Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)

The island nations of the South Pacific have an incredible oral history, their folklore and myths past down through the generations.

This volume contains the complete fairy tales of the legendary Brothers Grimm.

This fascinating book looks at the myths and superstitions connected with the Welsh landscape.

In glancing at the superstitions connected with Scottish lochs and springs, we are called upon to scan a chapter of our social history not yet closed.

The Aino people of Japan are very little known and where treated as savages when discovered by western travellers.

This enchanting glossary of flowers, and their hidden meanings and symbols, is accompanied by Kate Greenaway's wonderfully rich illustrations.

Originally published in 1922, The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault is a wonderful collection of some true classics of children's literature.

Wondrous Deeds of Bygone Days - Illustrated by Harry Theaker is written by M.

This collection, Tales and Legends from India, features thirteen classic tales from the East - including 'The Noose of Fate', 'The Adventurous Brethren', 'The Flute Player', and 'The Hard-Hearted Princess'.

This collection, Children's Stories From Old British Legends, by M.

My Book of Favourite Fairy Tales is a wonderful collection of classic fairy tales such as 'Cinderella', 'Little Snow White', 'Little Red Riding Hood', 'Sleeping Beauty', 'Hansel and Gretel', 'Bluebeard', 'Thumbelina', and 'Beauty and the Beast'.

This collection, Legendary Stories of Wales is written by E.

This collection, Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights presents a re-telling of some classic Middle Eastern and South Asian folk tales by E.

A timeless exploration of the rich and colourful world of ancient mythology, offering an accessible and informative introduction to the legendary stories that have shaped Western culture and literature for centuries.

The stories in this edition of 'Japanese Fairy Tales and Legends' include: 'The Land of the Rising Sun', 'The Old Man who made Withered Trees to Bloom', 'The Marriage of the Rat's Daughter', 'The Story of Raiko and the Deamon', and many more.

The Story of Hansel and Gretel - & Other Tales By The Brothers Grimm is a fantastic collection of stories, decorated with Arthur Rackham's splendid illustrations.

'More English Fairy Tales' is a collection of stories written by Joseph Jacobs, accompanied by the masterful black-and-white illustrations of John D.

Look after your sister, Tinashe.

An eyewitness account of a modern coven and an overview of Wiccan history in a book that "e;sweep[s] clean the 'old image of witchcraft'"e; (Kirkus Reviews).

Merlin remains the most famous and familiar image of the magician we possess.

The Dark Side of Japan is a collection of folk tales, black magic, protection spells, monsters and other dark interpretations of life and death from Japanese folklore.

The identity of Robin Hood has been questioned many times since the Outlaw of Sherwood first sprang to fame in the twelfth century.

Stonehenge presents us with one of the greatest archaeological mysteries from prehistory.

Did King Cnut really believe that he could turn back the tide?

The identity of Robin Hood is one of the great hystorical mysteries of English history - until now.

Jim Bradbury has been publishing history books since 1975.

'Old Time Stories Told by Master Charles Perrault' is translated from the original French by A.

This edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales contains thirty-six tales, selected by Elenore Abbott and decorated with her stunning colour, and black-and-white illustrations.

Old French Fairy Tales is a collection of french folklore and fairytales, penned by Sophie Rostopchine, Countess of Segur (1799 - 1874).

This beautiful Asbjornsen and Moe folk tale anthology features wondrous stories from Nordic and Norwegian folklore, accompanied by Kay Nielsen's masterful artwork.

A Companion to Greek Mythology presents a series of essays that explore the phenomenon of Greek myth from its origins in shared Indo-European story patterns and the Greeks contacts with their Eastern Mediterranean neighbours through its development as a shared language and thought-system for the Greco-Roman world.

A Companion to Greek Mythology presents a series of essays that explore the phenomenon of Greek myth from its origins in shared Indo-European story patterns and the Greeks contacts with their Eastern Mediterranean neighbours through its development as a shared language and thought-system for the Greco-Roman world.

Rebel Folklore gathers 50 of the darkest and most complicated folktale characters from around the world, showing readers why we should care about the rebels and misfits of ancient stories.

A Companion to Folklore contains an original and comprehensive set of essays from international experts in the field of folklore studies.

A Companion to Folklore contains an original and comprehensive set of essays from international experts in the field of folklore studies.

This Companion offers a chronological sweep of the canon of Arthurian literature - from its earliest beginnings to the contemporary manifestations of Arthur found in film and electronic media.

Renowned today for his contribution to the rise of the modern European fairy tale, Giovan Francesco Straparola (c.

Renowned today for his contribution to the rise of the modern European fairy tale, Giovan Francesco Straparola (c.

Renowned today for his contribution to the rise of the modern European fairy tale, Giovan Francesco Straparola (c.

Renowned today for his contribution to the rise of the modern European fairy tale, Giovan Francesco Straparola (c.

This book is an account of the personal and collective struggles of First Nations people and how the principles which held traditional societies together can be used today to promote harmonious and cooperative relationships by both aboriginals and non-aboriginals.

Most writing on Aboriginal self-determination focuses on the constitutional or structural aspects of self-government or related philosophical issues.

This book examines the careers of the Ojibwa chief Shingwaukonse, also known as Little Pine, and of two of his sons, Ogista and Buhkwujjenene, at Garden River near Sault Ste Marie.

The evil eye has received considerable attention in the literature of disciplines as diverse as anthropology and medicine.

This book is an account of the personal and collective struggles of First Nations people and how the principles which held traditional societies together can be used today to promote harmonious and cooperative relationships by both aboriginals and non-aboriginals.

In the 1970s and 80s, Northrop Frye and Jay Macpherson co-taught a very influential course at the University of Toronto's Victoria College on the history of Western mythology - Frye focusing on the biblical myths; Macpherson on the classical.

In Northrop Frye and the Phenomenology of Myth, Glen Robert Gill compares Frye's theories about myth to those of three other major twentieth-century mythologists: C.

Profound and intriguing, Grettir's Saga is the last of the great Icelandic sagas.

Profound and intriguing, Grettir's Saga is the last of the great Icelandic sagas.

Ever since the rise of science and the scientific method in the seventeenth century, we have rejected mythology as the product of superstitious and primitive minds.