Folklore Mythology category: 2054 books
The Irish Vampire
From Folklore to the Imaginations of Charles Robert Maturin, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and Bram Stoker
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
The origins of the vampire can be traced through oral traditions, ancient texts and archaeological discoveries, its nature varying from one culture to the next up until the 20th century. Three 19th century Irish writers--Charles Robert Maturin, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and Bram Stoker--used the obscure...
Vishnu’s Mount
Birds In Indian Mythology And Folklore
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2017
Do you know how the mythical bird Garuda became Vishnu’s Mount?
What does a serpent coiled around a peacock signify?
Which bird in the hands of Mohini represents carnal love?
Have you ever wondered about the significance of the birds you see with gods and goddesses when you regularly prostrate and...
Robin Hood Handbook
The Outlaw in History, Myth and Legend
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 1997
Robin Hood, whether riding through the glen, robbing the rich to pay the poor or giving the Sheriff of Nottingham his come-uppance, is one of the most captivating and controversial legendary figures. Was there a historical figure behind the legends? Did Robin and his Merry Men rampage through Sherwood...
by Alfred C. Haddon
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2016
The Torres Straits separates Australia from Papua New Guinea left untouched by European hands until the 18th Century. It has a rich mythology weaving Papuan and Aboriginal traits. A collection of moral tales and creation myths. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's...
The Story-Time of the British Empire
Colonial and Postcolonial Folkloristics
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2010
In The Story-Time of the British Empire, author Sadhana Naithani examines folklore collections compiled by British colonial administrators, military men, missionaries, and women in the British colonies of Africa, Asia, and Australia between 1860 and 1950. Much of this work was accomplished in the...
by J. F. Campbell
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2012
Popular Tales of the West Highlands, Vol. II
by J. F. Campbell
This is the second of four volumes of Campbell's collection of Scottish folklore. For the most part this volume is a continuation of the same sort of material in volume I, presenting folklore which has themes and motifs similar...
African American Folklore: An Encyclopedia for Students
An Encyclopedia for Students
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2016
African American folklore dates back 240 years and has had a significant impact on American culture from the slavery period to the modern day. This encyclopedia provides accessible entries on key elements of this long history, including folklore originally derived from African cultures that have survived...
New York State Folklife Reader
Diverse Voices
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
New York and its folklore scholars hold an important place in the history of the discipline. In New York dialogue between folklore researchers in the academy and those working in the public arena has been highly productive. In this volume, the works of New York's academic and public folklorists are...
Living Folklore, 2nd Edition
An Introduction to the Study of People and Their Traditions
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2011
Living Folklore is a comprehensive, straightforward introduction to folklore as it is lived, shared and practiced in contemporary settings. Drawing on examples from diverse American groups and experiences, this text gives the student a strong foundation—from the field's history and major terms to...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2012
Latino folklore is a fun and fascinating subject to many Americans, regardless of ethnicity. Interest in—and celebration of—Latin traditions such as Día de los Muertos in the United States is becoming more common outside of Latino populations. Celebrating Latino Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Cultural...
by Trevor J. Blank
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2014
Trevor Blank broke new ground for the field of folklore studies in this essay by rationalizing the study of the internet as an important area of expressive vernacular culture. Pushing back against traditionalists who dismissed the digital as simply the domain of technicians and mass media, Blank...
by MobileReference
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Learn more about Greek and Roman Mythology with this comprehensive and fully illustrated book.Audience:Intended for everyone interested Greek and Roman Mythology. Written in plain English.FEATURES:- Fully illustrated with maps, art, and photographs - Search for the words or phrases - Navigate from Table...
Classical Mythology
Myths and Legends of the Ancient World
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2018
Travel back to a time when divine beings mixed with mortals, when heroes battled sorcerers, and nature was a mysterious realm ruled by beautiful and dangerous deities.
These gods of Classical antiquity were far from ideal role models, their jealous pride and vengeful egos wrought havoc on the...
Never Try to Teach a Pig to Sing
Still More Urban Folklore from the Paperwork Empire
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1991
Never Try to Teach a Pig to Sing documents the thriving folklore tradition that circulates in the workplace. Alan Dundes and Carl Pagter have collected more than two hundred and fifty "signs of the times"—the office memoranda, parodies, cartoons, and poems that daily make their way through copy machines,...