Y.A - Folklore & Mythology 1

Discover the richness and beauty of Bali's many performing art forms. This book is a lavishly illustrated introduction to the most popular forms of traditional performing arts in Baliーamong the mos……続きを見る

Regarded by many as the quintessential collection of Irish mythology, Lady Augusta Gregory's Gods and Fighting Men brings together a vast compendium of tales and fables dating back to the earliest d……続きを見る

The seven Cherokee clans are found in no other American Indian tribe. They are Wolf (Ani-Wahiya), Bird (Ani-Tsiskwa), Deer (Ani-Kawi), Twister (Ani-Gilohi), Wild Potato (Ani-Gotegewi), Panther (Ani-……続きを見る

Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland by Lady Augusta Gregory This material collected over a period of more than twenty years proved to be a valuable source not only for Gregory's own plays but……続きを見る

As in the United States, fairy-tale characters, motifs, and patterns (many from the Western canon) have pervaded recent Japanese culture. Like their Western counterparts, these contemporary adaptati……続きを見る

This book is the logical continuation of a series of collected essays examining the origins and evolution of myths and legends of the supernatural in Western and non-Western tradition and popular cu……続きを見る

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Carefully selecting the best art……続きを見る

A classic volume of ancient Welsh myths and folk tales. First published in 1893, this collection of traditional Welsh folklore and mythology illustrates ancient Welsh superstition and belief. The pe……続きを見る

Cuchulain Of Muirthemne By Lady Augusta Gregory This is Lady Gregory's collation of the Cuchulain cycle. Cuchulain was a mighty warrior, 'the Hound of Ulster', the hero of 'the Red Branch', a band ……続きを見る

Gods And Fighting Men : The Story Of The Tuatha De Danaan And Of The Fianna Of Ireland by Lady Augusta Gregory "Gods and Fighting Men" is a fascinating collection of Irish Mythology from the earlie……続きを見る

Cuando Licanrayén, una joven mapuche, iba a casarse con Quitralpique, sucedió algo inesperado. Pillán, hizo que la tierra temblara, que brotara lava y provocó inundaciones. Para calmar al espíritu d……続きを見る

Kipling’s poem ‘The Dead King’ was written as a eulogy to King Edward VII as a wise devoted monarch who had served his people well. King Edward VII died on May 6th, 1910 and this poem was first prin……続きを見る

A richly nuanced cultural history of an enigmatic and controversial folktale Perhaps the best-known version of the tar baby story was published in 1880 by Joel Chandler Harris in Uncle Remus: His So……続きを見る

Ilya Mouromets est un héros russe ancien essentiellement connu par les bylines, des chants épiques. Mais il a existé aussi des versions en prose, plus anciennes et parfois plus archaïques, non seule……続きを見る

Au XVIIIe siècle, la Russie commence à collecter et étudier son folklore. Vassili Levchine publie entre 1780 et 1783 un important recueil de contes, contenant, entre autres deux chants épiques notés……続きを見る

Stories of ghosts and strange happenings at these historic Southern homesーwith photos included. Louisiana plantations evoke images of grandeur and elegance, but beyond the facade of stately homes a……続きを見る

Focusing on the body as a visual and discursive platform across public space, we study marginalization as a sociocultural practice and hegemonic schema. Whereas mass incarceration and law enforcemen……続きを見る

Extrait : "Parmi les légendes inventées par la fertile imagination des peuples pour expliquer les origines du monde et celle de l'humanité, il en est une qui nous a semblé spécialement curieuse à ét……続きを見る

This is one of the only public domain sources of information on the religious beliefs of the Yezidi, a small group originally from the northern region of Iraq. Although they speak Kurdish, they are ……続きを見る

Venez découvrir la vie quotidienne des dieux et des hommes grecs à travers des nouvelles mythologiques et réalistes ayant comme toile de fond l’Olympe et les cités helléniques : rencontrez des êtres……続きを見る

The Peak District, Britain’s first national park, is a land of great natural beauty, visited by millions of people every year. This New Naturalist volume on the region highlights the wonder and magi……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

Erna Brodber and Velma Pollard, two sister-writers born and raised in Jamaica, re-create imagined and lived homelands in their literature by commemorating the history, culture, and religion of the C……続きを見る

In this approachable and fascinating biography of the galaxy, an astrophysicist and folklorist details everything humans have discoveredーfrom the Milky Way's formation to its eventual death, and wh……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

Welcome to Vampire Musings. My name is Bertena, and I am the publisher of this macabre book. Since I was a small child, I have loved vampires and even spent most of my college years studying the Lur……続きを見る

Born in 1928 in a tent on the shore of Loch Fyne, Argyll, Duncan Williamson (d. 2007) eventually came to be recognized as one of the foremost storytellers in Scotland and the world. Webspinner: Song……続きを見る

A familiar, beloved, and yet misunderstood character in the Japanese folktale tradition is the animal-woman, an earthly animal that assumes the form of a female human. In order to articulate the cha……続きを見る

Ce livre met en lumière le côté sociologique de l’art. L'art est social à trois points de vue différents, par son origine, par son but, enfin par son essence même ou sa loi interne. L'art est social……続きを見る

Do you know the story where Brahma and Vishnu race against each other or where Shiva battles Krishna? Do you know about Maya Sita or Narada's monkey face? Or why Surya falls from the sky or why Chan……続きを見る