Category Archives: Fairy Tales

Encyclopedia of the Undead

What lurks out there in the fog? What was that eerie sound in the dead of night? What flitted by at the end of the street, just beyond the farthest street lamp? From earliest times, tales of the restless dead … Continue reading

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Dostoevsky and the Russian People

Russian popular culture and folklore were a central theme in Dostoevsky’s work, and folklore imagery permeates his fiction. Dostoevsky and the Russian People is a comprehensive study of the people and folklore in his art. Linda Ivanits investigates the integration … Continue reading

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Handbook of Native American Mythology (Handbooks of World Mythology)

This revealing work introduces readers to the mythologies of Native Americans from the United States to the Arctic Circle-a rich, complex, and diverse body of lore, which remains less widely known than mythologies of other peoples and places. In thematic … Continue reading

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National Geographic Essential Visual History of World Mythology

Complementing our enormously successful offerings on the bible and history, National Geographic Essential Visual History of World Mythology encompasses myths and creation stories from around the globe. It presents a palm-size overview of culture-defining myths, from ancient Egyptian deities to … Continue reading

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Atlantis Encyclopedia

A handbook of Atlantean information for general readers and specialists alike! This is an invaluable, one-of-a-kind reference. Unlike most other books on the subject, The Atlantis Encyclopedia offers fewer theories and more facts. Although it does not set out to … Continue reading

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Tutankhamun: Egypt’s Most Famous Pharaoh (Pocket Essential series)

In 1922 Howard Carter uncovered what is still regarded as the most spectacular archaeological discovery ever made. Tutankhamun’s tomb had remained hidden in the Valley of the Kings for more than 3000 years and its discovery caused a media sensation, … Continue reading

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Creatures in the Mist: Little People, Wild Men and Spirit Beings around the World, A Study in Comparative Mythology (HC)

Bringing together a medley of stories, myths, and folklore Gary Varner shares a fascination and respect for humankind’s early and contemporary cultures and wonders at similarities across the board. Here, he focuses on “Little People” and giants, animals and were-creatures, … Continue reading

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Classical Mythology: A Very Short Introduction

From Zeus and Europa, to Diana, Pan, and Prometheus, the myths of ancient Greece and Rome seem to exert a timeless power over us. But what do those myths represent, and why are they so enduringly fascinating? Why do they … Continue reading

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Classical Mythology: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

From Zeus and Europa, to Diana, Pan, and Prometheus, the myths of ancient Greece and Rome seem to exert a timeless power over us. But what do those myths represent, and why are they so enduringly fascinating? Why do they … Continue reading

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Manitou and God: North-American Indian Religions and Christian Culture

Manitou and God describes American Indian religions as they compare with principal features of Christian doctrine and practice. Thomas traces the development of sociopolitical and religious relations between American Indians and the European immigrants who, over the centuries, spread across … Continue reading

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