Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)

Our fascination with the trickster figure, whose presence is global, stems from our desire to break free from the tightly regimented structures of our societies.

Our fascination with the trickster figure, whose presence is global, stems from our desire to break free from the tightly regimented structures of our societies.

Troy linked Greece and Rome.

Across the world, every town has a story it does not like to tell after dark.

Monsters, Law, Crime, an edited collection composed of essays written by prominent U.

Monsters, Law, Crime, an edited collection composed of essays written by prominent U.

Scholars of Richard Wagners works have long noted his numerous comparisons between their characters and plots in his letters, essays, and recorded remarks.

Giants of the East: The Hidden History of Asia's Forgotten Titans  In the shadow of towering mountains and ancient empires, four colossal powers—China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan—shape the destiny of the world's most dynamic region.

The Book of Forbidden Prayer is a dark esoteric study of the words people feared, concealed, condemned, and whispered only in moments of desperation.

Forgotten Titans: Giants, Creation Myths, and Lost Civilizations of Africa, Australia, and Oceania While the West obsesses over Nephilim, Titans, and Norse frost-giants, the colossal beings of the Global South have been largely forgotten.

How did it happen that whole regions of Latin America-Amazonia, Patagonia, the Caribbean-are named for monstrous races of women warriors, big-footed giants and cannibals?

How did it happen that whole regions of Latin America-Amazonia, Patagonia, the Caribbean-are named for monstrous races of women warriors, big-footed giants and cannibals?

'Utterly enthralling' JESSICA J.

'I loved this book.

A beautiful old world guide to Christmas protection, household blessings, candle rites, salt, iron, herbs, and the forgotten customs of the dark season.

Stones, Bones and Forgotten Voyagers: Giants, Ghosts, and Forgotten Civilizations of the Ozark PlateauBeneath the winding streets of Eureka Springs and the misty hollows of the Ozark Plateau lies a secret history far older—and stranger—than the Victorian cottages and healing springs that draw dreamers today.

Echoes of the GiantsForgotten Titans, Wild Men, and Werewolf Bloodlines of EuropeFor centuries, the ancient forests and mist-shrouded mountains of Europe have hidden a terrifying truth.

Welche Rolle spielt der Teufel in der Literatur des 18.

Welche Rolle spielt der Teufel in der Literatur des 18.

Step back into the spiral of time and open the apothecary cabinet once more.

For almost three thousand years, the Odyssey has captured imaginations with seafaring adventure, romance, friendships, as well as feats of heroism and of bloody revenge.

A paradigm-shifting book that asks what the world might be like if divine feminine power had never been devalued.

Step carefully the old ways still hold power.

What if the greatest secret of North American prehistory lies not in Egypt or Mesoamerica, but in the ancient hills of the Ozarks?

Creating fictional religions can be crucial in fantasy literature and gaming traditions, supporting narrative coherence and enhancing the plausibility of invented worlds.

Some families inherit land.

Folklore has never been complex, nor has it been scum blown away by the wind.

You've heard of Odin.

The Screaming Skull of Bettiscombe: A 300-Year Mystery of Myth, Murder, and Empire By Simon C.

This book is a mystical and revealing guide that explores the link between soul mates and the hidden power of the date of birth.

Unlock the secrets of destiny, career peaks, and educational milestones using the power of Vedic Astrology's most critical divisional charts.

Greek Folktales and Psychoanalysis presents a dialogue between psychoanalysis and folktales from the Greek oral tradition, many of which have never before been published in English.

Greek Folktales and Psychoanalysis presents a dialogue between psychoanalysis and folktales from the Greek oral tradition, many of which have never before been published in English.

In Hans Christian Andersen in American Literary Criticism of the Nineteenth Century, Herbert Rowland argues that the literary criticism accompanying the publication of Hans Christian Andersen's works in the United States compares favorably in scope, perceptiveness, and chronological coverage with the few other national receptions of Andersen outside of Denmark.

The Delphic Oracle: Its Responses and Operations with a Catalogue of Responses explores the enigmatic and storied institution of the Delphic Oracle, separating historical reality from myth and modern misconceptions.

The Delphic Oracle: Its Responses and Operations with a Catalogue of Responses explores the enigmatic and storied institution of the Delphic Oracle, separating historical reality from myth and modern misconceptions.

Magicians of Manumanua: Living Myth in Kalauna takes readers on a profound journey into the rich cultural and political life of Kalauna, a village on Goodenough Island, now often referred to by its traditional name, Nidula.

Magicians of Manumanua: Living Myth in Kalauna takes readers on a profound journey into the rich cultural and political life of Kalauna, a village on Goodenough Island, now often referred to by its traditional name, Nidula.

In Hans Christian Andersen in American Literary Criticism of the Nineteenth Century, Herbert Rowland argues that the literary criticism accompanying the publication of Hans Christian Andersen's works in the United States compares favorably in scope, perceptiveness, and chronological coverage with the few other national receptions of Andersen outside of Denmark.

This book is an interdisciplinary synthesis and interpretation about the experience of light as revealed in a wide range of art and literature from Paleolithic to Roman times.

This book is an interdisciplinary synthesis and interpretation about the experience of light as revealed in a wide range of art and literature from Paleolithic to Roman times.

The first major work on the history of a single crop in India, the book deals with rice in total historical, cultural and agricultural aspects that has tremendous economic as well as socio-cultural significance.

This beautiful collection of folk tales is a valuable addition to a not so rich Indian Folk Literature available in English, particularly of tribal communities.

Proverbs and Folklore of Kumaun and Garhwal is the first of its kind.

Proverbs and Folklore of Kumaun and Garhwal is the first of its kind.

Since the publication of John Polidori's The Vampyre (1819), the vampire has been a mainstay of Western culture, appearing consistently in literature, art, music (notably opera), film, television, graphic novels and popular culture in general.

In the predecessor to this book, The Universal Vampire: Origins and Evolution of a Legend, Brodman and Doan presented discussions of the development of the vampire in the West from the early Norse draugr figure to the medieval European revenant and ultimately to Dracula, who first appears as a vampire in Anglo-Irish Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula, published in 1897.

This beautiful collection of folk tales is a valuable addition to a not so rich Indian Folk Literature available in English, particularly of tribal communities.

The first major work on the history of a single crop in India, the book deals with rice in total historical, cultural and agricultural aspects that has tremendous economic as well as socio-cultural significance.

In the predecessor to this book, The Universal Vampire: Origins and Evolution of a Legend, Brodman and Doan presented discussions of the development of the vampire in the West from the early Norse draugr figure to the medieval European revenant and ultimately to Dracula, who first appears as a vampire in Anglo-Irish Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula, published in 1897.