著者:Michael Henry
出版社: The History Press
発売日: 2010年08月27日
St. Charles is the second-oldest city in Missouri and one of the oldest cities in the United States. For most of its history, it could have been featured in any bad western movie, with a legacy of s……続きを見る
Weather Proverbs is a fascinating compendium that delves into the rich tapestry of traditional weather lore, offering readers a window into the ways in which generations past interpreted and predict……続きを見る
著者:Henry Glassie
出版社: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
発売日: 2017年12月21日
Made of the words of the people who live today in the beautiful, embattled countryside of Ulster, Irish Folk History is, in essence, the people's own statement of their past. In story, song, and spo……続きを見る
In 'The Myth of Hiawatha and Other Stories of the North American Indians', Henry Schoolcraft takes readers on a captivating journey through traditional tales of Native American tribes. Written in a ……続きを見る
著者:Henry Glassie
出版社: University of Tennessee Press
発売日: 2025年03月14日
In this fascinating analysis of eighteenth-century vernacular houses of Middle Virginia, Henry Glassie presents a revolutionary and carefully constructed methodology for looking at houses and interp……続きを見る
著者:Henry H. Sapoznik
出版社: State University of New York Press
発売日: 2025年08月01日
A history of New York's Yiddish popular culture from 1880 to the present.
Finalist for the 2025 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the Regional category
The Tourist's Guide to Lost Yiddish Ne……続きを見る
Sacred art flourishes today in northeastern Brazil, where European and African religious traditions have intersected for centuries. Professional artists create images of both the Catholic saints and……続きを見る
Listen to the artists of the Brazilian Northeast. Their work, they say, comes of continuity and creativity. Continuity runs along lines of learning toward social coherence. Creativity brings challen……続きを見る
Henry Enrix in his book: Hawai'i The Last Stargate on Earth, The Ancient Mithology of Hawai'i, teaches on the science of teleportation, and uses the example of the Hawai'ian culture on how, when, an……続きを見る
著者:Justin W. Henry
出版社: Oxford University Press
発売日: 2022年10月04日
Ravana, the demon-king antagonist from the Ramayana, the ancient Hindu epic poem, has become an unlikely cultural hero among Sinhala Buddhists over the past decade. In Ravana's Kingdom, Justin W. He……続きを見る
"Garnet suggested the best way to visualize the bright future of 'the colored people' was to depict the glorious past of Africa." -The African Diaspora (2001)
"No one in the US had fought more creat……続きを見る
著者:Henry Glassie
出版社: Indiana University Press
発売日: 2016年09月12日
In the time of the Troubles, when bombs blew through the night and soldiers prowled down the roads, Henry Glassie came to the Irish borderland to learn how country people endure through history. He ……続きを見る
Over 80 tales from Eskimo tradition, legends and folk-lore, plus around 70 fragments of other tales. Also a comprehensive introductory section covering the life, religion, language, laws, customs an……続きを見る
Extrait : "Messieurs, Avant d'être votre collègue, je suis votre obligé. Quand, il y a sept ans, je vins débuter dans votre ville, encore inconnu de vous et n'ayant d'autres titres à votre indulgenc……続きを見る
著者:Henry Glassie
出版社: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
発売日: 2017年12月21日
Made of the words of the people who live today in the beautiful, embattled countryside of Ulster, Irish Folk History is, in essence, the people's own statement of their past. In story, song, and spo……続きを見る
This volume of "Mediæval Tales" is in four parts, containing severally, Turpin's "History of Charles the Great and Orlando," which is an old source of Charlemagne romance; Spanish Ballads, relating ……続きを見る
There is really no need, perhaps, for me to tell you that all these stories have been told before. But, though you know it already, I like to say it again, because I can never say often enough how g……続きを見る
The twin deities known by the ancient Greeks as the Dioskouroi, and by the Romans as the Gemini, were popular figures in the classical world. They were especially connected with youth, low status an……続きを見る
Beautifully designed and gorgeously illustrated, this immersive, puzzle-like exploration of the history and psychology of mazes and labyrinths evokes the spirit of Choose Your Own Adventure, the tex……続きを見る
“Beyond” is a 1896 work by Henry Seward Hubbard that deals with the subject of spiritualism, a religious movement based on the belief that spirits of the deceased exist and are able to communicate w……続きを見る
The history of the gypsies is a confusing and exciting one. From their first appearance in Europe to the persecution that had them banned from cities and hunted. This book is a great insight into an……続きを見る