Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)

The sagas of the ancient Narts are to the Caucasus what Greek mythology is to Western civilization.

In Grimm Legacies, esteemed literary scholar Jack Zipes explores the legacy of the Brothers Grimm in Europe and North America, from the nineteenth century to the present.

Why were Prometheus and Loki envisioned as chained to rocks?

The Origins and History of Consciousness draws on a full range of world mythology to show how individual consciousness undergoes the same archetypal stages of development as human consciousness as a whole.

An international collection of the traditional tales that inspired some of Shakespeare's greatest playsShakespeare knew a good story when he heard one, and he wasn't afraid to borrow from what he heard or read, especially traditional folktales.

Folklore and folktales belong to the oral tradition of narrative literature Folktales includes legends, fables, fairy stories, ghost stories, stories of giant sand saints, devils and spirits, husband and wife tales, short humorous tales mostly relating to local characters As such folktales is a narrative literature, having supernatural, superstitions, high imagery, glorification and many more elements.

'THE MOST FRIGHTENING NOVEL OF THE YEAR' Esquire'OLD-SCHOOL HORROR' Stephen King The Exorcist meets Lord of the Flies, by way of Midnight Mass, Boys in the Valley is a chilling folk horror set in a remote orphanage in turn of the century Pennsylvania.

The pagan mythology of the Vikings offers a rich metaphor for consciousness.

This exhaustive volume catalogs nearly three thousand demons in the mythologies and lore of virtually every ancient society and most religions.

From the earliest days of oral history to the present, the vampire myth persists among mankind's deeply-rooted fears.

Developed from an early oral storytelling tradition dating back to the dawn of European culture, this is one of the oldest and most vibrant of Europe's mythologies.

'This book is a gem that was perfectly cut to fit the Pratchett-shaped hole in my heart' C.

Arthur's stories are filled with power, magic and a lot of love and responsibilities.

Did you know that Neptune has a great underwater empire?

Gods are beings that possess great power and magic.

Did you know that folktales help your child sense connections?

There's always magic and enchantment when discussing folktales.

Why should you invest in study materials that discuss folktales?

Odin, Loki and Thor may be very popular these days because of mainstream media.

Aren't mermaids fascinating?

Discover the fairy tales of Old Europe!

Did you know that the Arthurian Folk Tales are some of the most well-known stories in the history of literature?

Would myths make great materials for story time?

A woman's envy is very much alive even in the olden times!

Here's another myth that has survived the tests of time.

What lessons can a child learn from Greek and Roman Myths?

In Greek mythology, Kronus was the son of Gaia and Uranus.

To kids, folktales are stories of magic and faraway places.

The brilliant kaleidoscope of everyday creativity in Israel is thrown into relief in this study, which teases out the abiding national tensions and contradictions at work in the expressive acts of ordinary people.

In the time of the Troubles, when bombs blew through the night and soldiers prowled down the roads, Henry Glassie came to the Irish borderland to learn how country people endure through history.

Growing old doesn't have to be seen as an eventual failure but rather as an important developmental stage of creativity.

Because clothing, food, and shelter are basic human needs, they provide excellent entries to cultural values and individual aesthetics.

Irish Fairy Tales is a retelling of ten Irish folktales by the Irish author James Stephens.

Myths of the Norsemen gathers the great narrative cycles of Scandinavian tradition: the creation of the world from Ginnungagap, the exploits of Odin, Thor, Loki, and Freyja, the doom-laden grandeur of Ragnarok, and the heroic legends surrounding the Volsungs and Nibelungs.

Offers traditional rituals and spells to help you connect with your ancestors, see your familys ancestral patterns, and change your destiny Examines the history of ancestor worship in the Slavic tradition and ancient Slavic burial and funeral customs, many of which are still practiced today in remote pockets of Russia Explores the similarities between ancestral beliefs in Haitian Vodou and the Slavic traditionRaised in the Soviet Union, where she grew up steeped in ancient Slavic magical traditions, occultist and hereditary witch Natasha Helvin reveals not only how you are continually and powerfully influenced by your ancestors but also how you can open the door to your ancestral connections in order to know who you truly are and change the course of your destiny.

The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693.

The relationship between traditional myths, fairytales and current fiction novels featuring women as crime-solvers is examined in this critical study.

2025 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLISHERS PROSE AWARDS WINNER: EUROPEAN HISTORYIn June 1609, two judges left Bordeaux for a territory at the very edge of their jurisdiction, a Basque-speaking province on the Atlantic coast called the Pays de Labourd.

Primitive art is inseparable from primitive consciousness and can be correctly understood only with the correct socio-cultural context.

Jodocus Temmes Buch 'Die Volkssagen der Altmark' ist eine faszinierende Sammlung von Volkssagen und Legenden aus der Altmark-Region in Deutschland.

The paranormal has gone mainstream.

"e;Yes, women are the greatest evil Zeus has made, and men are bound to them hand and foot with impossible knots by God.

An exploration into the beliefs and origins of the Druids, this book examines the role the Druids may have played in the story of King Arthur and the founding of Britain.

Reading these tales from Northern Malawi readers come close to watching an original performance and the tales and the songs encapsulate the essence of Malawian culture.

Wisdom of the Yawo People is a collection of traditional proverbs and stories from the Yawo people of South Eastern Africa.

This is a book about the Tonga of Northern Malawi, sometimes called the Lakeshore Tonga to distinguish them from other ethnic groups with the same name further west in Central Africa.

Tumbuka folktales are on the verge of extinction.