heroine myths (including Navajo, Indonesian, Indian, Chinese and African tales) and an updated bibliography.Trade Review"A wonderfully well arranged collection...that offer[s] up the whole subject....It should be useful, not only for classroom study, but also for anyone wishing to advance his knowledge of this vast subject. I shall be recommending it from now on to people asking me what I read."--Joseph Campbell
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Oxford University Press Gods and Mortals
Book SynopsisMore than perhaps any other folkloric tradition, whether oral or written, the myths of classical Greece and Rome have survived and pervaded the consciousness of lands far-flung from their source. The mythic world of the ancients, peopled by glamorous gods and unstoppable heroes, in which the mortal and immortal commingled, is even now a living presence in 21st century culture, rather than a literary relic. Whether we know them by their Roman or their Greek names - Artemis or Minerva, Poseidon or Neptune - the figures of these ancietn myths captured the imagination of culture after culture across the globe, inspiring writers, artists, musicians and those of us who comprise the audience for their works. Can it be a coincidence that the greatest poets of the western world have each at one point tried their hand at retellings?Kossman''s anthology assembles some of the best of these poems inspired by ancient myths, organizing them by themse, and allowing the reader to compare one against thTrade Review"Gods And Mortals is a fascinating collection of poems that brings together the classic and the contemporary, the 'old' and the 'new,' in unexpected and startling ways. Nina Kossman has brought together a richly imaginative gathering of memorable work."--Joyce Carol Oates "This is an appealing collection for students of poetry and myth, and a must for anyone who teaches a course dealing with classical myth."--Choice "Gods And Mortals is a fascinating collection of poems that brings together the classic and the contemporary, the 'old' and the 'new,' in unexpected and startling ways. Nina Kossman has brought together a richly imaginative gathering of memorable work."--Joyce Carol Oates "An appealing collection for students of poetry and myth, and a must for anyone who teaches a course dealing with classical myth." ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface ; Introduction ; Titans ; Zeus ; Demeter ; Apollo ; Aphrodite ; Other Olympians ; Lesser Immortals and Near-Immortals ; The Way to the Underworld ; Lovers ; Transformations ; Trespassers ; The Condemned ; Heroes ; Crete ; Thebes ; After Troy ; The Wanderings and the Homecoming of Odysseus ; Index of Poets ; Glossary ; Acknowledgments
£30.87
Oxford University Press Dictionary of Roman Religion
Book SynopsisLong overshadowed by Greek mythology or treated peripherally in gernal texts on the ancient Roman world, Roman religion is finally accorded its due in this unique reference work. While perhaps most familiar in the context of Greek-influenced gods, Roman religious life in fact encompassed a tremendous variety of deities, rites, and belief systems. From the Celtic god Abandinus to the pagan historian Zosimus, Dictionary of Roman Religion contains more than 1,400 entries. Among the topics covered are deities and spirits, festivals, sacrifices, temples, altars, cult objects, burial rites, writers on religion, and historical religious events. Different religions within the Roman world, such as Mithraism, Druidism, Judaism, and Christianity, are also discussed. Entries range from brief definitions to concise essays reflecting important aspects of religious practice, and most include suggestions for further reading in addition to a complete bibliography.An essential reference for students, re
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Oxford University Press Strange Secret Peoples
Book SynopsisTeeming with creatures, both real and imagined, this encyclopedic study in cultural history illuminates the hidden web of connections between the Victorian fascination with fairies and their lore and the dominant preoccupations of Victorian culture at large. Carole Silver here draws on sources ranging from the anthropological, folkloric, and occult to the legal, historical, and medical. She is the first to anatomize a world peopled by strange beings who have infiltrated both the literary and visual masterpieces and the minor works of the writers and painters of that era. Examining the period of 1798 to 1923, Strange and Secret Peoples focuses not only on such popular literary figures as Charles Dickens and William Butler Yeats, but on writers as diverse as Thomas Carlyle, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Charlotte Mew; on artists as varied as mad Richard Dadd, Aubrey Beardsley, and Sir Joseph Noel Paton; and on artifacts ranging from fossil skulls to photographs and vases. Silver demonstratesTrade Review"While Silver presents a mainly academic approach, it is highly readable and fascinating material to anyone who loves this literary period."--Michigan Alumnus Magazine"[A] fascinating account...Silver, a literature professor, provides a generally valuable service in integrating anthropological, linguistic, and folkloric materials into her discussion of Victorian conceptions of alternative worlds of existence. Recommended especially for Victorian specialists and sophisticated readers of fairy tales."--Choice"This is an entertaining and informative study of Victorian culture....Provides some of the most original reading on the subject we have."--The New York Times Book Review"Highly accessible....This is essential for academic libraries, and highly recommended for public libraries as well."--Library Journal"[Features] the choicest discoveries...Silver has culled from her vast reading in fairy lore and the Victorian folklorists....Handsomely illustrated."--Studies in English Literature"Silver's superb study of the Victorian fascination with fairylore and folklore reveals how pervasive and significant the belief in fairies was and still may be in British culture. Silver traces the evolution of fairy images throughout the nineteenth century and convincingly demonstrates how they provide important commentary on changing tastes and attitudes of the British, who took the fairies very seriously. Her book is filled with fascinating case studies of changelings, fairy brides, goblins, and banshei, transformed into representative figures of Victorian beliefs in discourses about utilitarianism, race, gender, and industrialism. Not only does she deal with the intertextuality of fairylore in society and literature, but she also discusses painting, music, ballet, theater, and folklore. This book is required reading--and delightful reading--for anyone interested in the 'secret people' who captivated the Victorians throughout the nineteenth century."--Jack Zipes, University of Minnesota"Strange and Secret Peoples is concerned not with eminent Victorians, but with the 'little people'--fairies, elves, mermaids and the like--in whom those eminent Victorians believed. With cogency, clarity, and learning, Carole Silver maps the intricacies of nineteenth-century faith in fairy lore, a faith perhaps more vital in British life than official, organized religion. [This book] is a scintillating work that will appeal to everyone interested in nineteenth-century England, in odd gods and folk beliefs, and, of course, to all readers who believe in fairies."--Nina Auerbach, University of Pennsylvania
£40.37
Oxford University Press Greek Nymphs
Book SynopsisGreek Nymphs: Myths, Cult, Lore is the first comprehensive study of the nymph in the ancient Greek world. This well-illustrated book examines nymphs as both religious and mythopoetic figures, tracing their development and significance in Greek culture from Homer through the Hellenistic period. Drawing upon a broad range of literary and archaeological evidence, Jennifer Larson discusses sexually powerful nymphs in ancient and modern Greek folklore, the use of dolls representing nymphs in the socialization of girls, the phenomenon of nympholepsy, the nymphs'' relations with other deities in the Greek pantheon, and the nymphs'' role in mythic narratives of city-founding and colonization. The book includes a survey of the evidence for myths and cults of the nymphs arranged by geographical region, and a special section of the worship of nymphs in caves throughout the Greek world.Trade ReviewThe strength of Larson's project lies in its meticulous presentation of detail, her careful survey of the literary and epigraphical sources, and her clear translations of Greek material probably unfamiliar to most readers. * Journal of the American Academy of Religion *
£47.02
Oxford University Press, USA When the Great Abyss Opened Classic Contemporary Readings of Noahs Flood
Book SynopsisIn this text, David Pleins looks at the history of our attempts to understand Noah's flood, from medieval Jewish and Christian speculation about the details of the ark to contemporary efforts to link the story to scientific findings.Trade ReviewNo one else has given us such sustained readability in an effort to summarize the historical and cultural impact through the centuries of the biblical Flood story. * L. Russ Bush III, Journal of the American Academy of Religion *No one who writes on this subject in the future, however, will successfully ignore this work by Pleins. * L. Russ Bush III, Journal of the American Academy of Religion *
£87.40
Oxford University Press Hanumans Tale
Book SynopsisHanuman, the Hindu monkey-god, is best known in the west for his role in the ancient epic Ramayana (he is also considered the tales first author), in which, as the devoted servant of Rama, the tales hero, he leads a ferocious monkey army to help defeat the evil Ravana and rescue Ramas wife Sita. But because he does not figure as prominently as others in the ancient Sanskrit texts that have traditionally been studied by western scholars, Hanuman has often been relegated to the status of minor deity. Philip Lutgendorf moves beyond these texts to examine Hindu popular literature, art, and ritual, and shows that Hanuman is perhaps the most beloved deity in the Hindu pantheon. Far from being a mere sidekick, Hanuman is worshipped widely in India and the diaspora, across lines of caste and sect. There are more temples devoted to Hanuman than to any other god or goddess, and there has even been something of a competition to erect the largest statue in his honor (the tallest so far, in ParitalTrade ReviewAnything Philip Lutgendorf creates-and he has created a lot-is eagerly awaited and long treasured. Ever since the publication of his prize-winning book The Life of a Text, we've been looking forward to Hanuman's Tale. Now here it is, and it was worth the wait. Somehow Lutgendorf manages to keep the life of his massive subject ever fresh while sharing perceptions whose subtle contours and sometimes radical edges betray many years of thought. He warns us early on that we are not to receive this as The Book on Hanuman in English-but frankly, it is. * John Stratton Hawley, Barnard College, Columbia University *This rich, lavish, broad-ranging book on the Indian figure of Hanuman will be the standard guide and reference source on the Indian monkey god for years to come...A readable narrative that never fails to engage as it informs. * Choice *More than fifteen years after his first masterful book on teh vernacular Ramayana of North India, The Life of a Text: Performing the Ramacaritmanas of Tulsidas, PHilip Lutgendorf returns with another superb book on a closely related and yet vastly different topic: the divine and charismatic monkey Hanuman...This is a major achievement in the study of South Asian religions. * Journal of Religion *
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Oxford University Press Tree of Souls
Book SynopsisOnly one of the world''s mythologies has remained essentially unrecognized--the mythology of Judaism. As Howard Schwartz reveals in Tree of Souls, the first anthology of Jewish mythology in English, this mythical tradition is as rich and as fascinating as any in the world. Drawing from the Bible, the Pseudepigrapha, the Talmud and Midrash, the kabbalistic literature, medieval folklore, Hasidic texts, and oral lore collected in the modern era, Schwartz has gathered together nearly 700 of the key Jewish myths. The myths themselves are marvelous. We read of Adam''s diamond and the Land of Eretz (where it is always dark), the fall of Lucifer and the quarrel of the sun and the moon, the Treasury of Souls and the Divine Chariot. We discover new tales about the great figures of the Hebrew Bible, from Adam to Moses; stories about God''s Bride, the Shekhinah, and the evil temptress, Lilith; plus many tales about angels and demons, spirits and vampires, giant beasts and the Golem. Equally imporTrade Review"Sixhundred and seventy stories are collected, retold, and annotated in this attractive manual, meant to be on the shelves of Jewish households and friends of Jewish lore and legend. Each item is followed by the compiler's interpretive comments, a list of the relevant biblical and postbiblical sources, and often also by a reference to relevant secondary literature...The book includes an excellent subject index and a bibliography.- This volume should be in the Judaica section of all libraries."--International Review of Biblical Studies"This remarkable work will be of interest to both the scholar and the browser."--Booklist"One of those few books that can be cherished and enjoyed by all readers, whether scholars or merely those interested in good stories.... In this massive work, Schwartz gathers nearly seven hundred myths to show that there is, indeed, a Jewish mythology. His selections are wisely and cleverly chosen.... No one in recent times has even attempted to put together such a comprehensive work. In both the collecting and organizing of his material, Schwartz has done a masterful job."--Josepha Sherman, Parabola"Howard Schwartz offers a resounding rebuttal to the old accusation that the Jews have no mythology: hundreds of myths, in an unbroken line from the Tanakh itself to many new, previously untranslated contemporary retellings from the Middle East and throughout the diaspora. Tree of Souls illuminates the mythic elements of stories previously seen as theological or folkloric. Now properly classified as world mythology, they will for the first time be more accurately compared and contrasted with the foundational myths of other cultures. This is that rare book that is both a fascinating read for the non-specialist and a turning point for scholarship." --Wendy Doniger, author of The Woman Who Pretended to Be Who She Was: Myths of Self-Imitation"Beyond any of his other books, in Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism Howard Schwartz offers us his masterwork. If only Joseph Campbell had lived to see it. Schwartz has brought the underground streams of Midrash to the surface for the delight and edification of his academic as well as his popular readers." --Rabbi Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi, author of Wrapped in a Holy Flame: Teachings and Tales of the Hasidic Masters"Under the complex, meaning-rich, and culturally important heading of 'mythology,' Howard Schwartz provides a beautifully introduced and annotated collection of essential stories and scenes that help to define Judaism in the classical tradition. Schwartz's careful, erudite method of presentation and his excellent selection of texts reveals fine mastery of the material and the pleasingly comparative orientation of the folklorist." --Susan Niditch, author of Ancient Israelite Religion"Tree of Souls promises to shatter the myth that Judaism is mythless. Drawing on primary source texts of the Jewish tradition itself, storyteller Howard Schwartz introduces us to a dimension of this ancient path that has for centuries been overshadowed by attempts at religious correctness and party-line theology. Jewish mythology, Schwartz demonstrates with ample commentaries, is not only a fact, it is the very kernel out of which grew the deepest of Kabbalistic mystery wisdom as well as the most pragmatic of Jewish law and lore. Clearly, Judaism owes its survival to its mythology, and in Tree of Souls Schwartz invites us to discover the mystique, actually the very life force, of this very ancient religion." --Gershon Winkler, author of Magic of the Ordinary: Recovering the Shamanic in JudaismTable of ContentsPreface Introduction Book One:: Myths of God Book Two:: Myths of Creation Book Three:: Myths of Heaven Book Four:: Myths of Hell Book Five:: Myths of the Holy Word Book Six:: Myths of the Holy Time Book Seven:: Myths of the Holy People Book Eight:: Myths of the Holy Land Book Nine:: Myths of Exile Book Ten:: Myths of the Messiah
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OUP USA Peter Paul and Mary Magdalene
Book SynopsisBart Ehrman, author of the highly popular books Truth and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code, Lost Christianities, and the New York Times bestseller Misquoting Jesus, here takes readers on another engaging tour of the early Christian church, illuminating the lives of Jesus'' most intriguing followers: Simon Peter, the Apostle Paul, and Mary Magdalene. What does the Bible tell us about each of these key followers of Christ? What legends have sprung up about them in the centuries after their deaths? Was Paul bow-legged and bald? Was Peter crucified upside down? Was Mary Magdalene a prostitute? In this lively work, Ehrman separates fact from fiction, presenting complicated historical issues in a clear and informative way and relating vivid anecdotes culled from the traditions of these three followers. He notes, for instance, that there is no evidence to suggest that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute (this legend can be traced to a sermon preached by Gregory the Great five centuries after her deatTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION; I. SIMON PETER; II. THE APOSTLE PAUL; III. MARY MAGDALENE
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Oxford University Press The Philosophy of Enchantment
Book SynopsisThis is the long-awaited publication of a set of writings by the British philosopher, historian, and archaeologist R. G. Collingwood on critical, anthropological, and cultural themes only hinted at in his previously available work. At the centre of the book are six chapters of a study of folktale and magic, composed by Collingwood in the mid-1930s and intended for development into a book. Here Collingwood applies the principles of his philosophy of history to problems in the long-term evolution of human society and culture. This is preceded, in Part I, by a range of contextualizing material on such topics as the relations between music and poetry, the nature of language, the value of Jane Austen''s novels, the philosophy of art, and the relations between aesthetic theory and artistic practice. Part III of the volume consists of two essays, one on the relationship between art and mechanized civilization, and the second, written in 1931, on the collapse of human values and civilization lTrade ReviewReview from previous edition The appearance in print in a scholarly and scrupulously edited form of Collingwood's folktale manuscript is very much to be welcomed as something of an event in Collingwood studies. The editors have done a superb job in presenting the folktale manuscript in a highly accessible form and in linking it with a number of other previously unpublished manuscripts and papers on broadly connected themes. * Peter Johnson, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION ; The Re-Enactment of Self: Perspectives from Literature, Criticism, and Culture ; A Fieldworker's Philosopher: Perspectives from Anthropology ; In Defence of Collingwood: Perspectives from Philosophy and the History of Ideas ; PART I: ART AND CULTURE ; 1. Words and Tune ; 2. Observations on Language ; 3. Jane Austen (1921) ; 4. Jane Austen (?1934) ; 5. The Philosophy of Art ; 6. Aesthetic Theory and Artistic Practice ; PART II: TALES OF ENCHANTMENT ; 7. Fairy Tales ; 8. Three Methods of Approach: Philological, Functional, Psychological ; 9. The Historical Method ; 10. Magic ; 11. Excavating Cinderella and King Lear ; 12. The Authorship of Fairy-Tales ; Addenda to the Folktale Manuscript ; PART III: THE MODERN UNEASE ; 13. Art and the Machine ; 14. Man Goes Mad
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Oxford University Press Stories about Stories
Book SynopsisMyth is oral, collective, sacred, and timeless. Fantasy is a modern literary mode and a popular entertainment. Yet the two have always been inextricably intertwined. Stories about Stories examines fantasy as an arena in which different ways of understanding myth compete and new relationships with myth are worked out. The book offers a comprehensive history of the modern fantastic as well as an argument about its nature and importance. Specific chapters cover the origins of fantasy in the Romantic search for localized myths, fantasy versions of the Modernist turn toward the primitive, the post-Tolkienian exploration of world mythologies, post-colonial reactions to the exploitation of indigenous sacred narratives by Western writers, fantasies based in Christian belief alongside fundamentalist attempts to stamp out the form, and the emergence of ever-more sophisticated structures such as metafiction through which to explore mythic constructions of reality.Trade ReviewI highly recommend Brian Attebery's new book. It's a scholarly work, but it reads with bright clarity as takes us back and forth between fantasy and myth, showing not only the connections, but also how the best of fantasy is a roadmap that can return the reader to its source material. * Fantasy and Science Fiction *Brian Attebery is the most readable, the most knowledgeable, and the least quarrelsome of critics. Stories about Stories adds new vistas of understanding to his unsurpassed survey of imaginative literature. * Ursula K. Le Guin *Brian Attebery hits the mother lode in this brilliant archaeology of fantasy and myth. The closest thing to a definitive guide for what C.S. Lewis called 'lies breathed through silver,' Stories about Stories enables us to understand the higher truths of narratives that walk a tightrope between sacred and profane, faith and skepticism, poetry and prose. * Maria Tatar, author of Enchanted Hunters *With radiant clarity, Brian Attebery's Stories about Stories examines what happens when we 'imagine our way into the realms of mastery and wonder' by considering the performative and contextualizing nature of narrative. It is a brilliant book by one of the fantastic's most informed, most penetrating, and wisest critics, who understands that the subjectivity of fictive knowledge is the engine behind its energy and fascination. * Peter Straub *Stories about Stories is the best analysis we yet possess of mythopoesis. Attebery's work mediates powerfully between the creative appropriations of myth in modern fantasy, a story known to many, and the less well-known stories of the scholarly rediscovery of myth, and the tenuous survival of oral narrative and myth in living context. * Tom Shippey, the author of The Road to Middle Earth *Table of ContentsTable of Contents ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; Chapter 1: Fantasy as a Route to Myth ; Taxonomic Interlude: A Note on Genres ; Chapter 2: Make It Old: The Other Mythic Method ; Chapter 3: Silver Lies and Spinning Wheels: Christian Myth in MacDonald and Lewis ; Chapter 4: Romance and Formula, Myth and Memorate ; Chapter 5: Expanding the Territory: Colonial Fantasy ; Chapter 6: Angels, Fantasy, and Belief ; Literalist Interlude: Burning Harry Potter ; Chapter 7: The Postcolonial Fantastic ; Chapter 8: Coyote's Eyes: Situated Fantasy ; Works Cited
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Bloomsbury USA 3pl Arab Folklore
Book SynopsisIt looks at the critical and scholarly response to Arab folklore and the place of Arab folklore in contemporary culture. It surveys the critical and scholarly response to Arab folklore and discusses the importance of Arab folklore to popular culture.Trade ReviewThe book could comprise one of a set of texts for a general course on Arab-world culture or for a course on global folklore. The work is prepared for English-speaking students and scholars, and as such is notably effective—among the best in the pantheon of introductory texts for humanities and social science aficionados. . . . Reynolds's clear explications open up for students the opportunity to move forward both in their knowledge of folklore theory and methodology and of the Arab world. Even for advanced undergraduate Arabic majors, the book is an excellent source to work from as they develop a paper focusing on a particular folklore performance or a comparative topic. . . . [I]t is a book that remains on one's bookshelf as a resource long after the course is completed. In a sense it is also timeless, canonical—as important now, if not more so, than when it first appeared in 2007. * Journal of Folklore Research *This is the first volume in the Greenwood Folklore Handbook series to treat the Middle East, and it is an excellent beginning. Reynolds has considerable experience, having lived in the Middle East and conducted research there, and he provides an introduction to the history and culture of the Arabs and then proceeds, using selective miniature case studies, to survey verbal, musical, and material arts and also customs and traditions from many parts of the Arab world. He offers helpful readings, a review of the scholarship and of approaches to studying folklore, and a section on the importance of context. The examples and illustrations are judicious: they reflect the variety of the folklore, include many translations from the Arabic, and offer balanced coverage of the Muslim, Christian, and Jewish communities. His coverage of the literature is broad and one misses only mention of Ruth Finnegan's Oral Poetry: Its Nature, Significance and Social Context (CH, Mar'78), with its comparative sociological approach and somewhat different slant on the subject. Essential. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; general readers. * Choice *Where Arab Folklore differs from many other handbooks is in the extraordinary geographical, historical, and generic sweep Dwight Reynolds has orchestrated in writing this guide to Arab folklore covering some 20 countries and multiple regional folk cultures….[T]he handbook includes a very rich list of print and electronic references for the topics covered in each chapter, and an extensive bibliography at the end….Dwight Reynold's Arab Folklore should be of interest to a wide range of readers, from students specializing in folklore, to scholars teaching and doing research on the Middle East in various disciplines, to the average reader who simply wants to know more about the Arab world. * Middle East Journal *In this series for students of folklore and general readers, volumes generally focus on a specific genre, but this volume considers a geographical area encompassing some 20 countries, many with multiple cultures. Reynolds (religious studies, U. of California-Santa Barbara) illustrates representative genres with particular works, and discusses themes that pervade the diversity of modern and historical Arab verbal and narrative arts, musical arts, material arts, and customs and traditions. * SciTech Book News *This book examines not only the folk narratives of the region but also it's poetry, music, art, customs and traditions. It starts with a brief but detailed overview of the history, religion and people of Arabia. The next section examines Arabia's oral literature, providing many examples of poems and stories, before moving on to look at other aspects of Arabian folklore. * Storylines *A handful of black-and-white illustrations enhance this thoughtful guide for college-level students of mythography and Arab culture, highly recommended for college library shelves * Midwest Book Review *Arab Folklore differs from other handbooks in its extraordinary geographical and historical coverage of Arab folklore. It encompasses multiple regional folk cultures that span roughly 20 countries and examines not only the folk narratives but also poetry, music, art, customs, and traditions…The discussion is made meaningful through a series of miniature case studies. These aptly illustrate the major themes and genres listed above. They also highlight the importance of performance and context in the Arab world. This approach offers a balanced coverage of the Muslim, Christian, and Jewish communities in the Arab world…The handbook would be invaluable to those specializing in folklore or Middle Eastern studies. * ARBA *. . . an excellent overview of Arab culture, illuminating the diversity of folk traditions from a rich seedbed comprising some twenty nationalities. . . well organized and logically presented . . . The book is useful for the general public and for students of folklore. . . * Western Folklore *
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Bloomsbury USA 3pl Slavic Folklore
Book SynopsisIncluded are explanations of the different types of Slavic folklore, the role of Slavic folklore in literature and popular culture, and the state of criticism and scholarship on this field of interest.Trade ReviewKononenko's insightful commentaries are probably the best feature of this first-ever English-language book on Slavic folklore. Chapter 2 is especially valuable for its survey and thought-provoking explanations of folklore genres, rituals, and architecture (examples are included). Other chapters offer stimulating discussions of folklore in the Slavic cultures; the author includes Ukrainian and Polish folklore materials from the US and Canada to demonstrate that Slavic folklore need not be an exotic subject. One chapter, Examples and Texts, provides the student with materials for papers, a thoughtful, time-saving gesture. Kononenko concludes with a useful chapter on Web resources….this is a valuable addition to the literature on Slavic literature and culture. Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty. * Choice *Although Natalie Kononenko touches on other aspects of Slavic folklore the major part of this book is given over to narrative. There are plenty of examples showing the different types of stories and story poems with information relating to the time these were recorded in written form and who recorded and preserved them. Natalie then goes on to explore the history of folklore research in the area, examining the social fashions and political trends that affected such scholarship over the years. * Storylines *A meticulous study of its subject matter rather than a fairu-tale book of stories. Accessible to general readers, Slavic Folklore discusses the definitions and classifications of Slavic mythography, various scholary approaches and context for understanding these enduring works, and a handful of sample texts….A glossary, bibliography, and index round out this welcome addition to folklore and mythology studies shelves, as well as college library reference shelves. * Midwest Book Review *Natalie Kononenko's recent volume in the Greenwood Folklore Handbooks series is a most welcome addition to the ever-growing body of scholarship on Slavic folklore in English. . . All in all this is a most useful work for the beginning student, especially one who wants to gain a good overview of Russian and Ukranian folklore and folklore scholarship. * Folklorica *Natalie Kononenko's Slavic Folklore: A Handbook is suitable for use in survey courses as well as for in-depth folklore studies. The volume is especially strong in genres like memorates, fabulates and material culture, often less familiar than folktales to non-specialists. It includes a helpful note on Aarne-Thompson Tale Type numbers, definitions and classifications of folk genres, examples and texts, an overview of major scholarly works and approaches, informative bibliographies at each section's end, and other scholarly apparatus, including a particularly valuable glossary of terms and genres. Numerous photographs and illustrations, many taken by the author, enliven the pages. * Slavic and East European Journal *. . . a very beneficial publication for western readers and scholars, and also for Slavic scholars and students interested in issues of folkloristics. It will be accessible to a wide variety of readers interested in Slavic culture and folklore. . . . Slavic Folklore is a carefully structured handbook that slowly leads readers from a general understanding of Slavs as an ethnic group to a clear description of specific national folk genres and practices within the contemporary Slavic world . . . . Reading this book, one is struck by how nearly perfectly it serves in its main role. It is a textbook, and for students of Slavic folklife and folk culture it is an invaluable source of knowledge. It performs a service to western readers, satisfying their interest in various forms of Slavic folklore, and it may also serve as a first step toward cross-pollination of folklore studies. * Western Folklore *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration Note on Tale Type Numbers one Introduction Two Definitions and Classifications Three Examples and Texts Four Scholarship and Approaches Five Contexts Glossary Bibliography Web Resources Index
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Little Brown and Company Mythology Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 75th
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Little Brown and Company Mythology
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers St.George and the Dragon A Golden Legend
Book SynopsisThis tale recounts the battle between Saint George and the Dragon.
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Random House Publishing Group Analects of Confucius Classics of Ancient China A
Book Synopsis'To quietly persevere in storing up what is learned, to continue studying without respite, to instruct others without growing weary--is this not me?'--ConfuciusConfucius is recognized as China's first and greatest teacher, and his ideas have been the fertile soil in which the Chinese cultural tradition has flourished. Now, here is a translation of the recorded thoughts and deeds that best remember Confucius--informed for the first time by the manuscript version found at Dingzhou in 1973, a partial text dating to 55 BCE and only made available to the scholarly world in 1997. The earliest Analects yet discovered, this work provides us with a new perspective on the central canonical text that has defined Chinese culture--and clearly illuminates the spirit and values of Confucius.Confucius (551-479 BCE) was born in the ancient state of Lu into an era of unrelenting, escalating violence as seven of the strongest states in the proto-Chinese world warred for supremacy. The
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Random House USA Inc Legends and Tales of the American West Pantheon
Book SynopsisFrom Davy Crockett, Wild Bill Hickok, and Calamity Jane to Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and Frank and Jesse James, here are more than 130 colorful stories of the pioneers, cowboys, outlaws, gamblers, prospectors, and lawmen who settled the wild west, creating a uniquely American hero and an enduringly fascinating folk mythology.In this wonderfully boisterous treasury of tall tales, everyone and everything is larger than life and bragging is elevated into an art form. Many of these stories are of real people and real events; more than a few, however, grew taller and funnier as they made their rounds from wagon train to campfire to rodeo to miners' quarters. But even if it is far from established that Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett were able to kill three men with one bullet or subdue ferocious grizzly bears with their fists, they come vividly to life here as beloved characters who have become part of the fabric of the American imagination.With black-
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Random House USA Inc Japanese Tales
Book SynopsisTwo hundred and twenty tales from medieval Japan—tales that welcome us into a fabulous faraway world populated by saints, scoundrels, ghosts, magical healers, and a vast assortment of deities and demons. Stories of miracles, visions of hell, jokes, fables, and legends, these tales reflect the Japanese civilization. They ably balance the lyrical and the dramatic, the ribald and the profound, offering a window into a long-vanished culture.With black-and-white illustrations throughoutPart of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
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Random House USA Inc Foxfire 8
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W. W. Norton & Company In the Shadow of a Rainbow
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1974, this classic tale of friendship, courage, and the wild has captured hearts of all ages.Trade Review"A well-written story that is a delight to read." -- Christian Science Monitor
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Penguin Publishing Group Who Was Dracula Bram Stokers Trail of Blood Deep03 13 06 2019
Book SynopsisThe acclaimed author of The Last Greatest Magician in the World sleuths out literature's iconic vampire, uncovering the source material—from folklore and history, to personas including Oscar Wilde and Walt Whitman—behind Bram Stoker's lord of the undead.Praise for Who Was Dracula? “A fantastic, well-documented story.” —Library Journal (starred review) “[A] well-researched and entertaining take on Dracula’s origin story.” —Publishers Weekly “Who Was Dracula? chronicles the misadventures of Bram Stoker and his numerous friends and colleagues, both famous and obscure, hoping to unearth the recipe for a truly iconic character.” —San Francisco Book Review “Who Was Dracula? is a book you’ll want to sink your teeth into.” —“The Bookworm Sez”
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Penguin Publishing Group Youre A Vampire That Sucks A Survival Guide
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Penguin Publishing Group The Universal Myths Heroes Gods Tricksters And Others Meridian
Book SynopsisCrossing the boundaries of time, region, and culture, universal myths have provided inspiration and guidance for countless generations—laying a foundation for the religious, social, and political heritage of nations and peoples since the beginning of time. Here is a rich and absorbing survey of the common myths that connect all cultures, Eastern and Western, from antiquity to the present day. With stunning power, the stuff of legend is explored in all its drama and magnificence. There are stories of gods and men—and legendary heroes from Zeus to King Arthur to the “Superman” of modern media; tales of heaven, earth, and the origins of man from Hindu, American Indian, and Western thought; and retellings of mythic quests and legendary lovers, from the epic wanderings of Odysseus to the tragedy of Tristram and Iseult and the Krishna marriage of Heaven and Earth. This extraordinary work, compiled and arranged by theme from stories of creation to tales of death and reTable of ContentsIntroduction: The MythosphereCreators of Nature and MankindCreator GodsAnimals and CreationThe First CoupleThe Great MotherThe Greek Gods from Chaos to ZeusCosmologyThe Structure of the UniverseMythic CosmogramsCreation MythsThe Birth of ManWorlds Above Below and WithinThe LightThe SunThe Way of the Great LightSun Worship and Sun DanceThe World and StarsHeaven and EarthThe Bridge of HeavenThunder and LightningDemons and SpiritsYggdrasilWorld Tree, Tree of Life, and Tree of KnowledgeThe World MountainTowers to HeavenParadiseThe Reaches of Heaven and the Depths of HellBringers of Magic and the ArtsBringers of WisdomFire - a Gift of the GodsThe Divine BlacksmithThe HealersHermesShamans: Magicians and PriestsWitches: Disciples of the DevilTeachers and LeadersProtectors of the HerdThe RainmakersThe Fertile EarthGods of the HuntFisher GodsMauiAnimals Monsters and Mythic BeastsMythic and Legendary AnimalsCreators and Protectors of AnimalsDeities of the NileBull CultsHoly SteedsAnimals in the SkyFabulous Creatures, Magic and DemonicEmblems and Attributes of the GodsAnimals, Deities, and PeopleThe SerpentSymbols of the SeasonsThe DragonLovers and Bearers of Divine SeedThe Great MotherThe Goddess of Love, Aphrodite/VenusTragic LoveOrpheus and EurydiceThe White CowMiraculous ConceptionsDivine BirthMysterious Births of Gods and HeroesThe Goddess of FertilityHeavenly and Earthly CouplesThe God of LoveKrishna and the Marriage of Heaven and EarthThe Loves of ZeusCompassionate LoveTantraCombat in Heaven and on EarthHeroic Battles Against MonstersThe Labors of HeraclesShen I, the Cosmic ArcherThe Twilight of the GodsNordic Warrior GodsGuardians of the EastThe Battle of the Greek GodsThor and the Wild HuntSigurd, the Nordic HeroThe RamayanaGood and EvilGods of WarThe Trojan WarMythic Struggles in Defense of Divine OrderDistant Quests and Mortal TestsQuests and QuestersOdysseus and His JourneyHeroes and AnimalsThe Round TableThe Holy GrailEternal YouthTheseus, the Hero of AthensThe Benevolent QuestThe Feathered SerpentThe Dragon SlayerBuddha and the Search for EnlightenmentThe Persian Hero RustamThe Nine Heroines and the Nine HeroesDeath and RebirthRealms of the DeadThe Journey to the UnderworldMessengers of DeathThe BeyondHades, the Greek UnderworldThe Tortures of HellDwellers in the Paradise of HeavenThe Triumph of DeathThe Last JudgmentThe Journey to ParadiseResurrection and RebirthReturn from the UnderworldNirvanaThe Rebirth of Light and LifeSelect BibliographyIndex
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Penguin Random House LLC Myths of the Greeks And Romans Meridian
Book SynopsisThis work provides an analysis of the influence of the classic myth on the study and execution of artistic and scientific endeavours throughout the ages. It summarizes all the myths and legends of the lesser Gods and heroes, and traces their origins in historical fact or religious myth.Table of ContentsThe heroes of Homer; Zeus, Apollo, Demeter; Agamemnon and Prometheus; Oedipus and Antigone; Heracles and Dionysus; heroic searchers; the thousand faces of love.
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Hachette Book Group USA Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked
Book SynopsisIn Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked Catherine Orenstein reveals for the first time the intricate sexual politics, moral ambiguities, and philosophical underpinnings of Red Riding Hood''s epic journey to her grandmother''s house- and how, from the nursery on, fairy tales influence our view of the world. Beginning with its first publication as a cautionary tale on the perils of seduction, written in reaction to the licentiousness of the court of Louis XIV, Orenstein traces the many lives the tale has lived since then, from its appearance in modern advertisements for cosmetics and automobiles, the inspiration it brought to poets such as Anne Sexton, and its starring role in pornographic films. In Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked , Red appears as seductress, hapless victim, riot grrrrl, femme fatale, and even she-wolf, as Orenstein shows how through centuries of different guises, the story has served as a barometer of social and sexual mores pertaining to women. Full of fascinating hist
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William P. Reaves Odins Wife
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Penguin Putnam Inc Great Goddesses Life Lessons from Myths and
Book SynopsisBestselling poet, writer, and Instagram sensation Nikita Gill returns with a collection of poetry and prose retelling the legends of the Goddesses, both great and small, in their own words.With lyrical prose and striking verse, beloved poet Nikita Gill (Fierce Fairytales, Wild Embers) uses the history of Ancient Greece and beyond to explore and share the stories of the mothers, warriors, creators, survivors, and destroyers who shook the world. In pieces that burn with empathy and admiration for these women, Gill unearths the power and glory of the very foundations of mythology and culture that have been too-often ignored or pushed aside. Complete with beautiful hand-drawn illustrations, Gill's poetry and stories weave old and forgotten tales of might and love into an empowering collection for the modern woman.
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iUniverse Insect Mythology
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iUniverse A Selected ChineseEnglish Ancient Chinese Stories Volume I Volume 1
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iUniverse Superstitions and Folk Remedies
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iUniverse RevelationsThe Golden Elixir
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iUniverse Symbolic Mythology Interpretations of the Myths of Ancient Greece and Rome
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