This book is a dictionary of British (native, naturalised and cultivated) plants and the folklore associated with them. Unlike many plant-lore publications Vickery's Folk Flora tells us what people ……続きを見る
著者：Roy Bainton
出版社： Little, Brown Book Group
発売日： 2016年11月10日
Rather than providing a dictionary of superstitions, of which there are already numerous excellent, exhaustive and, in many cases, academic works which list superstitions from A to Z, Bainton gives ……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
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
Be warned. These ten wacky stories in Feathers, Fools, and Farts: Manipuri Folktales Retold from Manipur, perched on India's border with Myanmar, are not for scaredy-cats. Nor for those of you who d……続きを見る
著者：Bibek Debroy
出版社： Penguin Random House India Private Limited
発売日： 2017年11月01日
The Valmiki Ramayana remains a living force in the lives of the Indian people. A timeless epic, it recounts the legend of the noble prince Rama and his battle to vanquish the demon king Ravana. Even……続きを見る
著者：Troy Taylor
出版社： Arcadia Publishing
発売日： 2018年10月20日
Travel beyond Bourbon Street into the macabre history of one of the most haunted cities in the United States with the author of Wicked New Orleans as your guide.
New Orleansーthe Big Easy, the birth……続きを見る
Extrait : "Jadis, dans nos campagnes, la croyance aux sorciers était presque générale, et la conférence sur les contre-sorts, faite ici par M. Ponchon, nous a montré combien le paysan d'autrefois ét……続きを見る
Across all cultures and spanning centuries, superstitions rooted in cultural legends and myths have formed and influenced daily life. Superstitions: A Handbook of Folklore, Myths, and Legends from a……続きを見る
In Quest of the Hero makes available for a new generation of readers two key works on hero myths: Otto Rank's Myth of the Birth of the Hero and the central section of Lord Raglan's The Hero. Amplify……続きを見る
There is more folklore, mythology and magic associated with our trees and forests than with any other living things.
Known throughout the world as dark and wild places where witches make mischief an……続きを見る
