Folklore studies / Study of myth Books
University Press of Mississippi Campus Traditions: Folklore from the Old-Time
Book SynopsisFrom their beginnings, campuses emerged as hotbeds of traditions and folklore. American college students inhabit a culture with its own slang, stories, humor, beliefs, rituals, and pranks. Simon J. Bronner takes a long, engaging look at American campus life and how it is shaped by students and at the same time shapes the values of all who pass through it. The archetypes of absent-minded profs, fumbling jocks, and curve-setting dweebs are the stuff of legend and humor, along with the all-nighters, tailgating parties, and initiations that mark campus tradition--and student identities. Undergraduates in their hallowed halls embrace distinctive traditions because the experience of higher education precariously spans childhood and adulthood, parental and societal authority, home and corporation, play and work.Bronner traces historical changes in these traditions. The predominant context has shifted from what he calls the ""old-time college,"" small in size and strong in its sense of community, to mass society's ""mega-university,"" a behemoth that extends beyond any campus to multiple branches and offshoots throughout a state, region, and sometimes the globe. One might assume that the mega-university has dissolved collegiate traditions and displaced the old-time college, but Bronner finds the opposite. Student needs for social belonging in large universities and a fear of losing personal control have given rise to distinctive forms of lore and a striving for retaining the pastoral ""campus feel"" of the old-time college. The folkloric material students spout, and sprout, in response to these needs is varied but it is tied together by its invocation of tradition and social purpose. Beneath the veil of play, students work through tough issues of their age and environment. They use their lore to suggest ramifications, if not resolution, of these issues for themselves and for their institutions. In the process, campus traditions are keys to the development of American culture.
£26.21
University Press of Mississippi The Story-Time of the British Empire: Colonial
Book SynopsisIn The Story-Time of the British Empire, author Sadhana Naithani examines folklore collections compiled by British colonial administrators, military men, missionaries, and women in the British colonies of Africa, Asia, and Australia between 1860 and 1950. Much of this work was accomplished in the context of colonial relations and done by non-folklorists, yet these oral narratives and poetic expressions of non-Europeans were transcribed, translated, published, and discussed internationally. Naithani analyzes the role of folklore scholarship in the construction of colonial cultural politics as well as in the conception of international folklore studies.Since most folklore scholarship and cultural history focuses exclusively on specific nations, there is little study of cross-cultural phenomena about empire and/or postcoloniality. Naithani argues that connecting cultural histories, especially in relation to previously colonized countries, is essential to understanding those countries' folklore, as these folk traditions result from both internal and European influence. The author also makes clear the role folklore and its study played in shaping intercultural perceptions that continue to exist in the academic and popular realms today. The Story-Time of the British Empire is a bold argument for a twenty-first-century vision of folklore studies that is international in scope and that understands folklore as a transnational entity.
£27.96
University Press of Mississippi New York State Folklife Reader: Diverse Voices
Book SynopsisNew York and its folklore scholars hold an important place in the history of the discipline. In New York dialogue between folklore researchers in the academy and those working in the public arena has been highly productive. In this volume, the works of New York's academic and public folklorists are presented together.Unlike some folklore anthologies, New York State Folklife Reader does not follow an organizational plan based on regions or genres. Because the New York Folklore Society has always tried to ""give folklore back to the people,"" the editors decided to divide the edited volume into sections about life processes that all New York state residents share. The book begins with five essays on various aspects of folk cultural memory: personal, family, community, and historical processes of remembrance expressed through narrative, ritual, and other forms of folklore. Following these essays, subsequent sections explore aspects of life in New York through the lens of Play, Work, Resistance, and Food.Both the New York Folklore Society and its journal were, as society cofounder Louis Jones explained, ""intended to reach not just the professional folklorists but those of the general public who were interested in the oral traditions of the State."" Written in an accessible and readable style, this volume offers a glimpse into New York State's rich cultural diversity.
£81.75
Grey House Publishing Inc Heroes and Heroines
Book SynopsisThe Critical Survey of Mythology and Folklore series offers analytical articles and plot summaries of the major myths, fairy tales, and other traditional literature for studies in advanced high school and undergraduate classrooms. The Critical Survey of Mythology and Folklore presents articles on myths, folktales, legends, and other traditional literature. The second title in the series is Heroes and Heroines. Drawing upon the most widely-read literature, as well as introducing to readers overlooked yet significant tales, the theme of the hero and heroine is one of the most universal stories told across cultures. This volume covers a diverse range of countries and cultures, as well as important retellings in the modern tradition. Articles begin with a contextual overview of the important cultural and social currents surrounding the myth and the life of the author. A summary offers readers the major actions and characters in a myth followed by an in-depth analysis drawing upon scholarship in the field. The series is unique in the attention given to the cross-cultural significance of mythology. Sidebars with a brief explanation of mythic characters in sculpture and art provide an added feature to the cultural survey. Myth has long sparked the imagination of poets, dramatists, and other artists as they explore the full dimension of human life. The articles close with an extended introduction and analysis of the many uses of the myth and characters in music, literature, and the arts. Students, educators, and general readers will discover a broad critical and cultural survey that engages the contemporary imagination in the importance of myth, fairy tale, and other traditional literature.
£147.90
University of Tennessee Press The Bell Witch in Myth and Memory: From Local
Book SynopsisApparently, slumber parties in the mid-South 1970s were plied with a strange ritual. At midnight attendees would gather before a mirror and chant “I don’t believe in the Bell Witch” three times to see if the legendary spook would appear alongside their own reflections—a practice that echoes the “Bloody Mary” pattern following the execution of Mary Queen of Scots centuries ago. But that small circuit of preteen gatherings was neither the beginning nor the end of the Bell Witch’s travels. Indeed, the legend of the haint who terrorized the Bell family of Adams, Tennessee, is one of the best-known pieces of folklore in American storytelling—featured around the globe in popular-culture references as varied as a 1930s radio skit and a 1980s song from a Danish heavy metal band. Legend has it that “Old Kate” was investigated even by the likes of future president Andrew Jackson, who was reported to have said, “I would rather fight the British ten times over than to ever face the Bell Witch again.” While dozens of books and articles have thoroughly analyzed this intriguing tale, this book breaks new ground by exploring the oral traditions associated with the poltergeist and demonstrating her regional, national, and even international sweep. Author Rick Gregory details the ways the narrative mirrors other legends with similar themes and examines the modern proliferation of the story via contemporary digital media. The Bell Witch in Myth and Memory ultimately explores what people believe and why they believe what they cannot explicitly prove—and, more particularly, why for two hundred years so many have sworn by the reality of the Bell Witch. In this highly engaging study, Rick Gregory not only sheds light on Tennessee’s vibrant oral history tradition but also provides insight into the enduring, worldwide phenomenon that is folklore.
£20.21
University Press of Mississippi A Vulgar Art: A New Approach to Stand-Up Comedy
Book SynopsisIn A Vulgar Art Ian Brodie uses a folkloristic approach to stand-up comedy, engaging the discipline's central method of studying interpersonal, artistic communication and performance. Because stand-up comedy is a rather broad category, people who study it often begin by relating it to something they recognize--""literature"" or ""theatre""; ""editorial"" or ""morality""--and analyze it accordingly. A Vulgar Art begins with a more fundamental observation: someone is standing in front of a group of people, talking to them directly, and trying to make them laugh. So this book takes the moment of performance as its focus, that stand-up comedy is a collaborative act between the comedian and the audience.Although the form of talk on the stage resembles talk among friends and intimates in social settings, stand-up comedy remains a profession. As such, it requires performance outside of the comedian's own community to gain larger and larger audiences. How do comedians recreate that atmosphere of intimacy in a roomful of strangers? This book regards everything from microphones to clothing and LPs to Twitter as strategies for bridging the spatial, temporal, and socio-cultural distances between the performer and the audience.
£81.75
University Press of Mississippi Franco-American Identity, Community, and La Guiannée
Book SynopsisFrench traditions in America do not live solely in Louisiana. Franco-American Identity, Community, and La Guiannée travels to Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, and Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, to mark the Franco-American traditions still practiced in both these Midwestern towns. This Franco-American cultural identity has continued for over 250 years, surviving language loss, extreme sociopolitical pressures, and the American Midwest's demands for conformity. Ethnic identity presents itself in many forms, including festivals and traditional celebrations, which take on an even more profound and visible role when language loss occurs. On New Year's Eve, the guionneurs, revelers who participate in the celebration, disguise themselves in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century costume and travel throughout their town, singing and wishing New Year's greetings to other members of the community. This celebration, like such others as Cajun Mardi Gras in Louisiana, Mumming in Ireland and Newfoundland, as well as the Carnaval de Binche, belongs to a category of begging quest festivals that have endured since the Medieval Age. These festivals may have also adapted or evolved from pre-Christian pagan rituals. Anna Servaes produces a historical context for both the development of French American culture as well as La Guiannée in order to understand contemporary identity. She analyzes the celebration, which affirms ethnic community, drawing upon theories by influential anthropologist Victor Turner. In addition, Servaes discusses cultural continuity and its relationship to language, revealing contemporary expressions of Franco-American identity.
£52.00
Grey House Publishing Inc Critical Survey of Mythology & Folklore: Creation
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£233.60
Arc Humanities Press Supernatural Speakers in Old English Verse:
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£99.00
Arc Humanities Press Children’s Literature and Old Norse Medievalism
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£113.00
University of South Carolina Press The Doctor to the Dead: Grotesque Legends and
Book SynopsisYou ask for a story. I will tell you one, fact for fact and true for true." So begins ""Crook-Neck Dick,"" one of twenty-three stories in this beguiling collection of Charleston lore. Derived from African American legends, these fables have entertained generations of Charlestonians with sheer storytelling magic. To delight of folklorists, students of Charleston history, and all those who love a good ghost story, this treasure features photos of the storytellers who shared these remarkable stories with John Bennett.Julia Eichelberger, the Marybelle Higgins Howe Professor of Southern Literature and an executive board member of the Center for Study of Slavery at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, provides a foreword.Trade ReviewA collection of folk story, myth, drolleries, macabre unreason . . . old tales of death, mystery, bizarre incredibilities, diabolic influence, demanding ghosts, buried treasure, enchantments, miracles, visitations, and the dead that are not dead." —Kirkus ReviewsTable of Contents Introduction: Remembering and Rewriting Gullah Narratives An Introductory Comment 1. The Doctor to the Dead 2. The Death of the Wandering Jew 3. Madame Margot 4. The Black Constable 5. Tales from the Trapman Street Hospital 6. All God's Chillen Had Wings 7. The Measure of Grief 8. The Enchanted Cloak 9. The Young Wife Whose Vine Meloned Beyond the Fence 10. Death and the Two Bachelors 11. When the Dead Sang in Their Graves 12. Rolling Rio and the Gray Man; Or, The Gift of Strength 13. The Remember Service 14. A Young Girl's Virtue Preserved by the Devil 15. Crook-Neck Dick 16. Louis Alexander 17. The Apothecary and The Mermaid 18. The Man Who Wouldn't Believe He Was Dead 19. Daid Aaron, I 20. Daid Aaron, II 21. Buried Treasure; Or, The Two Bold Fisherman
£14.20
University of Arkansas Press Queen of the Hillbillies: The Writings of May
Book SynopsisMay Kennedy McCord, lovingly nicknamed “First Lady of the Ozarks” and “Queen of the Hillbillies,” spent half a century sharing the history, songs, and stories of her native Ozarks through newspaper columns, radio programs, and music festivals. Though her work made her one of the twentieth century’s preeminent folklorists, McCord was first and foremost an entertainer—at one time nearly as renowned as the hills she loved.Despite the encouragement of her contemporaries, McCord never published a collection of her work. In 1956, Vance Randolph wrote to her, “If you didn’t have such a mental block against writing books, I could show you how to make a book out of extracts from your columns. It would be very little work, and sell like hotcakes. . . . I could write a solemn little introduction, telling the citizens what a fine gal you are! The hell of it is, most of the readers know all about you.” In Queen of the Hillbillies, editors Patti McCord and Kristene Sutliff at last bring together the best of McCord’s published and previously unpublished writings to share her knowledge, humor, and inimitable spirit with a new generation of readers.
£20.21
Red Lightning Books A Guide to Sky Monsters: Thunderbirds, the Jersey
Book SynopsisWhen a dark shadow passes overhead, do you stop? Or do you run? Infamous sky monsters have haunted our imaginations for centuries. The Thunderbird, steeped in Native American folklore, supposedly controls evil by throwing lightning. The Jersey Devil is said to roam the Pine Barrens of South Jersey, terrorizing anyone who crosses its path. And the cryptic warnings of Mothman have worried residents of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, since the 1960s. In A Guide to Sky Monsters: Thunderbirds, the Jersey Devil, Mothman, and Other Flying Cryptids, authors T. S. Mart and Mel Cabre introduce 20 flying cryptids with legends that span the United States. With 70 hand-drawn illustrations, A Guide to Sky Monsters details our fascination with these creatures and describes both historical evidence found in the fossil record and the specifics of modern-day sightings. By studying the fact, fiction, and pop culture surrounding these notorious beasts, Mart and Cabre help us lean into the question, "What if?"A Guide to Sky Monsters, perfect for the believer and skeptic alike, addresses the wider truths about flying cryptids and leaves us all to wonder whether that breeze was the wind or a wing.Trade ReviewWinged cryptids are a mainstay of forteana, and appear in may guises across the world. This book concentrates initially on American examples, but offers more than just a basic listing and description of various crypto-species. -- Richard Samuels * Magonia Review *After surveying the world of hairy humanoids in their debut book, The Legend of Bigfoot, the motherdaughter team of TS Mart and Mel Cabre next turn their attention skyward for a similar survey of winged things in their A Guide To Sky Monsters. . . . Beyond reviewing these American monsters' familiar origins and their body of lore, the authors dig a good bit deeper to provide cultural context, helping to explain the significance of, say, birds of prodigious size in Native American spiritual beliefs, while quite carefully equivocating on whether real animals gave rise to those beliefs, or if those beliefs primed people to see the animals (or believe they saw them, as the case may be). . . . If there's another Mart and Cabre book of monsters on the shelf soon, I'd welcome it. FIVE STARS -- Caleb Mozzocco * Fortean Times *Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. What Are Sky Monsters?2. Who's Who in the American Sky?3. History and Legends4. Sky Monster Culture5. Fact or Fiction?6. Who's Who in the Sky around the World?NotesSources and Further ReadingIndex
£21.84
Red Lightning Books A Guide to Sky Monsters – Thunderbirds, the
Book SynopsisWhen a dark shadow passes overhead, do you stop? Or do you run? Infamous sky monsters have haunted our imaginations for centuries. The Thunderbird, steeped in Native American folklore, supposedly controls evil by throwing lightning. The Jersey Devil is said to roam the Pine Barrens of South Jersey, terrorizing anyone who crosses its path. And the cryptic warnings of Mothman have worried residents of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, since the 1960s. In A Guide to Sky Monsters: Thunderbirds, the Jersey Devil, Mothman, and Other Flying Cryptids, authors T. S. Mart and Mel Cabre introduce 20 flying cryptids with legends that span the United States. With 70 hand-drawn illustrations, A Guide to Sky Monsters details our fascination with these creatures and describes both historical evidence found in the fossil record and the specifics of modern-day sightings. By studying the fact, fiction, and pop culture surrounding these notorious beasts, Mart and Cabre help us lean into the question, "What if?"A Guide to Sky Monsters, perfect for the believer and skeptic alike, addresses the wider truths about flying cryptids and leaves us all to wonder whether that breeze was the wind or a wing.Trade Review"Winged cryptids are a mainstay of forteana, and appear in may guises across the world. This book concentrates initially on American examples, but offers more than just a basic listing and description of various crypto-species."—Richard Samuels, Magonia Review"After surveying the world of hairy humanoids in their debut book, The Legend of Bigfoot, the motherdaughter team of TS Mart and Mel Cabre next turn their attention skyward for a similar survey of winged things in their A Guide To Sky Monsters. . . . Beyond reviewing these American monsters' familiar origins and their body of lore, the authors dig a good bit deeper to provide cultural context, helping to explain the significance of, say, birds of prodigious size in Native American spiritual beliefs, while quite carefully equivocating on whether real animals gave rise to those beliefs, or if those beliefs primed people to see the animals (or believe they saw them, as the case may be). . . . If there's another Mart and Cabre book of monsters on the shelf soon, I'd welcome it. FIVE STARS"—Caleb Mozzocco, Fortean Times"A Guide to Sky Monsters by T. S. Mart and Mel Cabre does more than simply recite creepy critter stories. It's an introduction to a world you might not have realized even exists. One just above your head whose inhabitants are giant birds, terrifying demons, and creatures previously thought extinct. What T. S. and Mel do is open our minds to ideas and beasts . . . in a time where every discovery is thought to have been made. They're to be commended as much for inspiring us to seek out answers as they are for weaving together the various strands of these centuries-old mysteries."—Seth Breedlove, Small Town Media
£15.29
Bucknell University Press,U.S. Dante in Deutschland: An Itinerary of Romantic
Book SynopsisAround the turn of the nineteenth century, no task seemed more urgent to German Romantics than the creation of a new mythology. It would unite modern poets and grant them common ground, and bring philosophers and the Volk closer together. But what would a new mythology look like? Only one model sufficed, according to Friedrich Schlegel: Dante’s Divine Comedy. Through reading and juxtaposing canonical and obscure texts, Dante in Deutschland shows how Dante’s work shaped the development of German Romanticism; it argues, all the while, that the weight of Dante’s influence induced a Romantic preoccupation with authority: Who was authorized to create a mythology? This question—traced across texts by Schelling, Novalis, and Goethe—begets a Neo-Romantic fixation with Dantean authority in the mythic ventures of Gerhart Hauptmann, Rudolf Borchardt, and Stefan George. Only in Thomas Mann’s novels, DiMassa asserts, is the Romantics’ Dantean project ultimately demythologized.Trade Review“Daniel DiMassa’s masterful book traces the fate of Dante in Germany, but in doing so tells a story of Romanticism and its many afterlives in Germany. From the Brothers Schlegel to the circle around Stefan George, DiMassa traces nothing less than the persistence of myth in German letters.”— Adrian Daub, author of What Tech Calls Thinking: An Inquiry into the Intellectual Bedrock of Silicon Valley “DiMassa has brought together the long and complex history of Dante’s fascination for German writers in a lucid and stylish study. It is exhaustive in the documentation of every phase—Romanticism, the age of Goethe, on down to the political uncertainties and initiatives that followed World War I. Dante is shown to have been central to the quest for literary authority, the search for a new mythology, the potential of allegory, the need for a model of autobiographical self-presentation. It emerges convincingly that there is more Dante in the deep history of German culture than might have been expected. The large conceptions are supported by a fine grasp of the labyrinthine thinking of the Romantics and by close reading of key texts—Novalis’s ‘Hymnen an die Nacht’, Goethe’s ‘Ilmenau’, Schelling’s rarely analyzed poetry. Complexity nowhere generates obscurity. DiMassa’s text remains unpretentious and readable. He has drawn to good effect on his intimacy with two cultures.” — T.J. Reed, author of Genesis: The Making of Literary Works from Homer to Christa Wolf “An illuminating lens through which to reread the multi-faceted, discursive formation known as ‘German Romanticism.’ DiMassa shows how Dante, unlike Shakespeare and Cervantes, was not only rediscovered by the Early Romantics but crucially informed their understanding of modern literary authorship as a visionary task of myth-making. In a range of cases starting with Schelling, Novalis, and Goethe, DiMassa traces the spirit of Dante to the birth of the modern (German) literary author.” — Kirk Wetters, author of Demonic History: From Goethe to the Present “DiMassa’s erudite, intelligent, and elegantly written book offers an excellent overview of Dante’s reception in Germany in the context of Romanticism around 1800 and Neo-Romanticism in the early 20th century. He is not only very familiar with both German poetry and German literary criticism of the time; he also knows Dante’s text well.”— Vittorio Hösle, author of Dante’s "Commedia" und Goethe’s "Faust": Ein Vergleich der beiden wichtigsten philosophisc “It is still widely assumed that The Divine Comedy, given Goethe’s distaste for Dante, played little part in forming German modernity, and in shaping myths of a German return to medieval national and imperial glory. By leading us from a 1799 Jena reading circle to Stefan George and Thomas Mann, DiMassa fills in missing tranches of literary history to revise this potent, and ultimately tragic, narrative. Warmly recommended.”— David Wallace, editor of Europe: A Literary History, 1348-1418 “The German Romantics made Dante the ideal of modern poets. He became a mythical authority, with an absolute claim to the roles of truth-teller and guide. Dante in Deutschland traces this dream from its creative power to its megalomaniac tendency—a unique case of one name becoming the measure of all things.” — Stefan Matuschek, author of Der gedichtete Himmel. Eine Geschichte der RomantikTable of ContentsList of Figures List of Abbreviations A Note on Translation Introduction: Orienting Romanticism Part I: Romanticism 1. Discovering Dante and Theorizing Myth: The Schlegel Brothers and the Origins of the Romantic Project 2. Schelling, Novalis, and the Legitimation of a Dantean Mythology 3. Goethe’s Dantean Mythologies of the Self and of the World Part II: Neo-Romanticism 4. Trespassing the Sign: The Mad Flight of Gerhart Hauptmann 5. Abolishing History: New Dantean Germanies in Rudolf Borchardt and Stefan George 6. Thomas Mann and the Demythologization of Dante Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£25.19
Tiny Mole and Honey Bear Press Johnny Breadless: A Pacifist Fairy Tale
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£21.21
University of Manitoba Press Legends of the Capilano
Book SynopsisBringing the Legends home Legends of the Capilano updates E. Pauline Johnson’s 1911 classic Legends of Vancouver, restoring Johnson’s intended title for the first time. This new edition celebrates the storytelling abilities of Johnson’s Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) collaborators, Joe and Mary Capilano, and supplements the original fifteen legends with five additional stories narrated solely or in part by Mary Capilano, highlighting her previously overlooked contributions to the book. Alongside photographs and biographical entries for E. Pauline Johnson, Joe Capilano, and Mary Capilano, editor Alix Shield provides a detailed publishing history of Legends since its first appearance in 1911. Interviews with literary scholar Rick Monture (Mohawk) and archaeologist Rudy Reimer (Skwxwú7mesh) further considers the legacy of Legends in both scholars’ home communities. Compiled in consultation with the Mathias family, the direct descendants of Joe and Mary Capilano and members of the Skwxwú7mesh Nation, this edition reframes, reconnects, and reclaims the stewardship of these stories.Table of Contents Foreward Author's Foreward to the 1911 Edition Introduction E. Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake) Chief Joe Capilano (Sahp-luk) Mary Capilano (Lixwelut) From London (1906) to Vancouver (1909) "Periodicals First": Mother's Magazine and the Vancouver Daily Province The Publications of Legends (and Recovering Mary Capilano's Narrative Voice) Legends of Vancouver, or Legends of the Capilano? Legends of Vancouver: An Overview of Key Editions (1911-2013) Johnson's Final Will & Other Adaptations of Legends Legends of the Capilano: A Collaborative Approach Legends of the Capilano The Two Sisters The Siwash Rock The Recluse The Lost Salmon Run The Deep Waters The Sea-Serpent The Lost Island Point Grey The Tulameen Trail The Grey Archway Deadman's Island A Squamish Legend of Napoleon The Lure in Stanley Park Deer Lake A Royal Mohawk Chief Stories of Mary Agnes Capilano The Legend of the Two Sisters The Legend of the Squamish Twins The Legend of the Seven Swans The Legend of Lillooet Falls The Legend of the Ice Babies
£19.96
Reaktion Books Arthur: God and Hero in Avalon
Book SynopsisFor fifteen centuries, legends of King Arthur have inspired generations. In the misty past of a Britain under siege, half-remembered events became shrouded in ancient myth and folklore. The resulting tales were told and retold, until over time Arthur, Camelot, Avalon, the Round Table, the Holy Grail, Excalibur, Lancelot and Guinevere all became instantly recognizable icons. Along the way, Arthur's life and times were recast in the mould of the hero's journey: his miraculous conception at Tintagel through the magical intercession of his shaman guide, Merlin; the childhood deed of pulling the Sword from the Stone through which Arthur was anointed King; the Quest for the Holy Grail, the most sacred object in Christendom; the betrayal of Arthur by his wife and champion; and the apocalyptic battle between Good and Evil, ending with Arthur's journey to the Otherworld. Arthur: God and Hero in Avalon views Arthur in terms of comparative mythology, and argues that the Once and Future King remains relevant because his story speaks so eloquently about universal human needs and anxieties. The book discusses the tales of King Arthur, from the very earliest versions to the most recent film and television adaptations, and offers readers an insight into why Arthur remains so popular.
£15.20
Collective Ink Georgia through Earth, Fire, Air and Water
Book SynopsisDespite being located on the extreme eastern boundary of Europe, and having been frequently conquered by invading people from Asia, including Arabs, Turks, Persians, Mongols, and more recently Russians, Georgians still regard themselves very much as Europeans and it is to becoming a future member state of the EU that the majority of the people now aspire. As for the traditional folk-tales from the region, one of their main characteristics is that they are packed with action: Whilst a written, 'literary' novel or short story might devote paragraphs to descriptions of people or places, these tales usually settle for an adjective or two; 'a thick impassable forest', 'a handsome stately man', or a formula such as 'not-seen-beneath-the-sun beauty'. Many of the heroes and heroines do not even have names (Hunt, 1999, p.8). Safely cocooned, or so we like to kid ourselves, in our sanitised western urban environment, we tend to take the elements for granted. However, tales from a time when the Earth was new help to jolt us out of our daily lethargy, as do the stories in this collection - a number of which have never been translated from Georgian direct into English before.Trade ReviewMichael Berman has produced a fine collection of stories from a part of the world that deserves to be better known for its rich culture. The stories cover a wide range of topics, and make an important contribution to our understanding in the West of this treasure store of European culture. (Professor David Hunt, formerly of London Southbank University - author and translator) 'Georgia through Earth, Fire, Air and Water' presents a wonderful way of getting acquainted with the country's rich culture and traditions. This book is for those who are keen to discover a rich diversity of myths and legends interwoven with history, and are eager to explore and reflect on the powerful messages each myth carries. (Neli Kukhaleishvili, teacher trainer and Head of the Batumi branch of ETAG (English Teachers' Association of Georgia))
£11.99
Collective Ink Book of the Magical Mythical Unicorn, The: A
Book SynopsisThe Book of the Magical Mythical Unicorn is an anthology of esoteric knowledge, myths, and legends about the most magical of beasts: the mythical unicorn. Utilizing a global lens, the authors delve into the critical importance of the timeless unicorn across multiple cultures and spiritual traditions to display the transformative energy of the creature and its larger effect on humanity's consciousness. No other mythological creature is enjoying as rapid an ascent into the public eye and consciousness as the magical unicorn. The unicorn is now a fixture in contemporary pop culture. People young and old are captivated by the magical legends and mythology of the unicorn. This book explores a diverse assortment of tales about the unicorn, ranging from its presence in the Garden of Eden, its foretelling of the births of Confucius and the Buddha, its protection of India from the wrath of Genghis Khan's army, and its depiction within heraldry, including in the Scottish and British thrones. It features in-depth sections on the use of the unicorn's horn for detecting poisons and healing, the horn's connection to the opening of the third eye, and the unicorn's depictions in ancient Sumeria, Egypt, and many other early civilizations.
£10.99
Cognella, Inc An Introduction to Greek Mythology and Modern Society
Book SynopsisAn Introduction to Greek Mythology and Modern Society provides students with a collection of curated readings that discuss the placement of myths in ancient and modern societies. The anthology reveals how myths serve as tools for analysing, dissecting, and embracing the impact of past and present traditions in forming and shaping the world around us. Many of the examinations centre on the characters and events in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling, a modern and beloved tale that mirrors many themes and stories found in classic Greek myths.Unit I discusses the interpretation of myths, with articles that examine how Harry Potter is grounded in the humanistic nature of the beloved title character and other members of the wizarding community; the influences of Near Eastern mythology in Greek culture; and the birth of Hercules, a cornerstone hero within Greek mythology. Unit II draws connections between Greek gods and the wizards of Harry Potter. The readings explore the role of deities and the demand of human morality; social structures as defined by the gods; and the relationships between gods, demigods, and mortals. The final unit centres on heroes, including Achilles, Odysseus, Heracles, and Harry Potter.Featuring a unique and highly relatable approach, An Introduction to Greek Mythology and Modern Society is an ideal textbook for courses and programs in Classics, Greek mythology, and the enduring power of storytelling in society.
£63.20
Liverpool University Press The Blood on Satan's Claw
Book SynopsisWidely regarded as one of the foundational 'Unholy Trinity' of folk horror film, The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) has been comparatively over-shadowed, if not maligned, when compared to Witchfinder General (1968) and The Wicker Man (1973). While those horror bedfellows are now accepted as classics of British cinema, Piers Haggard's film remains undervalued, ironically so, given that it was Haggard who coined the term 'folk horror' in relation to his film. In this Devil's Advocate, David Evans-Powell explores the place of the film in the wider context of the folk horror sub-genre; its use of a seventeenth-century setting (which it shares with contemporaries such as Witchfinder General and Cry of the Banshee) in contrast to the generic nineteenth-century locales of Hammer; the influences of contemporary counter-culture and youth movement on the film; the importance of localism and landscape; and the film as an expression of a wider contemporary crisis in English identity (which can also be perceived in Witchfinder General, and in contemporary TV serials such as Penda's Fen).Trade Review'It is an intriguing journey and one very well-written. The matter of film study and review can sometimes come across as too academic and dry, or too self-indulgent, saying more about the reviewer than the art under review, but Evans-Powell falls into neither of these traps. It is a fluid, informative and efficiently communicative read... it is accessible, and of interest to wider fans (and even detractors) of The Blood on Satan’s Claw.'Andy Paciorek, Horrified ‘Evans-Powell has written a powerful and fascinating monograph that is very readable. He manages to cram a lot of intriguing detail into such a short book yet it never feels as though the reader is overloaded with information, and it always feels relevant and interesting.’ Darren Charles, Folk Horror Revival‘Evans-Powell’s writing throughout this short volume is interesting and engaging as well as informative… It is clear that Evans-Powell is an extremely knowledgeable and insightful scholar.’ Marita Arvaniti, Fantastika Journal
£21.84
John Hunt Riddle of Alchemy The
Book SynopsisWhat is alchemy, exactly? Is there any empirical truth to ancient speculative pursuits toward metallic transmutation? How does alchemy intersect with Western mind sciences and science in general?
£15.19
Boydell & Brewer Ltd Myths and Legends of the British Isles
Book SynopsisTales from the dawn of Christianity to the age of the Plantagenets reveal a mythology in its time as potent as that of the classical world. The British Isles have a long tradition of tales of gods, heroes and marvels, hinting at a mythology once as relevant to the races which settled the islands as the Greek and Roman gods were to the classical world. The tales drawntogether in this book, from a wide range of medieval sources, span the centuries from the dawn of Christianity to the age of the Plantagenets. The Norse gods which peopled the Anglo-Saxon past survive in Beowulf; Cuchulainn, Taliesin and the magician Merlin take shape from Celtic mythology; and saints include Helena who brought a piece of the True Cross to Britain, and Joseph of Arimathea whose staff grew into the Glastonbury thorn. Tales of the British Arthur are followed by legends of later heroes, including Harold, Hereward and Godiva. These figures and many others were part of a familiar national mythology on which Shakespeare drew for Lear, Macbeth and Hamlet, creating the famous versions that are known today. Here the original stories are presented. RICHARD BARBER's other books include and The Knight and Chivalry.Trade ReviewOutstanding value, with its authoritative translations of Celtic, Anglo-Saxon and medieval key texts. * PENDRAGON *
£26.99
Boydell & Brewer Ltd Italian Literature II: Tristano Riccardiano
Book SynopsisText with facing translation of the earliest Italian Tristan romance, providing new evidence for the development of the Tristan strand of the Arthurian legend. This is the first English translation of the earliest Italian Tristan romance, the Tristano Riccardiano, preserved in MS 2543 of the Biblioteca Riccardiana in Florence. In Italy, Tristan was more popular than any other Arthurian hero; the French prose Tristan gained great currency, soon yielding Italian prose translations / adaptations. The Riccardiano, dating from the late 13th century, is notable for representing an early branch of the French prose Tristan, now lost. The translation offers new evidence for the development of the Tristan story in Europe, particularly in the changes it rings on the themes of love, chivalry, honor, betrayal, and adultery.In theme and narrative style the Riccardiano reflects a new audience and a new social context, that of an urban Tuscan middle class, and an important stage in the emergence of Italian prose narrative. The text and translation are presented here with an introduction, a select bibliography, and index. F. REGINA PSAKI is the Giustina Family Professor of Italian Language and Literature at the University of Oregon.Trade Review[Features] an excellent English rendering. * ENCOMIA *The translation is a wonderful read. [...] An eminently readable, usable, and careful volume. An exemplary work. * SPECULUM *[The author] is to be congratulated on bringing this mammoth task of translation to such a welcome conclusion. * MEDIUM AEVUM *
£90.00
Boydell & Brewer Ltd A Companion to the Fairy Tale
Book SynopsisOffers an excellent introduction to the work currently and historically being done on fairy tales by folk-lorists. MEDIEVAL REVIEW Introduction by Derek Brewer. This book discusses the characteristics of the traditional fairy tale in Europe and North America, and various theories of its development and interpretation. The book deals with the main collections - the Grimm brothers, Hans Andersen, Perrault and Afanes'ev - and with the development of tales in various regions of Europe, including Ireland, Wales, Scandinavia, Germany and Russia, as well as India, where it was once claimed that they originated. The subject of the fairy tale is a controversial one: problems discussed here include the relationship between tales recorded from story-tellers and literary works, the importance of printed worksfor the spread of the tales, the growth of recent examples with a feminine approach, the spread of popular tales like Cinderella, special types like the cumulative tales, possible effects of TV, and the nature of traditional plots and characters. Above all, the collection is concerned with the distribution and long survival of these tales, and the nature of their appeal. SHORTLISTED FOR THE KATHARINE BRIGGS FOLKLORE AWARD 2004. Contributors: GRAHAM ANDERSON, DAVID BLAMIRES, RUTH BOTTIGHEIMER, DEREK BREWER, MARY BROCKINGTON, ANNA CHAUDHRI, HILDA ELLIS DAVIDSON, ROBIN GWYNDAF, BENGT HOLBEK, DAVID HUNT, REIMUND KVIDELAND, PATRICIA LYSAGHT, NEIL PHILIP, JAMES RIORDAN, PAT SCHAEFER, TOM SHIPPEY, JOYCE THOMAS.Trade ReviewThis latest collection of fine essays brings a new dimension to the existing body of recent scholarship. [...] This collection of essays truly enhances what we already know about the phenomenon of fairy tales by tackling core issues raised by the exploration of the genre, and by suggesting new perspectives and insights based on amazingly rich global research. * STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE TEACHING *Sometimes refreshingly inventive, sometimes simply confirming the well known, but, in its personal refractions, always stimulating, even for the cognoscenti. * FABULA *Once upon a time, there was a clever, nuanced book. * THE FORTEAN TIMES *A remarkable store of incisive commentary, a wise review of relevant primary and secondary literature, a reminder to folklorists and readers alike of how varied this field is, and at the price a real bargain. * REFERENCE REVIEWS *Deploy[s] a detailed knowledge of publishing histories in the western world to give a fascinatingly fresh understanding of the lively interpretation of oral, literary and commercial traditions. * SCHOOL LIBRARIAN JOURNAL *Offers an excellent introduction to the work currently and historically being done on fairy tales by folk-lorists. * MEDIEVAL REVIEW *[A] collection to be greatly welcomed, as it brings together a diversity of material and discourse concerning the meaning of 'the fairy tale'.... Allows for a variety of viewpoints to be explored and the result is a deepening and a widening of knowledge and insight into this most eternal of art forms. * BÉALOIDEAS *
£23.74
Boydell & Brewer Ltd The Medieval Changeling: Health, Childcare, and
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive study of medieval changelings and associated attitudes to the health and care of children in the period. The changeling - a monstrous creature swapped for a human child by malevolent powers - is an enduring image in the popular imagination; dubbing a child a changeling is traditionally understood as a way to justify the often-violent rejection of a disabled or ailing infant. Belief in the reality of changelings is famously attested in Stephen of Bourbon's disapproving thirteenth-century account of rites at the shrine of Saint Guinefort the Holy Greyhound, where sick children were brought to be cured. However, the focus on the St. Guinefort rituals has meant some scholarly neglect of the wealth of other sources of knowledge (including mystery plays and medical texts) and the nuances with which the changeling motif was used in this period. This interdisciplinary study considers the idea of the changeling as a cultural construct through an examination of a broad range of medical, miracle, and imaginative texts, as well as the lives of three more conventional Saints, Stephen, Bartholomew and Lawrence, who, in their infancy, were said to have been replaced by a demonic changeling. The author highlights how people from all walks of life were invested in both creating and experiencing the images, texts and artefacts depicting these changelings, and examines societal tensions regarding infants and children: their health, their care, and their position within the familial unit.Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Study 1: Health and Changelings 2: Care of Changelings 3: Neglecting the Baby Conclusion Part II: Manuscript and Visual Sources Corpus of Non-Hagiographic Changeling Sources Corpus of Hagiographic Changeling Sources Notes to the Corpus of Hagiographic Changeling Sources Part III: Edited Texts and Translations Notker's Commentary on Psalm 17, verse 46 Saint Stephen Saint Bartholomew Saint Lawrence Bibliography Index
£80.75
Collective Ink Georgia Through Its Folktales – With translations
Book Synopsis'Everything shifts in the Caucasus, blown by some of the strongest winds on earth. Even the ground moves, splintered by fault lines. In early Georgian myths, it is said that when the mountains were young, they had legs - could walk from the edges of the oceans to the deserts, flirting with the low hills, shrouding them with soft clouds of love' - "Griffin", 2001, p.2. But what about those aspects of life which remain relatively constant - the traditional practices of the people, the practices that are reflected in their folktales and their folklore? It is these constants that this study concentrates on. Find out about the land with which the earliest folklore of Europe is connected - the land where Noah's Ark is said to have settled, the land of the Argonauts and of Prometheus.Trade ReviewThese charmingly illustrated stories are told and translated with enough shamanstvo to keep you reading. (David Ronder)
£11.99
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership
Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking book explains how deep-seated cultural mythologies shape contemporary global leaders and provides insights into navigating the dynamics and complexities in today's era of globalization. The authors use myths to uncover core characteristics and values from 20 different cultural contexts spanning all major regions of the world - the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, and Asia and the Pacific Rim - that have evolved over generations and continue to shape global leadership models. Commentaries are included from practicing managers and leaders to provide real world insights on the implications of the ideas discussed. International managers and executives, public officials, business consultants and corporate trainers will welcome the insights on cross-cultural leadership styles. The book will also find interest from researchers and students across a broad array of professional and social science disciplines.Trade Review'My mouth watered when first I saw the publication of this title, as it promised a next step in the exploration of cultural phenomena from within a culture's view and vision of itself.' -- George Simons, Delta Intercultural AcademyEssential reading for all practitioners and researchers who seek to gain greater insights on cultural differences and leadership competencies.' -- Rosalie Tung, Simon Fraser University, Past President, Academy of Management and author of 11 books including Learning from World Class Companies'This fascinating collection of local mythology shows how widely leadership models differ across nations, and how deeply these differences are rooted. True global leadership is based on empathy with local variety.' -- Geert Hofstede, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, author of Culture's Consequences: Comparing Values, Behaviors, Institutions and Organizations Across Nations'I have yet to come across a more captivating study of global leadership patterns. The reader is taken into largely unchartered territory linking globalisation, culture and leadership. Delving deep into folklore, mythology and spirituality we begin to understand how these are manifested in human behaviour and are exhibited in leadership styles. A must-read!' -- S. Ramadorai, CEO of Tata Consultancy ServicesTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership Eric H. Kessler, Diana J. Wong-MingJi PART I: THE AMERICAS 1. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in the United States Eric H. Kessler 2. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Canada Nina D. Cole and Rhona G. Berengut 3. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in the Caribbean Islands Betty Jane Punnett and Dion Greenidge 4. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Argentina Patricia Friedrich, Andrés Hatum and Luiz Mesquita 5. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Brazil Adriana V. Garibaldi de Hilal PART II: EUROPE 6. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Greece Theodore Peridis 7. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Germany Sonja A. Sackmann 8. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in England Romie Frederick Littrell 9. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Sweden Lena Zander and Udo Zander 10. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Poland Christopher Ziemnowicz and John Spillan PART III: AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST 11. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in South Africa David N. Abdulai 12. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Kenya Fred O. Walumbwa and George O. Ndege 13. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Iran Afsaneh Nahavandi 14. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Egypt Mohamed M. Mostafa and Diana J. Wong-MingJi 15. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Israel Shay S. Tzafrir, Aviv Barhom-Kidron and Yehuda Baruch PART IV: ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RIM 16. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in China Diana J. Wong-MingJi 17. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in India Shanthi Gopalakrishnan and Rajender Kaur 18. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Russia Stanislav V. Shekshnia, Sheila M. Puffer and Daniel J. McCarthy 19. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Japan Tomoatsu Shibata and Mitsuru Kodama 20. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Australia David Lamond Index
£132.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership
Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking book explains how deep-seated cultural mythologies shape contemporary global leaders and provides insights into navigating the dynamics and complexities in today's era of globalization. The authors use myths to uncover core characteristics and values from 20 different cultural contexts spanning all major regions of the world - the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, and Asia and the Pacific Rim - that have evolved over generations and continue to shape global leadership models. Commentaries are included from practicing managers and leaders to provide real world insights on the implications of the ideas discussed. International managers and executives, public officials, business consultants and corporate trainers will welcome the insights on cross-cultural leadership styles. The book will also find interest from researchers and students across a broad array of professional and social science disciplines.Trade Review'My mouth watered when first I saw the publication of this title, as it promised a next step in the exploration of cultural phenomena from within a culture's view and vision of itself.' -- George Simons, Delta Intercultural AcademyEssential reading for all practitioners and researchers who seek to gain greater insights on cultural differences and leadership competencies.' -- Rosalie Tung, Simon Fraser University, Past President, Academy of Management and author of 11 books including Learning from World Class Companies'This fascinating collection of local mythology shows how widely leadership models differ across nations, and how deeply these differences are rooted. True global leadership is based on empathy with local variety.' -- Geert Hofstede, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, author of Culture's Consequences: Comparing Values, Behaviors, Institutions and Organizations Across Nations'I have yet to come across a more captivating study of global leadership patterns. The reader is taken into largely unchartered territory linking globalisation, culture and leadership. Delving deep into folklore, mythology and spirituality we begin to understand how these are manifested in human behaviour and are exhibited in leadership styles. A must-read!' -- S. Ramadorai, CEO of Tata Consultancy ServicesTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership Eric H. Kessler, Diana J. Wong-MingJi PART I: THE AMERICAS 1. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in the United States Eric H. Kessler 2. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Canada Nina D. Cole and Rhona G. Berengut 3. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in the Caribbean Islands Betty Jane Punnett and Dion Greenidge 4. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Argentina Patricia Friedrich, Andrés Hatum and Luiz Mesquita 5. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Brazil Adriana V. Garibaldi de Hilal PART II: EUROPE 6. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Greece Theodore Peridis 7. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Germany Sonja A. Sackmann 8. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in England Romie Frederick Littrell 9. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Sweden Lena Zander and Udo Zander 10. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Poland Christopher Ziemnowicz and John Spillan PART III: AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST 11. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in South Africa David N. Abdulai 12. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Kenya Fred O. Walumbwa and George O. Ndege 13. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Iran Afsaneh Nahavandi 14. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Egypt Mohamed M. Mostafa and Diana J. Wong-MingJi 15. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Israel Shay S. Tzafrir, Aviv Barhom-Kidron and Yehuda Baruch PART IV: ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RIM 16. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in China Diana J. Wong-MingJi 17. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in India Shanthi Gopalakrishnan and Rajender Kaur 18. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Russia Stanislav V. Shekshnia, Sheila M. Puffer and Daniel J. McCarthy 19. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Japan Tomoatsu Shibata and Mitsuru Kodama 20. Cultural Mythology and Global Leadership in Australia David Lamond Index
£48.40
Reaktion Books From Demons to Dracula: The Creation of the
Book SynopsisIn blood-soaked lore handed down the centuries, the vampire is a monster of endless fascination: from Bram Stoker's "Dracula" to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", this seductive lover of blood haunts popular culture and inhabits our darkest imaginings. The history of the vampire is a compelling tale that is now documented in "From Demons to Dracula", which reveals why the vampire myth and this creature of the undead fascinates us. Beresford's chronicle roams from the mountains of Eastern Europe, to the foggy streets of Victorian England, to Hollywood film, as he investigates the portrayal of the vampire in history, literature and art. Investigating the historical "Dracula", "Vlad the Impaler", and his status as a national hero in Romania, Beresford endeavours to winnow out truths from the complex legend and folklore. "From Demons to Dracula" tracks the evolution of the vampire, drawing on classical Greek and Roman myths, witch trials and medieval plagues, Gothic literature and even contemporary works such as Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire and Elizabeth Kostova's "The Historian". Beresford also looks at the widespread impact of screen vampires from television shows, classic movies starring Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee, and more recent films such as "Underworld" and "Blade". Whether as a demon of the underworld or a light-fearing hunter of humans, the vampire has endured through the centuries, the book reveals, as a powerful symbolic figure for human concerns with life, death and the afterlife. Wide-ranging and engrossing, "From Demons to Dracula" casts this bloodthirsty nightstalker as a remarkably complex and telling totem of our nightmares, real and imagined.Trade ReviewPlease visit the From Demons to Dracula website here 'The vampire of antiquity was a ghost, who became enfleshed as the revenant, the ghoul; then, particularly in eastern Europe, it turned into a blood-sucker. Under the ministrations of western novelists, he pupated into the seductive, cape-wearing aristocrat of modern myth. This process Matthew Beresford delineates with great clarity ... fascinating. Independent on Sunday Aficionados of vampire culture will probably find little to surprise them in this fascinating study, but the rest of us will remain gripped throughout ... This is a fun study but it's also, as Beresford says, a study in our fears, and ultimately, our fear of death. The Herald, Glasgow
£19.95
Huia Publishers People of the Land: Images and Proverbs of
Book SynopsisThis is a fully illustrated collection of poignant pepeha (M?ori proverbs) explained in English.
£18.66
Memorial University Press Strange Terrain: The Fairy World in Newfoundland
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£19.94
Classical Press of Wales Herakles and Hercules
Book SynopsisHerakles and Hercules: two names for a figure of pervasive appeal in Antiquity. He was a hero of myth and a god with cult associations. He was ancestor of Macedonian kings, patron of Carthaginian generals and of Roman emperors, and a role model for Stoic philosophers.
£54.00
West Virginia University Press itches, Ghosts, and Signs: Folklore of the
Book SynopsisWitches, Ghosts, and Signs: Folklore of the Southern Appalachians by the renowned West Virginia folklorist and former West Virginia University English professor Patrick W. Gainer not only highlights stories that both amuse and raise goosebumps, but also begins with a description of the people and culture of the state. Based on material Gainer collected from over fifty years of field research in West Virginia and the region, Witches, Ghosts, and Signs presents the rich heritage of the southern Appalachians in a way that has never been equaled. Strange and supernatural tales of ghosts, witches, hauntings, disappearances, and unexplained murders that have been passed down from generation to generation from as far back as the earliest settlers in the region are included in this collection that will send chills down the spine.
£16.11
University Press of Mississippi Public Folklore
Book SynopsisA landmark volume exploring the public presentation and application of folk culture in collaboration with communities, Public Folklore is available again with a new introduction discussing recent trends and scholarship. Editors Robert Baron and Nick Spitzer provide theoretical framing to contributions from leaders of major American folklife programs and preeminent folklore scholars, including Roger D. Abrahams, Robert Cantwell, Gerald L. Davis, Archie Green, Bess Lomax Hawes, Richard Kurin, Daniel Sheehy, and Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gim-blett. Their essays present vivid accounts of public folklore prac-tice in a wide range of settings-nineteenth-century world\'s fairs and minstrel shows, festivals, mu-seums, international cultural ex-change programs, concert stages, universities, and hospitals. Drawing from case studies, historical analyses, and their own experiences as advocates, field re-searchers, and presenters, the es-sayists recast the history of folk-lore in terms of public practice, while discussing standards for presentation to new audiences. They approach engagement with tradition bearers as requiring collaboration and dialogue. They critically examine who has the authority to represent folk culture, the ideologies informing these representations, and the effect upon folk artists of encountering revived and new audiences within and beyond their own communities. In discussions of the relationship between public practice and the academy, this volume also offers new models for integrating public folklore training within graduate studies. Robert Baron directs the Folk Arts Program at the New York State Council on the Arts and has been a non-resident Fellow at the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard University. Nick Spitzer is host and creator of public radio\'s American Routes and folklore professor at the University of New Orleans.
£19.96
Makwa Enewed Bkejwanong Dbaajmowinan/Stories of Where the
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£27.92
University of North Texas Press Fiestas in Laredo Volume 30: Matachines,
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£25.20
University of North Texas Press Gather 'Round Volume 73: Gatherings in Texas and the Southwest
£23.96
Rutgers University Press Race and Nation in Puerto Rican Folklore: Franz
Book SynopsisRace and Nation in Puerto Rican Folklore: Franz Boas and John Alden Mason in Porto Rico explores the historic research trip taken to Puerto Rico in 1915. As a component of the Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Boas intended to perform field research in the areas of anthropology and ethnography while other scientists explored the island’s natural resources. A young anthropologist working under Boas, John Alden Mason, rescued hundreds of oral folklore samples, ranging from popular songs, poetry, conundrums, sayings, and, most particularly, folktales while documenting native Puerto Rican cultural practices. Through his extensive excursions, Mason came in touch with the rural lives of Puerto Rican peasants, the jíbaros, who served as both his cultural informants and writers of the folklore samples. These stories, many of which are still part of the island’s literary traditions and collected in a bilingual companion volume by Rafael Ocasio, reflect a strong Puerto Rican identity coalescing in the face of the U.S. political intervention on the island. A fascinating slice of Puerto Rican history and culture sure to delight any reader! Trade Review"Race and Nation in Puerto Rican Folklore is a must-read for those interested in the cultural layout of early twentieth-century Puerto Rico and its burgeoning, sociopolitical consciousness. Ocasio expertly traces the multicultural artifacts of oral transmission collected by ‘the Father of American Anthropology,’ Franz Boas and his mentee, John Alden Mason, on the Island at the turn of the century, revealing the relationship between those texts and Boricua identity." -- Angie Willis * co-author of forthcoming Reinaldo Arenas, Pedagogue: Readings for a Post-Fidel Castro Era *"Rafael Ocasio's Race and Nation in Puerto Rican Folklore will be of significant interest to students of Puerto Rican culture and history as it skillfully revives important events involving the U.S. and Puerto Rico that have lost definition with the passing of time, even if they have not lost relevance. The author brings to bear on an anthropological topic his unique talent for literary and cultural criticism." -- Rudyard Alcocer * author of Time Travel in the Latin American & Caribbean Imagination: Re-reading History *"Race and Nation in Puerto Rican Folklore fills in gaps both in the historiography of Puerto Rican cultural history and in the history of folkloristics in the United States. Necessary and timely issues of race, colonialism, and class as they affected the collecting and editing processes are addressed in detail. Issues of gender inequality and the effects of not including adult women in the collection, are mentioned but not unpacked at the same level." * Journal of Folklore Research *"Greyhound Grad Publishes Two Books Focused on Puerto Rican Folklore," by Desiree Cooper * Eastern New Mexico University *"For all these dazzling discoveries made with academic and intellectual rigor, you have to read this new book by Rafael Ocasio. I read it with interest, with amazement and, above all, with gratitude." * Centro Journal *"Race & Nation in Puerto Rican Folklore, Ocasio, then, makes his impact on the future of his island, as well as on a future in which we study and document small, still colonized, nations, and by doing so state that they are not expendable. That no nation is." * South Atlantic Review *"Race and Nation in Puerto Rican Folklore is a must-read for those interested in the cultural layout of early twentieth-century Puerto Rico and its burgeoning, sociopolitical consciousness. Ocasio expertly traces the multicultural artifacts of oral transmission collected by ‘the Father of American Anthropology,’ Franz Boas and his mentee, John Alden Mason, on the Island at the turn of the century, revealing the relationship between those texts and Boricua identity." -- Angie Willis * co-author of forthcoming Reinaldo Arenas, Pedagogue: Readings for a Post-Fidel Castro Era *"Rafael Ocasio's Race and Nation in Puerto Rican Folklore will be of significant interest to students of Puerto Rican culture and history as it skillfully revives important events involving the U.S. and Puerto Rico that have lost definition with the passing of time, even if they have not lost relevance. The author brings to bear on an anthropological topic his unique talent for literary and cultural criticism." -- Rudyard Alcocer * author of Time Travel in the Latin American & Caribbean Imagination: Re-reading History *"Race and Nation in Puerto Rican Folklore fills in gaps both in the historiography of Puerto Rican cultural history and in the history of folkloristics in the United States. Necessary and timely issues of race, colonialism, and class as they affected the collecting and editing processes are addressed in detail. Issues of gender inequality and the effects of not including adult women in the collection, are mentioned but not unpacked at the same level." * Journal of Folklore Research *"Greyhound Grad Publishes Two Books Focused on Puerto Rican Folklore," by Desiree Cooper * Eastern New Mexico University *"For all these dazzling discoveries made with academic and intellectual rigor, you have to read this new book by Rafael Ocasio. I read it with interest, with amazement and, above all, with gratitude." * Centro Journal *"Race Nation in Puerto Rican Folklore, Ocasio, then, makes his impact on the future of his island, as well as on a future in which we study and document small, still colonized, nations, and by doing so state that they are not expendable. That no nation is." * South Atlantic Review *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction: Retention and Reinvention of Puerto Rican Oral Folklore Tales 1 Porto Rico as a Colonial Scientific Laboratory: Documenting Puerto Rican Oral Folklore Part I: The Island of Porto Rico in the U.S. Public Eye Part II: Identifying Porto Rican Folklore: The Compilation Process 2 A Post-Spanish American War National Identity: Editing Puerto Rican Folktales in a Socio-Political Vacuum Part I: Arguing about La Raza and a Native Puerto Rican Culture Part II: Editing in a Socio-Political Vacuum: Personal and Professional Differences 3 Jíbaros’ Authorship through Self-Literary Characterization Part I: A Countryside-inspired Folklore through Jíbaros’ Authorship Part II: Juan Bobo and Other Native Picaresque Characters: Surviving the Rural Campo 4 Telling a Story about Class and Ethnicity through Fairy Tales, Cuentos puertorriqueños and Leyendas Part I: Expressing Jíbaro Cultural Values through Native Oral Folklore Part II: El campo as a Site of Puerto Rican Identity in Cuentos de encantamiento, Cuentos puertorriqueños and Leyendas puertorriqueñas 5 An (Un)colored Puerto Rican Culture: Unpublished Negro Fieldwork in Old Loíza Part I: Loíza as a Site of an Afro-Puerto Rican Culture Part II: Reconstructing A Post-Slavery Afro-Puerto Rican Popular Folklore: The Unpublished Field Notes 6 Tropicalizing the Puerto Rican Racial Past: The Quest of an Indian Area Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£30.40
Rutgers University Press Race and Nation in Puerto Rican Folklore: Franz
Book SynopsisRace and Nation in Puerto Rican Folklore: Franz Boas and John Alden Mason in Porto Rico explores the historic research trip taken to Puerto Rico in 1915. As a component of the Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Boas intended to perform field research in the areas of anthropology and ethnography while other scientists explored the island’s natural resources. A young anthropologist working under Boas, John Alden Mason, rescued hundreds of oral folklore samples, ranging from popular songs, poetry, conundrums, sayings, and, most particularly, folktales while documenting native Puerto Rican cultural practices. Through his extensive excursions, Mason came in touch with the rural lives of Puerto Rican peasants, the jíbaros, who served as both his cultural informants and writers of the folklore samples. These stories, many of which are still part of the island’s literary traditions and collected in a bilingual companion volume by Rafael Ocasio, reflect a strong Puerto Rican identity coalescing in the face of the U.S. political intervention on the island. A fascinating slice of Puerto Rican history and culture sure to delight any reader! Trade Review"Race and Nation in Puerto Rican Folklore is a must-read for those interested in the cultural layout of early twentieth-century Puerto Rico and its burgeoning, sociopolitical consciousness. Ocasio expertly traces the multicultural artifacts of oral transmission collected by ‘the Father of American Anthropology,’ Franz Boas and his mentee, John Alden Mason, on the Island at the turn of the century, revealing the relationship between those texts and Boricua identity." -- Angie Willis * co-author of forthcoming Reinaldo Arenas, Pedagogue: Readings for a Post-Fidel Castro Era *"Rafael Ocasio's Race and Nation in Puerto Rican Folklore will be of significant interest to students of Puerto Rican culture and history as it skillfully revives important events involving the U.S. and Puerto Rico that have lost definition with the passing of time, even if they have not lost relevance. The author brings to bear on an anthropological topic his unique talent for literary and cultural criticism." -- Rudyard Alcocer * author of Time Travel in the Latin American & Caribbean Imagination: Re-reading History *"Race and Nation in Puerto Rican Folklore fills in gaps both in the historiography of Puerto Rican cultural history and in the history of folkloristics in the United States. Necessary and timely issues of race, colonialism, and class as they affected the collecting and editing processes are addressed in detail. Issues of gender inequality and the effects of not including adult women in the collection, are mentioned but not unpacked at the same level." * Journal of Folklore Research *"Greyhound Grad Publishes Two Books Focused on Puerto Rican Folklore," by Desiree Cooper * Eastern New Mexico University *"For all these dazzling discoveries made with academic and intellectual rigor, you have to read this new book by Rafael Ocasio. I read it with interest, with amazement and, above all, with gratitude." * Centro Journal *"Race & Nation in Puerto Rican Folklore, Ocasio, then, makes his impact on the future of his island, as well as on a future in which we study and document small, still colonized, nations, and by doing so state that they are not expendable. That no nation is." * South Atlantic Review *"Race and Nation in Puerto Rican Folklore is a must-read for those interested in the cultural layout of early twentieth-century Puerto Rico and its burgeoning, sociopolitical consciousness. Ocasio expertly traces the multicultural artifacts of oral transmission collected by ‘the Father of American Anthropology,’ Franz Boas and his mentee, John Alden Mason, on the Island at the turn of the century, revealing the relationship between those texts and Boricua identity." -- Angie Willis * co-author of forthcoming Reinaldo Arenas, Pedagogue: Readings for a Post-Fidel Castro Era *"Rafael Ocasio's Race and Nation in Puerto Rican Folklore will be of significant interest to students of Puerto Rican culture and history as it skillfully revives important events involving the U.S. and Puerto Rico that have lost definition with the passing of time, even if they have not lost relevance. The author brings to bear on an anthropological topic his unique talent for literary and cultural criticism." -- Rudyard Alcocer * author of Time Travel in the Latin American & Caribbean Imagination: Re-reading History *"Race and Nation in Puerto Rican Folklore fills in gaps both in the historiography of Puerto Rican cultural history and in the history of folkloristics in the United States. Necessary and timely issues of race, colonialism, and class as they affected the collecting and editing processes are addressed in detail. Issues of gender inequality and the effects of not including adult women in the collection, are mentioned but not unpacked at the same level." * Journal of Folklore Research *"Greyhound Grad Publishes Two Books Focused on Puerto Rican Folklore," by Desiree Cooper * Eastern New Mexico University *"For all these dazzling discoveries made with academic and intellectual rigor, you have to read this new book by Rafael Ocasio. I read it with interest, with amazement and, above all, with gratitude." * Centro Journal *"Race Nation in Puerto Rican Folklore, Ocasio, then, makes his impact on the future of his island, as well as on a future in which we study and document small, still colonized, nations, and by doing so state that they are not expendable. That no nation is." * South Atlantic Review *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction: Retention and Reinvention of Puerto Rican Oral Folklore Tales 1 Porto Rico as a Colonial Scientific Laboratory: Documenting Puerto Rican Oral Folklore Part I: The Island of Porto Rico in the U.S. Public Eye Part II: Identifying Porto Rican Folklore: The Compilation Process 2 A Post-Spanish American War National Identity: Editing Puerto Rican Folktales in a Socio-Political Vacuum Part I: Arguing about La Raza and a Native Puerto Rican Culture Part II: Editing in a Socio-Political Vacuum: Personal and Professional Differences 3 Jíbaros’ Authorship through Self-Literary Characterization Part I: A Countryside-inspired Folklore through Jíbaros’ Authorship Part II: Juan Bobo and Other Native Picaresque Characters: Surviving the Rural Campo 4 Telling a Story about Class and Ethnicity through Fairy Tales, Cuentos puertorriqueños and Leyendas Part I: Expressing Jíbaro Cultural Values through Native Oral Folklore Part II: El campo as a Site of Puerto Rican Identity in Cuentos de encantamiento, Cuentos puertorriqueños and Leyendas puertorriqueñas 5 An (Un)colored Puerto Rican Culture: Unpublished Negro Fieldwork in Old Loíza Part I: Loíza as a Site of an Afro-Puerto Rican Culture Part II: Reconstructing A Post-Slavery Afro-Puerto Rican Popular Folklore: The Unpublished Field Notes 6 Tropicalizing the Puerto Rican Racial Past: The Quest of an Indian Area Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£107.20
Rutgers University Press On the Turtle's Back: Stories the Lenape Told
Book SynopsisThe Lenape tribe, also known as the Delaware Nation, lived for centuries on the land that English colonists later called New Jersey. But once America gained its independence, they were forced to move further west: to Indiana, then Missouri, and finally to the territory that became Oklahoma. These reluctant migrants were not able to carry much from their ancestral homeland, but they managed to preserve the stories that had been passed down for generations. On the Turtle’s Back is the first collection of Lenape folklore, originally compiled by anthropologist M. R. Harrington over a century ago but never published until now. In it, the Delaware share their cherished tales about the world’s creation, epic heroes, and ordinary human foibles. It features stories told to Harrington by two Lenape couples, Julius and Minnie Fouts and Charles and Susan Elkhair, who sought to officially record their legends before their language and cultural traditions died out. More recent interviews with Lenape elders are also included, as their reflections on hearing these stories as children speak to the status of the tribe and its culture today. Together, they welcome you into their rich and wondrous imaginative world. Trade ReviewExclusive Interview on All of It with Alison Stewart: "A New Collection of Lenape Folklore" * WNYC *“With On the Turtle’s Back, Camilla Townsend and Nicky Kay Michael offer a stunning edition of Lenape stories that have been told through centuries of cultural practice. They outline key historical struggles in Lenape history to contextualize the meaningfulness of the survivance of those stories. They draw together creation, big house, learning, and other stories. “Told [to] their grandchildren” gestures to a past in which Lenape cared for their stories and a future in which those stories are still meaningful. It is the book I have yearned for as a Lenape person and scholar.” -- Joanne Barker * (Lenape [Delaware Tribe of Indians]), author of Red Scare: The Empire’s Indigenous Terrorist and Nat *“On the Turtle’s Back offers an engaging and previously unpublished collection of Lenape/Delaware stories narrated in the early twentieth century. The scholarship is strong, and the research is impressive; there is no comparable volume in the field.” -- Jean R. Soderlund * author of Separate Paths: Lenapes and Colonists in West New Jersey *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction: The Storytellers’ History 1 Creation Stories The Turtle’s Back The Seven Stars The Snow and Ice Boy The Girl Who Sounds the Thunders A Snake Legend [Julius Fouts] The Disappearance of Corn [Charles Elkhair] 2 Big House Stories The Misingwe [Charles Elkhair] Vision on the Kansas River [Charles Elkhair] The Future of the Big House [Charles Elkhair and Julius Fouts] Delaware Church [Julius Fouts] 3 Culture Heroes Ball Player [Julius Fouts] The Big Fish [Charles Elkhair] Wehixamukes (Strong Man) [Charles Elkhair] 4 Humans Learning Lessons Rock-Shut-Up [Charles Elkhair] Little Masks [Julius Fouts] He Is Everywhere (Wē ma tī gŭnīs) [Julius Fouts] 5 Talking to the Dead First Cause of the Feast for the Dead [Minnie Fouts] Talking to the Dead [Susan Elkhair] Lost Boy [Charles Elkhair’s daughter?] Otter Hide [Charles Elkhair?] 6 The Coming of the Whites The Coming of the White Men [Julius Fouts] Origination of White Men [Julius Fouts] Whites & Indians [Charles Elkhair] 7 Tales of Ordinary Life A Child’s Life [Julius Fouts] The Three Clans [Julius Fouts] The Origin of Stories An Afterword in Three Parts I What Happened to the Storytellers? II Four Elders at the End of the Twentieth Century Rosetta Coffey (September 17, 1997) Pat Donnell (September 20, 1997) Joanna Nichol (October 11, 1997) Bonnie Thaxton (August 19, 1997) III Today Appendix A: The Turtle’s Back (Iroquoian and Munsee Versions) Appendix B: Dutch Arrival at Manhattan (John Heckewelder’s Version) Appendix C: The Woman Who Wanted No One (as told to Truman Michelson) Appendix D: Elected Leaders of the Delaware Tribe of Indians, ca. 1800–Present Acknowledgments Glossary Notes Bibliography Index
£19.79
Rutgers University Press On the Turtle's Back: Stories the Lenape Told
Book SynopsisThe Lenape tribe, also known as the Delaware Nation, lived for centuries on the land that English colonists later called New Jersey. But once America gained its independence, they were forced to move further west: to Indiana, then Missouri, and finally to the territory that became Oklahoma. These reluctant migrants were not able to carry much from their ancestral homeland, but they managed to preserve the stories that had been passed down for generations. On the Turtle’s Back is the first collection of Lenape folklore, originally compiled by anthropologist M. R. Harrington over a century ago but never published until now. In it, the Delaware share their cherished tales about the world’s creation, epic heroes, and ordinary human foibles. It features stories told to Harrington by two Lenape couples, Julius and Minnie Fouts and Charles and Susan Elkhair, who sought to officially record their legends before their language and cultural traditions died out. More recent interviews with Lenape elders are also included, as their reflections on hearing these stories as children speak to the status of the tribe and its culture today. Together, they welcome you into their rich and wondrous imaginative world. Trade Review“With On the Turtle’s Back, Camilla Townsend and Nicky Kay Michael offer a stunning edition of Lenape stories that have been told through centuries of cultural practice. They outline key historical struggles in Lenape history to contextualize the meaningfulness of the survivance of those stories. They draw together creation, big house, learning, and other stories. “Told [to] their grandchildren” gestures to a past in which Lenape cared for their stories and a future in which those stories are still meaningful. It is the book I have yearned for as a Lenape person and scholar.”— Joanne Barker, (Lenape [Delaware Tribe of Indians]), author of Red Scare: The Empire’s Indigenous Terrorist and Nat Exclusive Interview on All of It with Alison Stewart: "A New Collection of Lenape Folklore"— WNYC “On the Turtle’s Back offers an engaging and previously unpublished collection of Lenape/Delaware stories narrated in the early twentieth century. The scholarship is strong, and the research is impressive; there is no comparable volume in the field.” — Jean R. Soderlund, author of Separate Paths: Lenapes and Colonists in West New JerseyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction: The Storytellers’ History 1 Creation Stories The Turtle’s Back The Seven Stars The Snow and Ice Boy The Girl Who Sounds the Thunders A Snake Legend [Julius Fouts] The Disappearance of Corn [Charles Elkhair] 2 Big House Stories The Misingwe [Charles Elkhair] Vision on the Kansas River [Charles Elkhair] The Future of the Big House [Charles Elkhair and Julius Fouts] Delaware Church [Julius Fouts] 3 Culture Heroes Ball Player [Julius Fouts] The Big Fish [Charles Elkhair] Wehixamukes (Strong Man) [Charles Elkhair] 4 Humans Learning Lessons Rock-Shut-Up [Charles Elkhair] Little Masks [Julius Fouts] He Is Everywhere (Wē ma tī gŭnīs) [Julius Fouts] 5 Talking to the Dead First Cause of the Feast for the Dead [Minnie Fouts] Talking to the Dead [Susan Elkhair] Lost Boy [Charles Elkhair’s daughter?] Otter Hide [Charles Elkhair?] 6 The Coming of the Whites The Coming of the White Men [Julius Fouts] Origination of White Men [Julius Fouts] Whites & Indians [Charles Elkhair] 7 Tales of Ordinary Life A Child’s Life [Julius Fouts] The Three Clans [Julius Fouts] The Origin of Stories An Afterword in Three Parts I What Happened to the Storytellers? II Four Elders at the End of the Twentieth Century Rosetta Coffey (September 17, 1997) Pat Donnell (September 20, 1997) Joanna Nichol (October 11, 1997) Bonnie Thaxton (August 19, 1997) III Today Appendix A: The Turtle’s Back (Iroquoian and Munsee Versions) Appendix B: Dutch Arrival at Manhattan (John Heckewelder’s Version) Appendix C: The Woman Who Wanted No One (as told to Truman Michelson) Appendix D: Elected Leaders of the Delaware Tribe of Indians, ca. 1800–Present Acknowledgments Glossary Notes Bibliography Index
£44.20
Rutgers University Press Folk Stories from the Hills of Puerto Rico /
Book SynopsisThis exciting new anthology gathers together Puerto Rican folktales that were passed down orally for generations before finally being transcribed beginning in 1914 by the team of famous anthropologist Franz Boas. These charming tales give readers a window into the imaginations and aspirations of Puerto Rico’s peasants, the Jíbaro. Some stories provide a distinctive Caribbean twist on classic tales including “Snow White” and “Cinderella.” Others fictionalize the lives of local historical figures, such as infamous pirate Roberto Cofresí, rendered here as a Robin Hood figure who subverts the colonial social order. The collection also introduces such beloved local characters as Cucarachita Martina, the kind cockroach who falls in love with Ratoncito Pérez, her devoted mouse husband who brings her delicious food. Including a fresh English translation of each folktale as well as the original Spanish version, the collection also contains an introduction from literary historian Rafael Ocasio that highlights the historical importance of these tales and the Jíbaro cultural values they impart. These vibrant, funny, and poignant stories will give readers unique insights into Puerto Rico’s rich cultural heritage. Esta nueva y emocionante antología reúne cuentos populares puertorriqueños que fueron transmitidos oralmente durante generaciones antes de ser finalmente transcritos comenzando en 1914 por el equipo del famoso antropólogo Franz Boas. Estos encantadores cuentos ofrecen a los lectores un vistazo a la imaginación y las aspiraciones de los jíbaros, los campesinos de Puerto Rico. Algunas historias brindan un distintivo toque caribeño a cuentos clásicos como "Blanca Nieves" y "Cenicienta". Otros ficcionalizan la vida de personajes históricos locales, como el famoso pirata Roberto Cofresí, representado como una figura al estilo de Robin Hood, quien subvierte el orden social colonial. La colección también presenta personajes locales tan queridos como Cucarachita Martina, la amable cucaracha que se enamora de Ratoncito Pérez, su devoto esposo ratón que le trae deliciosa comida. Incluyendo una nueva traducción al inglés de estos cuentos populares, así como las versiones originales en español, la colección también contiene una introducción del historiador literario Rafael Ocasio, quien destaca la importancia histórica de estos cuentos y los valores culturales del jíbaro que éstos imparten en los relatos. Estas historias vibrantes, divertidas y conmovedoras brindarán a los lectores una visión única de la rica herencia cultural de Puerto Rico.Introducción en español (https://d3tto5i5w9ogdd.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/03154419/Ocasio_Cuentos_Intro_Espan%CC%83ol.pdf)Rafael Ocasio will discussing his book, 'Folk Stories from the Hills of Puerto Rico / Cuentos folklóricos de las montañas de Puerto Rico' at Biblioteca Juvenil de Mayagüez in Puerto Rico (https://youtu.be/o6Tub094EoI)Trade Review"Rafael Ocasio’s unique bilingual anthology, Folk Stories from the Hills of Puerto Rico, is a treasure of delectable and profound tales collected at the beginning of the twentieth century. Moreover, Ocasio’s comprehensive introduction and notes about the history of these tales fills a gap in our understanding of the unusual contribution made by Puerto Rican peasants to the island’s cultural tradition. In short, this is a significant and remarkable book that will bring joy to readers." -- Jack Zipes * translator and editor of The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: The Complete First *"Esta excepcional antología bilingüe por Rafael Ocasio, Cuentos folklóricos de las montañas de Puerto Rico, es un tesoro de sabrosos e intensos cuentos recopilados a principios del siglo XX. Además, la amplia introducción de Ocasio y sus notas sobre la historia de estos cuentos llenan un vacío sobre nuestra comprensión de la inusual contribución realizada por los campesinos puertorriqueños a la tradición cultural de la isla. En resumen, este es un libro significativo y extraordinario que llenará de alegría a sus lectores." -- Jack Zipes * traductor y editor, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: The Complete First Edit *"The tales collected in this volume highlight Jibaro ingenuity, courage, and resilience while illuminating Puerto Rican traditions and values that contextualize the time in which they were collected. Like the jewels excavated by the legendary pirate Contreras, these folk stories are still 'very pretty and very valuable,' and they demand to be shared." -- Lorraine M. López * author of Rituals of Movement in the Writing of Judith Ortiz Cofer *"Los cuentos recogidos en este volumen resaltan el ingenio, el coraje y la resiliencia del jíbaro, al tiempo que iluminan las tradiciones y valores puertorriqueños que contextualizan el tiempo en que fueron recogidos. Al igual que las joyas excavadas por el legendario pirata Contreras, estas historias populares siguen siendo 'muy bonitas y muy valiosas,' y exigen ser compartidas." -- Lorraine M. López * autora de Rituals of Movement in the Writing of Judith Ortiz Cofer *"Presentan Libro Sobre Los Cuentos Folklóricos de Puerto Rico" * Periodico Vision de Mayaguez *Highlighted as the author of Folk Tales from the Hills of Puerto Rico/Cuentos folklóricos de las montañas de Puerto Rico * CARICON 2021 Magazine *"Popular Puerto Rican folklore to be shared in the Caribbean, North and Latin America." * Caribbean Magazine *"Greyhound Grad Publishes Two Books Focused on Puerto Rican Folklore," by Desiree Cooper * Eastern New Mexico University *"Mapping Puerto Rico Through Folklore," an interview with Rafael Ocasio * The Caribbean Science Fiction Network *Podcast and interview, “Cuentos folklóricos de las montañas de Puerto Rico”, Mirada Científica. Episodo Desinformación – Narrativas * Mirada Científica podcast *"Bilingual folklore book sheds light on Puerto Rican cultural identity," by John McPhaul * The San Juan Daily Star *Historias 157 - Rural Folktales and Empire in Puerto Rico with Rafa Ocasio * Historias podcast *Table of ContentsA Note on the Stories Introduction 1 Jíbaro Readaptations of Fairy Tales: Snow White and la Cenizosa (Cinderella) Blanca Nieves / Snow White Blanca Nieves (1) / Snow White (1) Blanca Nieves (2) / Snow White (2) Blanca Flor / White Flower La Cenizosa / Cinderella María, la Ceninoza / María, Cinderella Rosa, la Cenizosa / Rosa, Cinderella Rosita, la Cenicienta / Rosita, Cinderella 2 Rescuing Encantados El príncipe clavel / The Carnation Prince El príncipe becerro / The Calf Prince Las tres rosas de Alejandría / The Three Roses of Alexandria Los siete cuervos / The Seven Crows El caballo misterioso / The Mysterious Horse El caballito negro / The Little Black Horse El padre y los tres hijos / The Father and the Three Sons El caballo de siete colores / The Horse of Seven Colors 3 Fantastic and Impossible Quests La flor del olivar / The Flower of the Olive Grove La joven y la serpiente / The Maiden and the Serpent Los tres trajes / The Three Dresses 4 Juan Bobo: A Deceiving TricksterJuan manda la cerda a misa / Juan Bobo Sends the Pig to Mass Juan mata la vaca / Juan Kills the Cow Juan Bobo se muere cuando el burro se tire tres pedos / Juan Bobo Dies When the Donkey Farts Three Times Juan y los objetos mágicos / Juan and the Magical Objects La olla que calienta el agua sin fuego / The Pot That Heats Water without Fire El conejo que llama a su amo / The Rabbit That Calls His Master El pito que resucita / The Whistle That Brings People Back to Life Juan y los ladrones / Juan and the Thieves 5 Beware of Strangers Los niños perdidos / The Lost Children Los niños huérfanos (1) / The Orphaned Children (1) Los niños huérfanos (2) / The Orphaned Children (2) La mata de ají / The Pepper Plant 6 El Pirata Cofresí: A National Hero and Other Notable BanditsEl niño Cofresí / The Boy Cofresí Cofresí defiende su honor / Cofresí Defends His Honor Cofresí en el palacio misterioso / Cofresí in the Mysterious Palace Recordando a Cofresí / Remembering Cofresí Contreras / Contreras 7 Brief Stories and Anecdotes Dios, el rico y el pobre / God, the Rich Man, and the Poor Man El carbonero / The Charcoal Maker La mala esposa / The Bad Wife La vieja miserable / The Miserable Old Woman Juan sabe más que el rey / Juan Knows More Than the King Juanito, el Hijo de la Burra / Juanito, the Son of the Donkey La Cucarachita Martina / Martina, the Charming Cockroach Arañita Martina y Ratoncito Pérez / Arañita Martina and Ratoncito Pérez Acknowledgments Notes Works Cited Index
£51.00
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo Masks of Charos in Modern Greek Demotic Songs –
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the figure of Charos, widespread throughout the Hellenic world, including Cyprus and the Pontus region, and the folk mythology of modern Greece. Michał Bzinkowski, analyzing Greek demotic songs, especially mirologia (dirges) and the songs of the Underworld and Charos, as well as an Acritic cycle of alleged Byzantine origin, sets out to ascertain the characteristics of this enigmatic and ambiguous personage.
£32.30
NIAS Press Oral Literature, Gender, and Precedence in East
Book SynopsisDecades of war, social upheaval and political change have not lessened the enduring interest of the people of East Timor (Timor-Leste) in their oral traditions, something they share with their neighbors in the eastern islands of Indonesia. Although oral literature continues to occupy a central place in Timorese cultures, new forms of expression are emerging (for instance via published fiction and in social media). Nonetheless, the corpus of Timorese oral narrative largely retains an underlying metaphysical unity. Among others, it continues to express indigenous notions about gender and precedence - two important sociocultural markers that are among the most prominent topics currently under discussion by scholars of the region today. What has yet to be done, however, is to bring Timorese oral narratives into mainstream social science scholarship by subjecting them to a rigorous scholarly analysis. That is the purpose of this masterly study by the veteran Timor scholar, David Hicks. Drawing upon more than a half century of fieldwork and publishing, he discusses the tropes found in and illuminating Timorese metaphysical thought and literature. No other work has discussed these tropes before nor indeed attempted to discern patterns of thought in Timorese narratives. Certainly, the study will be of interest to scholars of literature, social science, structural analysis, Indonesian cultures and philosophy, as well as to those interested in the country's colonial past and in efforts to conserve its natural environment. The book should also appeal to educated citizens of Timor-Leste; here is a work illuminating how future aspirations might be grounded in a common heritage.
£19.76
Unknown FolkTales of Kashmir
£70.20
Manohar Publishers and Distributors Tibet
£66.60
