The story of the volsungs: With excerpts from the poetic Edda is an Old Norse saga that unites myth, legend, and heroic destiny into an enduring narrative of courage and tragedy.
An essential read for fans of OutlanderDuring the first half of the eighteenth century, Bonnie Prince Charlie and his diehard supporters the Jacobites almost changed the course of British history.
Myths and myth-makers examines the universal patterns and origins of mythological narratives through scholarly analysis of folklore traditions from diverse cultures.
An essential read for fans of OutlanderDuring the first half of the eighteenth century, Bonnie Prince Charlie and his diehard supporters the Jacobites almost changed the course of British history.
Fairy tales from the Arabian nights presents a collection of imaginative narratives drawn from a richly symbolic storytelling tradition centered on wonder, desire, and transformation.
Alaeddin and the enchanted lamp presents a set of stories shaped by the imaginative depth and moral complexity found in traditional Middle Eastern folklore.
The Algonquin legends of New England or myths and folk lore of the Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot tribes presents a rich gathering of traditional narratives drawn from Indigenous cultures of the north-eastern regions.
Fairy tales, their origin and meaning: With some account of dwellers in fairyland explores the enduring presence of traditional stories and the deeper ideas that have allowed them to persist across cultures.
The life and death of cormac the skald is a historical narrative rooted in Icelandic tradition, composed between the mid-13th and early 14th centuries and later translated in the early 20th century.
A bundle of ballads is a curated collection that brings together traditional English and Scottish ballads, capturing the richness of oral storytelling and the enduring power of folklore.
THE IRISH BESTSELLER'A dazzling modern mythology of our oldest stories, richly imagined by the very best of Irish writers' DOIREANN N GHR OFA, author of A Ghost in the Throat'Enthralling .
Deep within the ancient limestone hollows of the Ozarks, a quartz skull gleams in the darkness — a silent witness to forgotten powers and otherworldly contact.
A Long Dark Path: Halloween's Mythic TransformationFor thousands of years, humanity has walked a long dark path each autumn — a seasonal journey where the veil between worlds thins, the dead walk among the living, and the boundaries of life, death, and identity dissolve.
This is a fascinating exploration of the concept of marriage between humans and jinn, a topic that has sparked considerable debate among popular beliefs, religious interpretations, and scientific perspectives.
This classic text, now extensively updated, is your portal to the world of witchcraft past, present and future Whether you are witch-curious or a practitioner ready to connect with like-minded souls, this sumptuous guide will illuminate a thrilling space in which to deepen your craft and create magick collectively.
Todo el mundo conoce, ha oído alguna vez o tal vez incluso ha difundido historias que normalmente se engloban dentro de lo que conocemos como "leyendas urbanas", de carácter más o menos terrorífico o inquietante, o también burlón o humorístico: la chica de la curva, los animales amenazantes que surgen del inodoro, conspiraciones de toda laya.
As meigas, o Monte Pindo, os nubeiros, Brancaflor, os mouros, a herba de namorar, a Raíña Lupa, os moradores dos castros, o rato que leva os dentes das crianzas, a noite de San Xoán, as bruxas, o lobishome, os biosbardos, a estadea, o home do saco ou as cidades asolagadas son algúns dos habitantes desta «Pequena Mitoloxía de Galicia» escrita por Xosé Miranda, Antonio Reigosa e Xoán Ramiro Cuba.
Wide-ranging and provocative, #this book will fascinate all those intrigued by how we create and perpetuate our representations of folklife and culture.
Im finalen Band der "Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg" dreht sich alles um die fünf Schlösser Quitzöbel, Plaue, Hoppenrade, Liebenberg und Dreilinden.
Wide-ranging and provocative, #this book will fascinate all those intrigued by how we create and perpetuate our representations of folklife and culture.
Foregrounding the historical movements of decolonization in African intellectual traditions, this book argues that the Yoruba knowledge system grounds philosophy, history, and religious studies in aiye, the incomprehensible world.
