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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology

A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology (Paperback, New Ed): Gwendolyn Leick A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology (Paperback, New Ed)
Gwendolyn Leick
R2,027 Discovery Miles 20 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


The Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Mythology covers sources from Mesopotamia, Syro-Palestine and Anatolia, from around 2800 to 300 BC. It contains entries on gods and goddesses, giving evidence of their worship in temples, describing their 'character', as documented by the texts, and defining their roles within the body of mythological narratives; synoptic entries on myths, giving the place of origin of main texts and a brief history of their transmission through the ages; and entries explaining the use of specialist terminology, for such things as categories of Sumerian texts or types of mythological figures.

eBook available with sample pages: EB:020302852X

The Dark Realm (Hardcover): Anthea Sharp The Dark Realm (Hardcover)
Anthea Sharp
R818 Discovery Miles 8 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Study of Russian Folklore (Hardcover, Reprint 2018): Felix J. Oinas, Stephen Soudakoff The Study of Russian Folklore (Hardcover, Reprint 2018)
Felix J. Oinas, Stephen Soudakoff
R3,313 Discovery Miles 33 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Wild Woman Oracle - Awaken your true, free and soulful self (Cards): Cheyenne Zarate Wild Woman Oracle - Awaken your true, free and soulful self (Cards)
Cheyenne Zarate
R305 Discovery Miles 3 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Roles of the Northern Goddess (Hardcover): Hilda Ellis Davidson Roles of the Northern Goddess (Hardcover)
Hilda Ellis Davidson
R3,886 Discovery Miles 38 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Roles of the Northern Goddess" presents a highly readable study of the worship of the pre-Christian, Northern goddesses. With its use of evidence from early literature, popular tradition, legend and archaeology, this book investigates the role of the early hunting goddess and the local goddesses who were involved in all aspects of the household and the farm. What emerges is that the goddess was both benevolent and destructive, a powerful figure closely concerned with birth and death and with the destiny of individuals.

Classical Myths and Legends in the Middle Ages and Renaissance - A Dictionary of Allegorical Meanings (Hardcover): H. David... Classical Myths and Legends in the Middle Ages and Renaissance - A Dictionary of Allegorical Meanings (Hardcover)
H. David Brumble
R5,042 Discovery Miles 50 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Explains the allegorical significance attached to Roman and Greek myths by Medieval and Renaissance authors. Included in the text are several hundred alphabetically-arranged entries for the gods, goddesses, heroes, heroines and places of classical myth and legend. Each entry includes an account of the myth, with reference to the Greek and Latin sources. The entry discusses how Medieval and Renaissance commentators interpreted the myth, and how poets, dramatists, and artists employed it in their art.

Lighter Side to Darkness (Hardcover): Sage Eternal Lighter Side to Darkness (Hardcover)
Sage Eternal
R1,041 Discovery Miles 10 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Korean Folklore Reader (Hardcover): David L. Olmsted Korean Folklore Reader (Hardcover)
David L. Olmsted
R2,464 Discovery Miles 24 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Part of a series that offers mainly linguistic and anthropological research and teaching/learning material on a region of great cultural and strategic interest and importance in the post-Soviet era.

Finnish Folklore Reader (Hardcover): Elli Maranda Finnish Folklore Reader (Hardcover)
Elli Maranda
R4,168 Discovery Miles 41 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Part of a series that offers mainly linguistic and anthropological research and teaching/learning material on a region of great cultural and strategic interest and importance in the post-Soviet era.

South-Siberian Oral Literature (Hardcover): V.V. Radloff South-Siberian Oral Literature (Hardcover)
V.V. Radloff
R2,372 Discovery Miles 23 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Part of a series that offers mainly linguistic and anthropological research and teaching/learning material on a region of great cultural and strategic interest and importance in the post-Soviet era.

A Treasury of Aphoristic Jewels (Hardcover): James E. Bosson A Treasury of Aphoristic Jewels (Hardcover)
James E. Bosson
R4,175 Discovery Miles 41 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Part of a series that offers mainly linguistic and anthropological research and teaching/learning material on a region of great cultural and strategic interest and importance in the post-Soviet era.

The Annals of Kokonor (Hardcover): Ho-Chin Yang The Annals of Kokonor (Hardcover)
Ho-Chin Yang
R2,522 Discovery Miles 25 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Part of a series that offers mainly linguistic and anthropological research and teaching/learning material on a region of great cultural and strategic interest and importance in the post-Soviet era.

The Old Estonian Folk Religion (Hardcover): Ivar Paulson The Old Estonian Folk Religion (Hardcover)
Ivar Paulson
R3,325 Discovery Miles 33 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Part of a series that offers mainly linguistic and anthropological research and teaching/learning material on a region of great cultural and strategic interest and importance in the post-Soviet era.

The Oral Epic of Siberia and Central Asia (Hardcover): G. M. H. Shoolbraid The Oral Epic of Siberia and Central Asia (Hardcover)
G. M. H. Shoolbraid
R3,319 Discovery Miles 33 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Part of a series that offers mainly linguistic and anthropological research and teaching/learning material on a region of great cultural and strategic interest and importance in the post-Soviet era.

Turkish Folklore Reader (Hardcover): Ilhan Basgoz Turkish Folklore Reader (Hardcover)
Ilhan Basgoz
R3,310 Discovery Miles 33 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Part of a series that offers mainly linguistic and anthropological research and teaching/learning material on a region of great cultural and strategic interest and importance in the post-Soviet era.

Folklorica (Hardcover): Peter Voorheis, Victoria Egle Zygas Folklorica (Hardcover)
Peter Voorheis, Victoria Egle Zygas
R4,171 Discovery Miles 41 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Part of a series that offers mainly linguistic and anthropological research and teaching/learning material on a region of great cultural and strategic interest and importance in the post-Soviet era.

The Timely Pearl (Hardcover): Luc Kwanten The Timely Pearl (Hardcover)
Luc Kwanten
R4,300 Discovery Miles 43 000 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Part of a series that offers mainly linguistic and anthropological research and teaching/learning material on a region of great cultural and strategic interest and importance in the post-Soviet era.

Studies in Finnic Folklore (Hardcover): Felix Oinas Studies in Finnic Folklore (Hardcover)
Felix Oinas
R3,315 Discovery Miles 33 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Part of a series that offers mainly linguistic and anthropological research and teaching/learning material on a region of great cultural and strategic interest and importance in the post-Soviet era.

A Proverb in Mind - The Cognitive Science of Proverbial Wit and Wisdom (Hardcover): Richard P. Honeck A Proverb in Mind - The Cognitive Science of Proverbial Wit and Wisdom (Hardcover)
Richard P. Honeck
R2,522 Discovery Miles 25 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

SEE SHORT BLURB FOR ALTERNATE COPY... A complex, intriguing, and important verbal entity, the proverb has been the subject of a vast number of opinions, studies, and analyses. To accommodate the assorted possible audiences, this volume outlines seven views of the proverb -- personal, formal, religious, literary, practical, cultural, and cognitive. Because the author's goal is to provide a scientific understanding of proverb comprehension and production, he draws largely on scholarship stemming from the formal, cultural, and cognitive views.
The only book about proverbs that is written from the standpoint of cognitive science, cognitive psychology, and experimentalism, this text provides a larger, more interdisciplinary perspective on the proverb. It also gives a theoretically more integrated approach to proverb cognition. The conceptual base theory of proverb comprehension is extended via the "cognitive ideals hypothesis" so that the theory now addresses issues regarding the creation, production, and pragmatics of proverbs. This hypothesis also has strong implications for a taxonomy of proverbs, proverb comprehension, universal vs. culture-specific aspects of proverbs, and some structural aspects of proverbs.
In general, the book extends the challenge of proverb cognition by using much of what cognitive science has to offer. In so doing, the proverb is compared to other forms of figurative language, which is then discussed within the larger rubric of intelligence and the inclination for using indirect modes of communication. Child developmental and brain substrates are also discussed.

Ancient Legends of Ireland - Mystic Charms & Superstitions of Ireland with Sketches of the Irish Past (Hardcover): Lady Jane... Ancient Legends of Ireland - Mystic Charms & Superstitions of Ireland with Sketches of the Irish Past (Hardcover)
Lady Jane Francesca Agnes Wilde
R692 Discovery Miles 6 920 Ships in 9 - 15 working days
The American People - Stories, Legends, Tales, Traditions and Songs (Paperback, New Ed): B.A. Botkin The American People - Stories, Legends, Tales, Traditions and Songs (Paperback, New Ed)
B.A. Botkin
R1,354 Discovery Miles 13 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This stimulating anthology, prepared by the great folklorist, B.A. Botkin, is comprised of the traditional songs, stories, customs, and beliefs which have been handed down, by word of mouth, for so long that they seem to have a life of their own. For Botkin, they are at the core of peoplehood.

When one thinks of American folklore one thinks not only of the folklore of American life, the traditions that have sprung up on American soil, but also of the literature of folklore, the migratory traditions that have found a home in the New World. Here are the pioneer heroes, legendary and real: the boasters, liars, bad men, good people, and strong people. There are anecdotes, tall tales, cross talk, and jests, full of vigorous good humor. There is a selection of the classic ballads of sailors, miners, cowboys, lumberjacks, and hoboes. Relations between men and women, slave songs of the black people, work songs connected with union struggles, are all herein covered. In The American People, the people speak and are allowed to tell their own story in their own way.

The volume is graced by a personal memoir by Louis Filler. The reader learns the background that made Botkin an integral voice in the reconstruction of American folklore. Here, one can read the actual tales of Davy Crockett, Buffalo Bill, Casey Jones, Johnny Appleseed, The Arkansas Traveler, Paul Bunyan, and countless other figures from the past- real and mythic.

Folklore of the Negroes of Jamaica - With Notes on Obeah Worship (Hardcover): Various Authors Folklore of the Negroes of Jamaica - With Notes on Obeah Worship (Hardcover)
Various Authors
R634 Discovery Miles 6 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Hildur, Queen of the Elves, and Other Stories - Icelandic Folk Tales (Paperback): J. M Bedell Hildur, Queen of the Elves, and Other Stories - Icelandic Folk Tales (Paperback)
J. M Bedell
R468 R399 Discovery Miles 3 990 Save R69 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Rich in cultural significance, social commentary, and popular beliefs, the tales found in this series represent the best, the most intriguing, and the most curious of oral literature from cultures whose legends, myths, and folklore have been largely unavailable in English until now.Each volume includes 20 to 30 tales, accompanied by an introduction and a historical overview which give the reader compelling insights into the culture, the folk literature, and the lives of the people in the region.

The Global Grapevine - Why Rumors of Terrorism, Immigration, and Trade Matter (Hardcover): Gary Alan Fine, Bill Ellis The Global Grapevine - Why Rumors of Terrorism, Immigration, and Trade Matter (Hardcover)
Gary Alan Fine, Bill Ellis
R1,272 Discovery Miles 12 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Soon after 9/11, wild rumors began to spread: that Arab-Americans were celebrating publicly, that some people had been warned, that politicians knew all along.
The Global Grapevine reveals how--through our everyday thoughts and conversations, and the rumors we spread--we grapple with the new global world. Drawn from diverse sources, the book illuminates urban legends like the claim that a certain t-shirt with a Chinese pictogram brands the wearer as a prostitute, conspiracy theories such as the "9/11 Truth Movement," or stories of tourists infected with AIDS by locals. These rumors, the authors argue, reflect our anxieties and fears about contact with foreign cultures--how we believe foreign competition to be poisoning the domestic economy and foreign immigration to be eroding American values. Focusing on the threat posed by terrorism, the impact of immigration, the risks involved in international trade, and the dangers faced by naive tourism, the book provides a broad survey of the most widely circulated rumors and examines what these tales reveal about contemporary society.

The Genesis Code - Revealing the Ancient Path to Inner Freedom (Hardcover): Richard L Haight The Genesis Code - Revealing the Ancient Path to Inner Freedom (Hardcover)
Richard L Haight; Edited by Hester Lee Furey, Oriana Gatta
R486 Discovery Miles 4 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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