Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)

The author has determined in an earlier McFarland book (The Historic King Arthur, 1996, paperback 2007) that there was not a historic King Arthur during the sixth century.

Legends are a mirror of the culture that creates them, a revealing lens through which to observe society, religion, history, and traditions.

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Throughout history, humans have pondered the question of their existence.

The United States has a rich haunted history not often recounted in school.

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

Examining how we interpret Welshness today, this volume brings together fourteen essays covering a full range of representations of Welsh mythology, folklore, and ritual in popular culture.

Angela Carter, a prolific author who worked in numerous genres, remains one of the most important British writers of the last century.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of Celtic mythology and religion, encompassing numerous aspects of ritual and belief.

When the first Europeans arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in 1778, the volcano goddess Pele was the central deity of a complex religion in the volcano districts of Hawai'i Island.

With actress Pam Grier's breakthrough in Coffy and Foxy Brown, women entered action, science fiction, war, westerns and martial arts films--genres that had previously been considered the domain of male protagonists.

Once tainted by association with Hitler and Nazism, Richard Wagner's work has experienced an international cultural renaissance in the last 25 years.

A first edition of The Halloween Encyclopedia was published by McFarland in 2003 (Booklist: "e;a worthy addition to public and school libraries as well as the reference shelves of journalists and leaders of community events"e;); it was the first encyclopedic reference book on the cultural phenomenon (which also deals with such related holidays as Britain's Guy Fawkes Day, Mexico's Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, and the Celtic celebration Samhain).

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

Madonna has long been accepted as a pop culture icon, but this text postulates a greater cultural importance by analyzing her as a postmodern myth.

The Baganda people of Uganda enjoy an extraordinarily rich oral tradition, which serves as a window into their culture, history, and experiences as a people.

Contemporary myths, particularly science fiction and fantasy texts, can provide commentary on who we are as a culture, what we have created, and where we are going.

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

This biographical dictionary separates myth from history by differentiating and defining figures associated with Arthuriana.

The word "e;hero"e; seems in its present usage, an all-purpose moniker applied to everyone from Medal of Honor recipients to celebrities to comic book characters.

Gothic cinema, typified by the films of Universal, Hammer, Amicus and Tigon, grew out of an aesthetic that stretches back to the 18th century and beyond, even to Shakespeare.

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.

Few figures have captured Hollywood's and the public's imagination as completely as have medieval heroes.

By the 12th century, European literature was rich with tales of a procession carrying a group of objects closely tied to the Passion of Christ--the Holy Grail, the lance that pierced Christ's side, the sword used to behead John the Baptist, and a dish from the Last Supper.

Many playwrights, authors, poets and historians have used images, metaphors and references to and from Greek tragedy, myth and epic to describe the African experience in the New World.

The idea of the complete annihilation of all life is a powerful and culturally universal concept.

Break the cycle of doubting yourself, take God at His word, and talk back with truth - a new message of freedom from bestselling coauthor of Wild and Free Hayley Morgan.

In her highly anticipated nonfiction debut, comedian Kelly Bandas uses her trademark humor to recount stories of growing up and becoming a semifunctional adult in a dysfunctional world.

A unique biblical and practical approach to uncluttering our internal thoughts and feelings.

How well do you know the Holy Spirit?

What if taking care of yourself was the first step to helping your family thrive?

Life doesn't have to be so complicated.

Someone in your past sold you a false story about who you are and what you're worth.

One flicker of hope.

Learn how to leave guilt behind for good!

An impassioned plea and workable solution for women and men to imagine a better world, embrace their differences, find ways to end oppression, and learn how to work better together.

What's holding you back from living out your identity as a woman of God?

A lucid exploration of fairy tales and the lore of ancient stories embedded in them.

Fairy tales are alive with the supernatural - elves, dwarfs, fairies, giants, and trolls, as well as witches with magic wands and sorcerers who cast spells and enchantments.

Humans have long been captivated by mythology and theorized about the lessons embedded in their tales.

Humans have long been captivated by mythology and theorized about the lessons embedded in their tales.

Edwin Mares seeks to make the standard topics and current debates within a priori knowledge, including necessity and certainty, rationalism, empiricism and analyticity, Quine's attack on the a priori, Kantianism, Aristotelianism, mathematical knowledge, moral knowledge, logical knowledge, and philosophical knowledge, accessible to students.

Shaw provides both the Gaelic texts and English translations.

There is a little-known tradition of witch lore in Newfoundland culture.

There is a little-known tradition of witch lore in Newfoundland culture.

Endlessly fascinating, often moving, and a must read for anyone interested in the cultures of Siberia.

This is a splendid presentation of an ancient northern story cycle, brought to life by Lela Kiana Oman, who has been retelling and writing the legends of the Inupiat of the Kobuk Valley, Alaska, nearly all her adult life.

Outsiders to the culture have long focused on the physical artifacts of shamanism - like the costume and drum - and on ritual healing practices, but far less is known about the images shamans and storytellers use to entertain, heal, and educate.

The bagpipe is one of the cultural icons of Scottish highlanders, but in the twentieth century traditional Scottish Gaelic piping has all but disappeared.

Few published collections of Gaelic song place the songs or their singers and communities in context.