Longlisted for the 2022 Runciman Award
Few classical stories are as exciting as that of Jason and the Golden Fleece. The legend of the boy, who discovers a new identity as son of a usurped king and ……続きを見る
著者:Gerald F. Kreyche
出版社: The University Press of Kentucky
発売日: 2021年11月21日
Countless studies of the American West have been written from the viewpoint of history, psychology, sociology, and anthropology. But the West has seldom been written about with the reflective pen of……続きを見る
著者:Daniel Anlezark
出版社: Manchester University Press
発売日: 2021年06月15日
Noah’s Flood is one of the Bible’s most popular stories, and flood myths survive in many cultures today. This book presents the first comprehensive examination of the incorporation of the Flood myth……続きを見る
From the award-winning creators Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran comes a stunning new graphic novel.
An elderly widow buys what turns out to be the Holy Grail from a second-hand shop, setting her off o……続きを見る
Den nordiske historie bugner af sagn og legender om helte og guder, der ikke blot er spændende læsning, men også siger meget om den skandinaviske folkesjæl. En lang række forfattere genfortæller her……続きを見る
A landmark book that charts humanity's changing relationship with birds - from the ancient Egyptians to the twenty-first century
'A marvellously original slice of social history' Daily Mail
'The fac……続きを見る
Seha, the traditional wise man-fool in Jewish Morocco is a popular fictional hero in simple yet rich tales, playful yet witty enough to provide life lessons with commitment to social fairness and mu……続きを見る
著者:Abraham Rechtman
出版社: Indiana University Press
発売日: 2021年06月17日
In 1913, Abraham Rechtman journeyed through the Russian Pale of Settlement on a mission to record its Jewish folk traditions before they disappeared forever. The Lost World of Russia's Jews is the f……続きを見る
著者:Robert M. Zingg
出版社: University of Arizona Press
発売日: 2004年10月01日
Best known for their ritual use of peyote, the Huichol people of west-central Mexico carried much of their original belief system into the twentieth century unadulterated by the influence of Christi……続きを見る
著者:L. Somi Roy
出版社: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
発売日: 2021年06月21日
A collection of endearing and vibrant retellings of Manipuri myths told for the first time ever to the outside world**!** Dear Reader, do you know · why the deer does not eat rice? · why man gets wr……続きを見る
In her trademark lusciously erotic writing, Judy Grahn illuminates eight dramatic stories exploring the Mesopotamian goddess Inanna’s power and relevance for contemporary queer feminist audiences. P……続きを見る
著者:Helen Morales
出版社: Rocco Digital
発売日: 2021年07月30日
O retrato da Antiguidade Clássica que a maioria das pessoas aprende na escola segue um padrão: pinceladas de misoginia ao mesmo tempo que omite as origens da resistência feminista. Muitas práticas n……続きを見る
The Sibundoy valley of southwestern Colombia is the home of a unique Indian cultureーone that blends Incan elements with those of the aboriginal natives. Moreover, Sibundoy bridges two domains, the ……続きを見る
Turns a critical eye on Aesop's Fables to ask whether there is any scientific truth to Aesop's portrayal of his animals.
Despite originating more than two-and-a-half thousand years ago, Aesop's Fabl……続きを見る
著者:James G. Frazer
出版社: Tiemme Edizioni Digitali
発売日: 2021年06月24日
Questo fondamentale studio sui Tabù tribali, tratto da Il Ramo d’Oro: il famoso (e voluminoso) capolavoro di James G. Frazer, è articolato in quattro parti: “Tabù di azioni”, “Tabù di persone”, “Tab……続きを見る
著者:Marcelo Pakman
出版社: Polimnia Digital Editions
発売日: 2021年06月25日
Sono ormai numerosi i libri che hanno provato a “pensare la pandemia”. L’originalità di A flor de piel – che ha suscitato un grosso dibattito nella cultura di lingua spagnola – consiste nell’avere a……続きを見る
What secret power is hiding within you?
There is an untamed wildness within each of us. Once found and nurtured, this wild power can lead to true and boundless freedom, creativity and purpose.
In Wi……続きを見る
著者:Daniel Ogden
出版社: Oxford University Press
発売日: 2021年07月13日
Heracles is the quintessential ancient Greek hero. The rich and massive tradition associated with him encompasses myths of all kinds: quest myths, monster-fights, world-foundational myths, aetiologi……続きを見る
Prepare to be spooked by these chilling Japanese short stories!
Strange Tales from Japan presents 99 spine-tingling tales of ghosts, yokai, demons, shapeshifters and trickster animals who inhabit re……続きを見る
著者:Courtney Weber
出版社: Red Wheel Weiser
発売日: 2021年08月01日
Learn the myths and legends behind this beloved goddess plus practices and suggestions for making Hekate part of your spiritual path.
Courtney Weber (author of Brigid and The Morrigan) offers an inf……続きを見る
Magic for Managing All Kinds of Curses
Anyone can be the target of a psychic attack, whether it's an intentional hex or an incidental crossing. This book shares effective techniques and practices fo……続きを見る
著者:Jan Machielsen
出版社: Cambridge University Press
発売日: 2021年06月30日
Historians of the early modern witch-hunt often begin histories of their field with the theories propounded by Margaret Murray and Montague Summers in the 1920s. They overlook the lasting impact of ……続きを見る
著者:Lafcadio Hearn
出版社: The University Press of Kentucky
発売日: 2021年12月14日
Cincinnati in the 1870's was the largest inland city in the nation. Much of its prosperity and growth it owed to the commerce which floated along its Ohio River boundary on the way between Pittsburg……続きを見る
著者:Barry P. Michrina
出版社: The University Press of Kentucky
発売日: 2021年12月14日
In Pennsylvania Mining Families, Barry P. Michrina offers a luminous portrait of Pennsylvania coal miners and their response to economic oppression. He follows them from the great coal strike of 192……続きを見る
著者:Andrea Carandini
出版社: Princeton University Press
発売日: 2021年08月10日
Rome's most important and controversial archaeologist shows why the myth of the city's founding isn't all myth
Andrea Carandini's archaeological discoveries and controversial theories about ancient ……続きを見る
This fascinating 1906 treatise explores the seminal work of Francis Bacon with particular reference to cryptic rhymes and their possible connections to the occult. Francis Bacon (1561 – 1626) was an……続きを見る
A comprehensive guide to forest folklore, including European and Asian mythology.
First published in 1928, this volume was written by Alexander Porteous and details the lore and mythology behind man……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