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Light for Others - and Other Jewish Tales From Galicia (Paperback): Leopold Sacher-Masoch Light for Others - and Other Jewish Tales From Galicia (Paperback)
Leopold Sacher-Masoch
R772 R733 Discovery Miles 7 330 Save R39 (5%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1836-1895), whose name has been immortalized in the term masochism, is known today predominantly for his novel Venus in Furs and for his tales of dominant women and suffering men. In his own lifetime, however, he was also famous as the author of vibrant tales from Galicia, the exotic eastern edge of the Austrian empire, where he championed the cause of the region's most oppressed minorities, the Ruthenians and the Jews. This collection features some of his best-known Jewish tales which display the authors warm sense of humanity as well as his considerable sense of humor. Sacher-Masoch's unusual ability to capture the essence of a person or place with a telling detail brings the vanished world of Galician Jewry back to life in all its splendor and squalor, mixing the grays, browns, and blacks of European Realism with the bright, sparkling colors of legend, myth, fairy tale, and tradition. Sacher-Masoch's work is currently enjoying a revival among scholars and general readers alike.

Ballad Hunting with Max Hunter - Stories of an Ozark Folksong Collector (Paperback): Sarah Nelson Ballad Hunting with Max Hunter - Stories of an Ozark Folksong Collector (Paperback)
Sarah Nelson; Foreword by Robert Cochran
R660 Discovery Miles 6 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A traveling salesman with little formal education, Max Hunter gravitated to song catching and ballad hunting while on business trips in the Ozarks. Hunter recorded nearly 1600 traditional songs by more than 200 singers from the mid-1950s through the mid-1970s, all the while focused on preserving the music in its unaltered form. Sarah Jane Nelson chronicles Hunter's song collecting adventures alongside portraits of the singers and mentors he met along the way. The guitar-strumming Hunter picked up the recording habit to expand his repertoire but almost immediately embraced the role of song preservationist. Being a local allowed Hunter to merge his native Ozark earthiness with sharp observational skills to connect--often more than once--with his singers. Hunter's own ability to be present added to that sense of connection. Despite his painstaking approach, ballad collecting was also a source of pleasure for Hunter. Ultimately, his dedication to capturing Ozarks song culture in its natural state brought Hunter into contact with people like Vance Randolph, Mary Parler, and non-academic folklorists who shared his values.

Skibbereen 2022 - Rescued Folklore from Ireland's Southwest (Paperback): Skibbereen 2022 - Rescued Folklore from Ireland's Southwest (Paperback)
R707 R603 Discovery Miles 6 030 Save R104 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Ethiopian Bible - Biography Of The Ethiopian Bible. (Paperback): Charles K Gonzalez The Ethiopian Bible - Biography Of The Ethiopian Bible. (Paperback)
Charles K Gonzalez
R203 Discovery Miles 2 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Anunnaki Gods - The Sumerian Religion (New Standard Zuist Edition - Pocket Version) (Paperback, Pocket ed.): Joshua Free Anunnaki Gods - The Sumerian Religion (New Standard Zuist Edition - Pocket Version) (Paperback, Pocket ed.)
Joshua Free
R518 Discovery Miles 5 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Myths and Legends of the Sioux (Paperback): Marie L. McLaughlin Myths and Legends of the Sioux (Paperback)
Marie L. McLaughlin; Contributions by Mint Editions
R231 R196 Discovery Miles 1 960 Save R35 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Marie L. McLaughlin delivers a memorable selection of Native American stories infused with folklore and oral traditions passed on from one generation to the next. This book features vivid stories with larger-than-life characters and unforgettable adventures. Myths and Legends of the Sioux is a collection of vast stories rooted in indigenous culture. The tales are striking and memorable, featuring both human and animal protagonists. In one story, a small rabbit uses its wits to outsmart a large bear. In another tale, a crane saves a family from an unfortunate circumstance. Each legend delivers a powerful message that's applicable to children and adults. With nearly 40 titles to choose from, it's a robust display of classic lore. Myths and Legends of the Sioux is filled with notable figures and remarkable creatures. These stories have stood the test of time and continue to reach new and unexpected heights. McLaughlin's collection is a brilliant observation of Native American culture and identity. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Myths and Legends of the Sioux is both modern and readable.

Theory and History of Folklore (Paperback, New Ed): Vladimir Propp Theory and History of Folklore (Paperback, New Ed)
Vladimir Propp
R650 Discovery Miles 6 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
ALT 11 Myth & History: African Literature Today (Paperback): Eldred Jones ALT 11 Myth & History: African Literature Today (Paperback)
Eldred Jones; Contributions by Eldred Jones
R777 Discovery Miles 7 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The re-issue of archival volumes ALT 1 to ALT 14 makes the complete series available and provides the historical perspective of these early contributions to the literature and its criticism. This volume, first published in 1980, provides an overview of the way myth and history have influenced both the literature of Africa and individual writers. Isidore Okpewho, Solomon O. Iyasere and Mazisi Kunene contribute here onmyth, oral tradition and African cosmological systems. Armah's vision of history is examined both in the way that it appears in his novels and in comparison with Ouologuem and Soyinka; also examined are Elechi Amadi's view of thegods, Achebe's use of myth in Arrow of God and the inward journey of Tutuola's Palm-Wine Drinkard. There are views across the Atlantic of the way the Middle Passage resonates in the work of Edouard Glissant and in the work of a number of writers from West Africa.

El libro de la mitologia (Spanish, Hardcover): Dk El libro de la mitologia (Spanish, Hardcover)
Dk
R831 R726 Discovery Miles 7 260 Save R105 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Routledge Companion to Media and Fairy-Tale Cultures (Hardcover): Pauline Greenhill, Jill Terry Rudy, Naomi Hamer, Lauren... The Routledge Companion to Media and Fairy-Tale Cultures (Hardcover)
Pauline Greenhill, Jill Terry Rudy, Naomi Hamer, Lauren Bosc
R6,598 Discovery Miles 65 980 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From Cinderella to comic con to colonialism and more, this companion provides readers with a comprehensive and current guide to the fantastic, uncanny, and wonderful worlds of the fairy tale across media and cultures. It offers a clear, detailed, and expansive overview of contemporary themes and issues throughout the intersections of the fields of fairy-tale studies, media studies, and cultural studies, addressing, among others, issues of reception, audience cultures, ideology, remediation, and adaptation. Examples and case studies are drawn from a wide range of pertinent disciplines and settings, providing thorough, accessible treatment of central topics and specific media from around the globe.

Probable, Possible, Plausible - Explanatory Guide to Monsters and Myth (Paperback): Scott Strozier Probable, Possible, Plausible - Explanatory Guide to Monsters and Myth (Paperback)
Scott Strozier
R930 R752 Discovery Miles 7 520 Save R178 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Lao Folktales (Paperback): Steven Jay Epstein Lao Folktales (Paperback)
Steven Jay Epstein
R372 Discovery Miles 3 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Here in one slim volume is a selection of the best-known and best-loved Lao folktales that have entertained the Lao people for generations. We meet the legendary trickster Xieng Mieng who matches his wits with merchants, monks, and kings. We find a quick-witted toad that terrifies tigers, a turtle that flies, a cadre of snails that race a rabbit, and a mynah bird that speaks five languages fluently. The reader may recognize a whisper of Aesop or a Jataka tale, but each story is distinctively Lao, retold with Lao humor and charm reflecting a Buddhist culture in a Marxist state. Works by Anoulom Souvandouane, the foremost illustrator in Laos, enliven the stories. Steven Epstein lived in Laos from 1990 to 1997. He worked for the Swedish government setting up English training programs in different ministries.

World Mythology - The Illustrated Guide (Paperback): Roy Willis World Mythology - The Illustrated Guide (Paperback)
Roy Willis; Foreword by Robert Walter
R958 R807 Discovery Miles 8 070 Save R151 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The great myths of the world create meaning out of the fundamental events of human existence: birth, death, conflict, loss, reconciliation, the cycle of the seasons. They speak to us of life itself in voices still intelligible, yet compellingly strange and distant. World Mythology offers readers an authoritative and wide-ranging guide to these enduring mythological traditions, combining the pure narrative of the myths themselves with the background necessary for more complete understanding. Here, noted mythology expert Roy Willis, brings together a team of nineteen leading scholars navigate a clear path through the complexities of myth as they distill the essence of each regional tradition and focus on the most significant figures and the most enthralling stories. All aspects of the world's key mythologies are covered, from tales of warring deities and demons to stories of revenge and metamorphosis; from accounts of lustful gods and star-crossed human lovers to journeys in the underworld. All are told at length and are accompanied by illuminating and readable introductory text. Also included are summaries of important theories about the origins and meaning of myth, and an examination of themes that recur across a range of civilizations. Beautifully illustrated with more than 500 color photographs, works of art, charts, and maps, World Mythology offers readers the most accessible guide yet to the heritage of the world's imagination.

The Storytelling Human - Lithuanian Folk Tradition Today (Hardcover): Lina Bugiene The Storytelling Human - Lithuanian Folk Tradition Today (Hardcover)
Lina Bugiene
R3,060 Discovery Miles 30 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is among the very few publications offering to the English-speaking readership significant insights into contemporary Lithuanian folklore research. Dealing with broad variety of materials-from archived manuscripts to audio-recorded life stories to internet folklore, it comprises such topics as history and identity, traditional worldview influencing modern people's actions, construction of the mental landscape, types and modes of storytelling, the modern uses of proverbs, anecdotes, and internet lore. In a balanced way reflecting upon past and present, tradition and modernity, individual and collective, and employing modern research methodologies to dissect and analyze popular subjects and themes, the eight separate essays comprising the book present a condensed view of the popular Lithuanian culture and mentality.

The Golden Bough (Paperback, Reissue): Sir James Frazer The Golden Bough (Paperback, Reissue)
Sir James Frazer; Introduction by George Stocking
R608 R524 Discovery Miles 5 240 Save R84 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A monumental study of magic, folklore, and religion, The Golden Bough draws on the myths, rites and rituals, totems and taboos, and customs of ancient European civilizations and primitive cultures throughout the world. Frazer’s ideas had a far-reaching impact on the course of modern anthropology, philosophy, and psychology, and on the writing of literary figures such as D. H. Lawrence, Ezra Pound, and T. S. Eliot.

Chios - Homer (Paperback): Jill Dudley Chios - Homer (Paperback)
Jill Dudley
R100 Discovery Miles 1 000 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Chios claims Homer as its native son. In this booklet Jill Dudley describes the ancient site north of the port of Chios where the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey taught and sang his epic poems. She visits the temples of pagan gods who divinely intervened in the Trojan War, and describes how Helen of Troy was worshipped as a goddess in the northwest of the island. It is as the back cover of the booklet says: all you need to know about the island's myths, legends and its gods.

Virtual Afterlives - Grieving the Dead in the Twenty-First Century (Paperback): Candi K. Cann Virtual Afterlives - Grieving the Dead in the Twenty-First Century (Paperback)
Candi K. Cann
R665 Discovery Miles 6 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

For millennia, the rituals of death and remembrance have been fixed by time and location, but in the twenty-first century, grieving has become a virtual phenomenon. Today, the dead live on through social media profiles, memorial websites, and saved voicemails that can be accessed at any time. This dramatic cultural shift has made the physical presence of death secondary to the psychological experience of mourning. Virtual Afterlives investigates emerging popular bereavement traditions. Author Candi K. Cann examines new forms of grieving and evaluates how religion and the funeral industry have both contributed to mourning rituals despite their limited ability to remedy grief. As grieving traditions and locations shift, people are discovering new ways to memorialize their loved ones. Bodiless and spontaneous memorials like those at the sites of the shootings in Aurora and Newtown and the Boston Marathon bombing, as well as roadside memorials, car decals, and tattoos are contributing to a new bereavement language that crosses national boundaries and culture-specific perceptions of death. Examining mourning practices in the United States in comparison to the broader background of practices in Asia and Latin America, Virtual Afterlives seeks to resituate death as a part of life and mourning as a unifying process that helps to create identities and narratives for communities. As technology changes the ways in which we experience death, this engaging study explores the culture of bereavement and the ways in which it, too, is being significantly transformed.

Grimm's Fairy Tales (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover): Jacob & Wilhelm... Grimm's Fairy Tales (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Hardcover)
Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm
R1,076 Discovery Miles 10 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Ship Asunder - A Maritime History of Britain in Eleven Vessels (Hardcover): Tom Nancollas The Ship Asunder - A Maritime History of Britain in Eleven Vessels (Hardcover)
Tom Nancollas
R475 R379 Discovery Miles 3 790 Save R96 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

A Sunday Times Book of the Year 'Three and a half millennia of British Maritime history, from the Middle Bronze Age to the early 20th century ... This book is written with passion and sympathy. It will live with me for a very long time' Francis Pryor, author of The Fens If Britain's maritime history were embodied in a single ship, she would have a prehistoric prow, a mast plucked from a Victorian steamship, the hull of a modest fishing vessel, the propeller of an ocean liner and an anchor made of stone. We might call her Asunder, and, fantastical though she is, we could in fact find her today, scattered in fragments across the country's creeks and coastlines. In his moving and original new history, Tom Nancollas goes in search of eleven relics that together tell the story of Britain at sea. From the swallowtail prow of a Bronze Age vessel to a stone ship moored at a Baroque quayside, each one illuminates a distinct phase of our adventures upon the waves; each brings us close to the people, places and vessels that made a maritime nation. Weaving together stories of great naval architects and unsung shipwrights, fishermen and merchants, shipwrecks and superstition, pilgrimage, trade and war, The Ship Asunder celebrates the richness of Britain's seafaring tradition in all its glory and tragedy, triumph and disaster, and asks how we might best memorialize it as it vanishes from our shores.

Superstition: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback): Stuart Vyse Superstition: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
Stuart Vyse
R274 R222 Discovery Miles 2 220 Save R52 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Do you touch wood for luck, or avoid hotel rooms on floor thirteen? Would you cross the path of a black cat, or step under a ladder? Is breaking a mirror just an expensive waste of glass, or something rather more sinister? Despite the dominance of science in today's world, superstitious beliefs - both traditional and new - remain surprisingly popular. A recent survey of adults in the United States found that 33 percent believed that finding a penny was good luck, and 23 percent believed that the number seven was lucky. Where did these superstitions come from, and why do they persist today? This Very Short Introduction explores the nature and surprising history of superstition from antiquity to the present. For two millennia, superstition was a label derisively applied to foreign religions and unacceptable religious practices, and its primary purpose was used to separate groups and assert religious and social authority. After the Enlightenment, the superstition label was still used to define groups, but the new dividing line was between reason and unreason. Today, despite our apparent sophistication and technological advances, superstitious belief and behaviour remain widespread, and highly educated people are not immune. Stuart Vyse takes an exciting look at the varieties of popular superstitious beliefs today and the psychological reasons behind their continued existence, as well as the likely future course of superstition in our increasingly connected world. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Milbi - Aboriginal stories from Queensland's Endeavour River (Hardcover): Tulo Gordon Milbi - Aboriginal stories from Queensland's Endeavour River (Hardcover)
Tulo Gordon; Edited by John Haviland
R457 Discovery Miles 4 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Bermuda Triangle - Unexplained Disappearances Beneath the Waves (A True Story of Strange Events From the Bermuda Triangle)... Bermuda Triangle - Unexplained Disappearances Beneath the Waves (A True Story of Strange Events From the Bermuda Triangle) (Paperback)
Connie Dennis
R512 R418 Discovery Miles 4 180 Save R94 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Power of Myth (Paperback, 1st Anchor Books Ed): Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers The Power of Myth (Paperback, 1st Anchor Books Ed)
Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers
R477 R360 Discovery Miles 3 600 Save R117 (25%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Finally available in a popularly priced,  non-illustrated, smaller-format edition, which is ideal  for the college market and general reader alike,  this extraordinary best-seller is a brilliant  evocation of the noted scholar's teachings on mythology.

Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters - Heroines in Folktales from Around the World (Paperback, New edition):... Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters - Heroines in Folktales from Around the World (Paperback, New edition)
Kathleen Ragan
R421 Discovery Miles 4 210 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A definitive sourcebook of folktales and fairytales and the first of its kind to feature a variety of multicultural heroines. Dismayed by the predominance of male protagonists in her daughters' books, Kathleen Ragan set out to collect the stories of our forgotten heroines. Gathered from around the world, from regions as diverse as sub-Saharan Africa and Western Europe, from North and South American Indian cultures and New World settlers, from Asia and the Middle East, these 100 folktales celebrate strong female heroines. Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters is for all women who are searching to define who they are, to redefine the world and shape their collective sensibility. It is for men who want to know more about what it means to be a woman. It is for our daughters and our sons, so that they can learn to value all kinds of courage, courage in battle and the courage of love. It is for all of us to help build a more just vision of woman. Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters breaks new ground by reexamining our notions about heroism. This book will appeal to parents who want to foster positive role models for their children. An invaluable resource of multicultural heroines for any school library.

The Fairies in Tradition and Literature (Paperback, 2nd edition): Katharine Briggs The Fairies in Tradition and Literature (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Katharine Briggs
R461 Discovery Miles 4 610 Ships in 9 - 15 working days


Fairies fascinate young and old alike; to some they offer tantalizing glimpses of other worlds, to others a subversive counterpoint to human arrogance and weakness. Like no other author, Katharine Briggs throughout her work communicated the thrill and delight of the world of fairies, and in this book she articulated for the first time the history of that world in tradition and literature. From every period and every country, poets and storytellers have described a magical world inhabited by elfin spirits. This remarkable book explores the history of these wondrous creatures, the most powerful and enchanting denizens of that enchanted place - the Little People. Capricious and vengeful, or beautiful and generous, they've held us in thrall for generations. And on a summers morn, as the dew dries softly on the grass, if you kneel and look under a toadstool, well . . .

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