Folklore & Mythology 93

After Joey gets seriously injured, Eva is beside herself. She's the first to admit it: Joey Lawson is more than just her cameraman. He's her brother; the one solid through her time as the Sibyl. She……続きを見る

Anyone interested in mythology and legends will enjoy these stories which have been passed down orally for generations by the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest. They reveal Pueblo customs and……続きを見る

Explications – Les héros du quotidien – Conte No 19 – Kevin et Œil-de-Lynx. Kevin est fasciné par la vie indienne et aujourd’hui, il est heureux. Ses parents l’amènent visiter la Réserve Bleue. Quan……続きを見る

Les Slaves de l'Est (Biélorusses, Russes et Ukrainiens) possèdent une très riche tradition de chants épiques et religieux qui bien souvent renvoient à un fond très archaïque, un fond mythologique qu……続きを見る

Extrait : "Nous commencerons par cette barrière, si vous le permettez, non parce qu'elle est la première, mais uniquement parce qu'il faut bien commencer par quelqu'une, ー si l'on veut finir par le……続きを見る

Sinds de eerste uitgave is Zwerkbal Door de Eeuwen Heen een van de populairste boeken in de bibliotheek van Zweinstein geweest. Het boek is gelezen door Harry Potter, Hermelien Griffel en vele ander……続きを見る

Extrait : "Dans un endroit désert de la Combe, où existait le prieuré des bénédictins de Bellevaux, on voit un petit oratoire. Tous les passants s'agenouillent devant la sainte madone qui orne ce mo……続きを見る

Extrait : "La conception du type d'Apollon, idéal de force, de grâce et de dignité, qui renferme tout ce que peut contenir de divin la nature humaine transfigurée et affranchie de la mort, marque da……続きを見る

Extrait : "Les temps ne sont plus aux Contes de nos grand'mères : ils disparaissent avec celles qui les narraient si bien, qui leur donnaient l'accent et la couleur. C'est une page d'histoire des pl……続きを見る

Extrait : "La divination est le produit d'une idée religieuse qui a, de tout temps, possédé la conscience humaine, la foi en la Providence. Elle ne présuppose que les deux conditions ou postulats do……続きを見る

Fuite de l'Absolu volume II poursuit l'étude (initiée au volume I) des conséquences éthiques du postmodernisme et examine la question de l'euthanasie ainsi que le sort que réserve le discours postmo……続きを見る

De Vertelsels van Baker de Bard is een collectie geliefde verhalen voor tovenaars van alle leeftijden en als het ware het sprookjesboek van de gebroeders Grimm van de tovenaarswereld. Deze editie is……続きを見る

In 2015, researchers shocked the world by showing that many folktales are not just centuries old, but older than Homer and the Bible. Some tales even trace their origin as far back as the Proto-Indo……続きを見る

The important and ever-shifting role of medicinal plants in medieval science, art, culture, and thought, both in the Latin Western medical tradition and in Byzantine and medieval Arabic medicine, is……続きを見る

SHORTLISTED for the Katharine Briggs Award 2019 Scotland is famed for being a haunted nation, "whare ghaists and houlets nightly cry". Medieval Scots told stories of restless souls and walking corps……続きを見る

Introduction by Derek Brewer. The aim of this book is to discuss the characteristics of the traditional fairy tale in Europe and North America, and various theories of its development and interpreta……続きを見る

One of the biggest attractions of George R.R. Martin's high fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, and by extension its HBO television adaptation, Game of Thrones, is its claim to historical realism……続きを見る

For the last three hundred years, fictions of the vampire have fed off anxieties about cultural continuity. Though commonly represented as a parasitic aggressor from without, the vampire is in fact ……続きを見る

Trees played a particularly important part in the rural economy of Anglo-Saxon England, both for wood and timber and as a wood-pasture resource, with hunting gaining a growing cultural role. But the……続きを見る

For over a century and a half scholars have debated whether or not the legend of Robin Hood was based on an actual outlaw and, if so, when and where he lived. One view is that he was not a legend as……続きを見る

Since the Enlightenment, supernatural beliefs and practices have largely been derided as ignorant and un-modern - even anti-modern - and cities, being the ultimate symbol of progress and rationality……続きを見る

The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters is a fascinating and fully illustrated journey through the weird world of American cryptids, from iconic creatures like Bigfoot a……続きを見る

One of the first books to explore this influential spiritual and magical tradition, covering its philosophy while also providing a practical hands-on guide. Espiritismo is the Spanish word for Spiri……続きを見る

What lurks beneath the waves, and onboard the most mysterious of ships? Get ready to experience the lore and lure of the sea with these myths, legends and true stories. Centuries-old folklore and ta……続きを見る

**"Provides an archetypal frame for approaching the descent that sooner or later we all experience during dark times." – James Hollis, Ph.D., Jungian analyst and bestselling author Written by an exp……続きを見る

There are fewer grey seals in the world than endangered African elephants, but the British Isles host almost half of this global population. Every year these charismatic animals, with their expressi……続きを見る

We have all read Aesop's fables, Jataka tales, and the Panchatantra or Hitopadesha stories. But what about the fables from the Mahabharata? We know about the human characters, but do we know about t……続きを見る

◎經典故事之所以經典 民間故事淵遠流長，世世代代口耳相傳，並在寺廟的裝飾藝術中擴散開來，同時也是對神明的敬仰與彰顯。而經典故事在不同的時代與世代，有其不同的精神需求，因此有了不同的價值觀。而今，跟著廟……続きを見る

本书作者通过山西省柳林县的“国家级非物质文化遗产”ーー柳林盘子会与“县文物保护单位”ーー龙王庙这两个“文化遗产”案例的并置，揭示了在复杂的地方日常生活中“文化遗产”这一看似统一连贯的概念与实践体系所包含的种……続きを見る

Honorable Mention for the 2022 Elli Köngäs-Maranda Prize awarded by the Women's Section of the American Folklore Society Goddess characters are revered as feminist heroes in the popular media of man……続きを見る