Myths & Mythology

"African Tales"

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Olga Matich suggests that same-sex desires underlaid Russian modernists utopian proposal of abolishing the traditional procreative family in favor of erotically induced abstinence. She focuses on the later works of Tolstoy, Vladimir Solov'ev, Zinaida Gippius, Alexander Blok, and Vasilii Rozanov. With 15 b/w photographs. Paperback, 368 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 423g.

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ISBN: 029920944X
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Date: 2005 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Myths & Mythology

"Ancient Tales of Wits and Wisdom"

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Paperback, Weight: 126g.

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ISBN: 8178060728
Publisher: Unicorn Books Pvt Ltd
Date: 2007 (India)
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"An Anthology of Classical Myth"

Primary Sources in Translation

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Selections from texts composed between Archaic Age and the 4th century AD. This anthology represents ancient interpretation of myth by various allegorists, rationalists, philosophers and historians. The appendices treat evidence from inscriptions, papyri and Linear B tablets and include a thematic index, a mythological dictionary, and genealogies. With maps. Paperback, 517 pages. Size: 230 x 155 mm. Weight: 752g.

Author: (Trzaskoma, Stephen M., ed.)
ISBN: 0872207218
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Date: 2004 (United States)
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"An Anthology of Classical Myth"

Primary Sources in Translation

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Selections from texts composed between Archaic Age and the 4th century AD. This anthology represents ancient interpretation of myth by various allegorists, rationalists, philosophers and historians. The appendices treat evidence from inscriptions, papyri and Linear B tablets and include a thematic index, a mythological dictionary, and genealogies. With maps. Hardback, 517 pages. Size: 230 x 155 mm. Weight: 874g.

Author: (Trzaskoma, Stephen M., ed.)
ISBN: 0872207226
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Date: 2004 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Myths & Mythology

"A Beara Woman Talking"

Folklore From the Beara Peninsula

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A rare collection of folklore from a woman of the Beara Peninsula, Co. Cork. With illustrations, ports.. Paperback, 144 pages. Weight: 197g.

Author: (Verling, Martin, ed.)
ISBN: 1856354172
Publisher: The Mercier Press Ltd
Date: 2003 (Ireland)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Myths & Mythology

"Butterfly Mother"

Miao (Hmong) Creation Epics From Guizhou, China

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Bender, Mark (trans.) A collection of epics from the Miao (Hmong) ethnic group of southwest China. The poetic narratives, traditionally performed by two groups of singers, relate the creation of the world and the people and creatures in it. These mythic narratives serves as encyclopedias of traditional myths, legends, and folk customs of the Miao people. With 1 map. Paperback, 214 pages. Size: 215 x 140 mm. Weight: 312g.

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ISBN: 0872208494
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Date: 2006 (United States)
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"Butterfly Mother"

Miao (Hmong) Creation Epics From Guizhou, China

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Bender, Mark (trans.) A collection of epics from the Miao (Hmong) ethnic group of southwest China. The poetic narratives, traditionally performed by two groups of singers, relate the creation of the world and the peoples and creatures in it. These mythic narratives serves as encyclopedias of traditional myths, legends, and folk customs of the Miao people. With 1 map. Hardback, 214 pages. Size: 215 x 140 mm. Weight: 416g.

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ISBN: 0872208508
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Myths & Mythology

"Culture Shock! Venezuela"

A Guide to Customs and Etiquette

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"Culture Shock!" series; A guide to customs and etiquette. Expanded ed. Paperback, 130 pages. Weight: 505g.

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ISBN: 1857332687
Publisher: Kuperard
Date: 2000 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Myths & Mythology

"Dream Time"

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"Endless Path" series; More than a religion, it is the mythology, spirituality and culture that explains Australia and its people. Introducing the reader to the world of Australian Aboriginal 'Dreamtime', this book helps one learn about the culture of Dreamtime, while discovering the gods and goddesses who created them, and their intentions for humans and the cosmos. With 145. Paperback, 384 pages. Size: 170 x 160 mm. Weight: 703g.

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ISBN: 1844519740
Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing Co Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Myths & Mythology

"Early Irish Myths and Sagas"

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"Classics" series; First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world - part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly beautiful, they speak of a land of heroic battles, intense love and warrior ideals, in which the otherworld is explored and men mingle freely with the gods. With bibliography, index. Paperback, 288 pages. Size: 200 x 128 mm. Weight: 297g.

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ISBN: 0140443975
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date: 1981 (United Kingdom)
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"Fascinating Folk Tales of India"

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Paperback, Weight: 144g.

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ISBN: 8178060922
Publisher: Unicorn Books Pvt Ltd
Date: 2007 (India)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Myths & Mythology

"Folk in Print"

Scotland's Chapbook Heritage

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Though they represent a great unmined treasure-trove of history, literature and popular culture, chapbooks have been incomprehensibly and disgracefully ignored. This title presents a study of this form of publication. Paperback, Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 505g.

Author: (Cowan, E.J., ed.)
ISBN: 1904607519
Publisher: Birlinn General
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Myths & Mythology

"Gawain"

A Casebook

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"Arthurian Characters & Themes" series; Useful for students, scholars, and those interested in medieval legend, this casebook features nineteen classic and original essays on the hero of Arthurian legend. It investigates the figure of Gawain as he appears in major medieval traditions, and in modern literature and film. The introduction examines the character's evolution. Hardback, 304 pages. Size: 237 x 161 mm. Weight: 204g.

Author: (Thompson, Raymond H., ed.)
ISBN: 0415971225
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2005 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Myths & Mythology