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Warfare in the Russian Arctic - The Military History of Chukotka from the Early First Millennium to the Nineteenth Century... Warfare in the Russian Arctic - The Military History of Chukotka from the Early First Millennium to the Nineteenth Century (Hardcover)
Alexander K. Nefedkin; Translated by Richard L. Bland
R3,842 Discovery Miles 38 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Alexander Nefedkin's highly original new book, translated by the noted American scholar Richard L. Bland, is devoted to the understudied topic of the military and military-political history of Chukotka, the far northeastern region of the Russian Federation, separated from Alaska by Bering Strait. This study is based on primary sources, including archeological, folkloric, and documentary evidence, dating from ancient times to the cessation of conflict in the territory in the nineteenth century. Nefedkin's analysis surveys the military history of these eras, reassessing well known topics and bringing to light previously unknown events.

Thinking Dead - What the Zombie Apocalypse Means (Hardcover): Murali Balaji Thinking Dead - What the Zombie Apocalypse Means (Hardcover)
Murali Balaji
R2,781 Discovery Miles 27 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Zombies are everywhere these days. We are consuming zombies as much as they are said to be consuming us in mediated apocalyptic scenarios on popular television shows, video game franchises and movies. The zombie industry generates billions a year through media texts and other cultural manifestations (zombie races and zombie-themed parks, to name a few). Zombies, like vampires, werewolves, witches and wizards, have become both big dollars for cultural producers and the subject of audience fascination and fetishization. With popular television shows such as AMC s The Walking Dead (based on the popular graphic novel) and movie franchises such as the ones pioneered by George Romero, global fascination with zombies does not show signs of diminishing. In The Thinking Dead: What the Zombie Apocalypse Means, edited by Murali Balaji, scholars ask why our culture has becomes so fascinated by the zombie apocalypse. Essays address this question from a range of theoretical perspectives that tie our consumption of zombies to larger narratives of race, gender, sexuality, politics, economics and the end of the world. Thinking Dead brings together an array of media and cultural studies scholars whose contributions to understanding our obsession with zombies will far outlast the current trends of zombie popularity.

Afghan Folktales from Herat - Persian Texts in Transcription and Translation (Hardcover, New): 'Iulii Arkadevich... Afghan Folktales from Herat - Persian Texts in Transcription and Translation (Hardcover, New)
'Iulii Arkadevich Ioannes'ian, Youli Ioannesyan
R2,774 Discovery Miles 27 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents folktales in the Herati dialect of the Afghan Persian language, along with useful transcriptions and translations. This dialect is spoken by the sedentary population of Herat city and the adjacent area situated in the northwest of Afghanistan. Historically, the area in question was part of the Persian province of Khorasan that was known for its significant role in the development of Persian culture in general and literature and philosophy in particular. Suffice it to say that the classical Persian language (Farsi) is considered to have originated in that region. For centuries, Herat has been one of the main cultural centers of the Khorasan province, and according to a reliable historic source, it was in Herat that the first poetical piece in Farsi was composed. The area was the birthplace of many most prominent Persian-speaking poets such as Ferdowsi, F. 'Attar, Khayyam, to mention a few. Others such as Jami and Ansari were originally from the Herat area and their shrines are located in the city. Given the fact that many early Persian-speaking poets came from this region (Khorasan) and from Herat in particular, their native Khorasani dialects--including Herati-- considerably influenced the language of Persian classical literature. The Herati dialect linguistic importance from the synchronic perspective is based on the fact that it serves as a bridge between the Persian dialects of western Iran and the Tajiki of Central Asia. In addition, given the geographic position of Herat (situated on the border between modern Afghanistan and Iran), its dialect also shares many common characteristics with the Persian dialects of Iran and those of Afghanistan. Despite its cultural and linguistic importance for studies in Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia, this region has never been open to field research (especially by westerners) because of its long political instability and constant wars. There is no similar published work in English on this particular Persian dialect and its oral literature. Based on academically informed fieldwork and presented in a scientific fashion, this study provides information previously unavailable and is thus valuable to the academic discourse in Iranian linguistics. The materials were collected by the author during field research in Afghanistan in the 1980s from illiterate dialect speakers (a category which has preserved the dialect the most in terms of purity and entirety). The book helpfully provides a grammatical introduction to the Herati dialect, a glossary of dialectal and common words, as well as approximately 500 explanatory notes. This book will be of interest to linguists and language learners, especially those studying Afghan Persian. It will also be useful as a language learning aid for intermediate and advanced students of spoken Afghan Persian in general and of Persian (in the broader sense) dialectology in particular, foreign NGO workers or interpreters/translators who find themselves in the field in western Afghanistan or far eastern Iran. Though the present book is by no means a study in folklore literature or anthropology, these texts containing ethnographic data will also be of value to folklorists or ethnographers.

Magic Tales and Fairy Tale Magic - From Ancient Egypt to the Italian Renaissance (Hardcover): R. Bottigheimer Magic Tales and Fairy Tale Magic - From Ancient Egypt to the Italian Renaissance (Hardcover)
R. Bottigheimer
R2,703 Discovery Miles 27 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines magic's generally maleficent effect on humans from ancient Egypt through the Middle Ages, including tales from classical mythology, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim cultures. It shows that certain magical motifs lived on from age to age, but that it took until the Italian Renaissance for magic tales to become fairy tales.

Mythology - Captivating Greek, Egyptian, Norse Celtic and Roman Myths of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters (Hardcover):... Mythology - Captivating Greek, Egyptian, Norse Celtic and Roman Myths of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters (Hardcover)
Matt Clayton
R858 Discovery Miles 8 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Mythology Of The Aryan Nations Vol I (Hardcover): George W. Cox The Mythology Of The Aryan Nations Vol I (Hardcover)
George W. Cox
R951 Discovery Miles 9 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1870. Author: George W. Cox, M.A. Language: English Keywords: Religion / Mythology / Folklore Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Women of Classical Mythology - A Biographical Dictionary (Hardcover, New edition): Robert E. Bell Women of Classical Mythology - A Biographical Dictionary (Hardcover, New edition)
Robert E. Bell
R2,297 Discovery Miles 22 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The first and only comprehensive biographical dictionary devoted to mythological women. Divinities, humans, female monsters and animals, hermaphrodites, and transsexuals are all here. Women of Classical Mythology offers unprecedented access to information on women largely neglected in reference works on Greek and Roman myth and gives a fresh look at the better-known figures. Each of the 2,600 entries places its subject both in the overall context of classical myth, and in the frame of reference of her better-known counterparts. For each figure there is a description of her particular contribution to folklore, and a list of the various poems, tragedies, epics, and other types of stories in which she plays a central role. In addition, the handy special index, "The Men in Their Lives," allows readers to locate a particular woman known primarily through her relations. The female characters in classical mythology often provide clues to genealogical, chronological, and historical puzzles. This book will be welcomed by classical scholars for the insights and relationships it reveals. Over 2,500 A-Z entries detail the woman's contribution and places her in context with male associates Includes a special index titled "The Men in Their Lives" which makes it simple to locate a figure through her relations such as Theseus' mother or Achilles' wife Cross references and end-of-entry citations allow readers to go from most entries directly to the classical sources

Native American Myths - Captivating Myths and Legends of Cherokee Mythology, the Choctaws and Other Indigenous Peoples from... Native American Myths - Captivating Myths and Legends of Cherokee Mythology, the Choctaws and Other Indigenous Peoples from North America (Hardcover)
Matt Clayton
R759 R650 Discovery Miles 6 500 Save R109 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Tarot Cards Hardcover Version - A Beginners Guide of Tarot Cards: The Psychic Tarot Manual (New Age and Divination)... Tarot Cards Hardcover Version - A Beginners Guide of Tarot Cards: The Psychic Tarot Manual (New Age and Divination) (Hardcover)
Julia Steyson
R757 Discovery Miles 7 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
If You Should Go at Midnight - Legends and Legend Tripping in America (Hardcover): Jeffrey S. Debies-Carl If You Should Go at Midnight - Legends and Legend Tripping in America (Hardcover)
Jeffrey S. Debies-Carl
R2,927 Discovery Miles 29 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Tonight, across America, countless people will embark on an adventure. They will prowl among overgrown headstones in forgotten graveyards, stalk through darkened woods and wildlands, and creep down the crumbling corridors of abandoned buildings. They have set forth in search of a profound paranormal experience and may seem to achieve just that. They are part of the growing cultural phenomenon called legend tripping. In If You Should Go at Midnight: Legends and Legend Tripping in America, author Jeffrey S. Debies-Carl guides readers through an exploration of legend tripping, drawing on years of scholarship, documentary accounts, and his own extensive fieldwork. Poring over old reports and legends, sleeping in haunted inns, and trekking through wilderness full of cannibal mutants and strange beasts, Debies-Carl provides an in-depth analysis of this practice that has long fascinated scholars yet remains a mystery to many observers. Debies-Carl argues that legend trips are important social practices. Unlike traditional rites of passage, they reflect the modern world, revealing both its problems and its virtues. In society as well as in legend tripping, there is ambiguity, conflict, crisis of meaning, and the substitution of debate for social consensus. Conversely, both emphasize individual agency and values, even in spiritual matters. While people still need meaningful and transformative experiences, authoritative, traditional institutions are less capable of providing them. Instead, legend trippers voluntarily search for individually meaningful experiences and actively participate in shaping and interpreting those experiences for themselves.

Armenian Mythology - Stories of Armenian Gods and Goddesses, Heroes and Heroines, Hells & Heavens, Folklore & Fairy Tales... Armenian Mythology - Stories of Armenian Gods and Goddesses, Heroes and Heroines, Hells & Heavens, Folklore & Fairy Tales (Hardcover)
Mardiros H Ananikian
R829 Discovery Miles 8 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Healing and Empowering the Feminine - A Labyrinth Journey (Hardcover): Sylvia Shaindel Senensky Healing and Empowering the Feminine - A Labyrinth Journey (Hardcover)
Sylvia Shaindel Senensky
R1,081 Discovery Miles 10 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Fall of the Reaper (Hardcover): Miranda Honfleur, Nicolette Andrews Fall of the Reaper (Hardcover)
Miranda Honfleur, Nicolette Andrews
R823 Discovery Miles 8 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Indian Folk Tales - Being Side-lights on Village Life in Bilaspore, Central Provinces (Hardcover): E. M. Gordon Indian Folk Tales - Being Side-lights on Village Life in Bilaspore, Central Provinces (Hardcover)
E. M. Gordon
R791 Discovery Miles 7 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Folk Tales - English Word - its Meaning in English Along with Sentence (Paperback): Editorial board, V&S Publishers Folk Tales - English Word - its Meaning in English Along with Sentence (Paperback)
Editorial board, V&S Publishers
R1,232 R1,067 Discovery Miles 10 670 Save R165 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This English-English Dictionary will completely fulfil the academic and writing requirements of students, aspirants of competitive examinations, researchers, scholars, translators, educationists, and writers. This dictionary is unique in the sense that the 'Words or Terms' have been drawn from literature, science, geography, commerce & business etc to give it a touch of completeness. 'Words or Terms' come complete with grammatical details, syntax, and meaning and a sentence to improve writing or speaking. 'Words or Terms' have been serialized in alphabetical order, i.e., A-Z for ease in making searches. To the extent possible, Terms used in common parlance have only been included, avoiding less frequent ones. In the Appendices section, body parts, common ailments, apparel, cereals, fruit & vegetables, herbs & spices, household items and other useful information have been included for added utility. This dictionary will be found useful by student community besides others such as, educationists, writers, translators, aspirants of competitive exams.

Feeding, Sharing, and Devouring - Ritual and Society in Highland Odisha, India (Hardcover): Peter Berger Feeding, Sharing, and Devouring - Ritual and Society in Highland Odisha, India (Hardcover)
Peter Berger
R4,898 Discovery Miles 48 980 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Few thorough ethnographic studies on Central Indian tribal communities exist, and the elaborate discussion on the cultural meanings of Indian food systems ignores these societies altogether. Food epitomizes the social for the Gadaba of Odisha. Feeding, sharing, and devouring refer to locally distinguished ritual domains, to different types of social relationships and alimentary ritual processes. In investigating the complex paths of ritual practices, this study aims to understand the interrelated fields of cosmology, social order, and economy of an Indian highland community.

The Dragon Cede (Hardcover): Nicholas de Vere, Michael Hunter The Dragon Cede (Hardcover)
Nicholas de Vere, Michael Hunter
R1,079 Discovery Miles 10 790 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Hagitude - Reimagining the Second Half of Life (Paperback): Sharon Blackie Hagitude - Reimagining the Second Half of Life (Paperback)
Sharon Blackie
R494 R415 Discovery Miles 4 150 Save R79 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Gospel of the Holy Twelve (Paperback): G.J. Ouseley The Gospel of the Holy Twelve (Paperback)
G.J. Ouseley
R235 Discovery Miles 2 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Thunderbird - Mystical Creature of Northwest Coast Indigenous Myths Mythology for Kids True Canadian Mythology, Legends &... Thunderbird - Mystical Creature of Northwest Coast Indigenous Myths Mythology for Kids True Canadian Mythology, Legends & Folklore (Hardcover)
Professor Beaver
R637 Discovery Miles 6 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Elder Eddas Of Saemund Sigfusson Translated From The Original Old Norse Text Into English (Hardcover): Benjamin Thorpe The Elder Eddas Of Saemund Sigfusson Translated From The Original Old Norse Text Into English (Hardcover)
Benjamin Thorpe
R1,227 Discovery Miles 12 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

THE ELDER EDDAS OF SAEMUND SIGFUSSON. Translated from the Original Old Norse Text into English BY BENJAMIN THORPE. Originally published in 1906. PHOTOGRAPHS: Frontispiece Gunnar ( Guother). Page Siegfried Awakens Brynhild ' 159 Death of Atli 247 A Feast in Valhalla 331 ' s Rune Song 44 Lay of Hymir 48 Lay of Thrym, or the Hammer Recovered 53 Lay of the Dwarf Alvis 57 Lay of Harbard . . . . 63 Journey, or Lay of Skirmr 71 Lay of Rig 78 s Compotation, or Loki's Altercation 84 Lay of Fiolsvith 95 Lay of Hyndla 103 Incantation of Groa 109 Song of the Sun Ill Lay of Volund 121 Lay of Helgi Harvard's Son 137 First Lay of Helgi Hundingcide 137 Second Lay of Helgi Hundingcide 144 > tli's End 155 Lay of Sigurd, or Gnpir's Prophecy 157 Lay of Fafnir 172. Contents include: Gudrun's Incitement 248 The Lay of Hamdir 351 THE YOUNGER EDDAS OF STURLESON. The Deluding of Gylfi 256 Of the Primordial State of the Universe 259 Origin of the Frost-Giants 260 Of the Cow Audhumla, and Birth of Odin 262 The Making of Heaven and Earth 263 Creation of Man and Woman 265 Night and Day, Sun and Moon 266 Wolves that Pursue the Sun and Moon _. 267 The Way that Leads to Heaven 268 The Golden Age 269 Origin of the Dwarfs, and Norns of Destiny 270 The Ash Yggdrasill and Mimer's Well 271 The Norns that Tend Yggdrasill 273 The Wind and the Seasons 275 Thor and His Hammer - 277 Balder and Njord 278 Njord and His Wife Skadi 279 The God Frey and Goddess Freyja 280 Tyr and Other Gods 281 Hodur the Blind, Assassin of Baldur 283 Loki and His Progeny 284 Binding the Wolf Fenrir 285 The Goddesses and their Attributes 289 Frey, and Gerda the Beautiful 291 The Joys of Valhalla 293 The Wonderful Horse Sleipnir 297 The Ship Adapted to Sail on Sea or Land 299 Thor's Adventures in the Land of Giants 300 The Death of Baldur 315 Baldur in the Abode of the Dead 319 Loki's Capture and Punishment 321 Destruction of the Universe 323 Restoration of the Universe 327 How Loki Carried Away Iduna 329 The Origin of Poetry 331 Odin Beguiles the Daughter of Baugi 333 Glossary 335.

Myths of the Pagan North - The Gods of the Norsemen (Hardcover, New): Christopher Abram Myths of the Pagan North - The Gods of the Norsemen (Hardcover, New)
Christopher Abram
R1,622 Discovery Miles 16 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is an engaging account of the world of the Vikings and their gods. As the Vikings began to migrate overseas as raiders or settlers in the late eighth century, there is evidence that this new way of life, centred on warfare, commerce and exploration, brought with it a warrior ethos that gradually became codified in the Viking myths, notably in the cult of Odin, the god of war, magic and poetry, and chief god in the Norse pantheon. The twelfth and thirteenth centuries, when most of Scandinavia had long since been converted to Christianity, form perhaps the most important era in the history of Norse mythology: only at this point were the myths of Thor, Freyr and Odin first recorded in written form. Using archaeological sources to take us further back in time than any written document, the accounts of foreign writers like the Roman historian Tacitus, and the most important repository of stories of the gods, old Norse poetry and the Edda, Christopher Abram leads the reader into the lost world of the Norse gods.

Fairy Faith In Celtic Countries (Hardcover): W.Y. Evans-Wentz Fairy Faith In Celtic Countries (Hardcover)
W.Y. Evans-Wentz
R1,029 Discovery Miles 10 290 Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Blue River (Hardcover, English ed.): Zinaida Longortova Blue River (Hardcover, English ed.)
Zinaida Longortova; Edited by Stephen M Bland
R670 Discovery Miles 6 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Through her childhood reminiscences, Zinaida Longortova brings to life a remote region in far-northern Russia. Extrapolating the folklore and mythology of the Khanty people from her experiences - set around the simple story of a wounded elk calf - the author explores the bonds between humans and nature. Yet whilst this is a novella about a little known indigenous group, the narrative succeeds in harnessing powerful emotions which speak to us all. A timeless story, at once both joyful and melancholy, Blue River is a beguiling tale for all age groups.

The Elder Edda And Ancient Scandinavian Drama (Hardcover): Bertha S Phillpotts The Elder Edda And Ancient Scandinavian Drama (Hardcover)
Bertha S Phillpotts
R1,006 Discovery Miles 10 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Text extracted from opening pages of book: THE ELDER EDDA AND ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN DRAMA CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS C. F. CLAY, MANAGER LONDON: FETTER LANE, E. G. 4 NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN CO. BOMBAY \ CALCUTTA LMACMILLAN AND co., Lm MADRAS j TORONTO: THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, LTD. TOKYO: MARUZEN-KABUSHIKI-KAISHA ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Fig. i. Plate from a helmet found at Vcntlel in Uppland. Fig. 2. Bronze plate from Torsluncla, Oland, Sweden. Fig. j. Bronze plate from Torshmda, Olund, Sweden, AND ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN DRAMA BY BERTHA S. PHILLPOTTS, O. B. E., Lirr. D. Formerly Pfeiflfer Student of Girton College, Cambridge Late Lady Carlisle Research Fellow, Somerville College, Oxford Principal of Westfield College ( University of London) Author of Kindred and Clan CAMBRIDGE AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1920 PREFACE THIS book was begun in the spring of 1914, and only two chapters were unwritten in March 1916. In adding these two chapters in 1920 I have endeavoured to bring the rest of the book up to date, but the occupations of the intervening years left little time to keep abreast of the advances of scholarship, and the endeavour has not been wholly successful. My task has not been lightened by the loss of a note-book and some pages of the MS. through causes connected with the war, and I am conscious that there is much to apologise for. But it seemed better to publish the book as it is, with all its imperfections, than to wait for the uncertain hour when I could attempt an elaborate revision and expansion. My aim is simply to place before scholars a theory of the dramatic origin of the older Eddie poems. I shall be satisfied if I have made clear the grounds which have forced me to formulatethe theory: should there be any truth in it, others, better fitted than I, will work it out in all its many bearings on history, religion and literature. The dedication intimates that this book is my gift to Somer villc College, In a more fundamental sense it is the gift of Somerville College to me. It is the product of my tenure of the Lady Carlisle Research Fellowship, and the central idea of the book occurred to me while I was trying to present a rational picture of early Scandinavian literature to the College Literary and Philosophical Society. The idea struck root in favourable soil Miss Pope, Tutor in Modern Languages at Somerville, was working at a theory of the genesis of the Old French epic: Pro fessor Gilbert Murray, Vice-President of the College, was always ready to stimulate and illumine discussion on the relation of epic and drama: Miss Spens of Lady Margaret Hall was writing her book on Shakespeare's indebtedness to folk-drama, Moreover I think that the air of Oxford was friendly to the growth of a theory viii PREFACE like mine, and gave me courage to act on the belief that a clear understanding of the form of primitive Scandinavian literature was an essential preliminary to an understanding of primitive Scandinavian history. It was only after I had written the first part of the book an attempt to solve a literary problem on purely literary lines that I was able to realise the significance of the heroic poems of the Edda as a source for Scandinavian history and religion from the sixth century onwards. Since the theories put forward have a direct bearing on the problem of Greek tragedy, and may also be of interest to mediaevalists, I have assumed that some of my readers maybe unacquainted with Old Norse, and have accordingly given my quotations in English, adding the original in the notes wherever there is any doubt as to the reading. I had originally planned to give translations of the more important poems in an appendix, but joyfully abandoned the project on finding that there is some hope that the poet and scholar who has made Greek tragedy live in English dress may do a similar service to the heroic poems of the Edda. In the meantime readers may be referred to the trans lations in Vigfiisson and Powell's Corpus Poetmim Borc

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