Folklore category: 2054 books
by D.S. Daniels
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2015
Strange encounters and ghostly presences haunt the historic streets of Chestertown and the backcountry roads of Kent County. The centuries-old Kent County Courthouse may be home to the ghost of Esther Anderson, who was sentenced to burn at the stake in 1746. Strange lights float above Caulk's Field,...
by Joyce Tyldesley
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2010
From Herodotus to The Mummy, Western civilization has long been fascinated with the exotic myths and legends of Ancient Egypt but they have often been misunderstood. Here acclaimed Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley guides us through 3000 years of changing stories and, in retelling them, shows us what they...
Indian Mythology
Tales, Symbols, and Rituals from the Heart of the Subcontinent
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2003
An exploration of 99 classic myths of India from an entirely non-Western paradigm that provides a fresh understanding of the Hindu spiritual landscape
• Compares and contrasts Indian mythology with the stories of the Bible, ancient Egypt, Greece, Scandinavia, and Mesopotamia
• Looks...
Dog Ghosts and The Word on the Brazos
Negro Preacher Tales from the Brazos Bottoms of Texas
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2010
This book contains two volumes of African American folk tales collected by J. Mason Brewer. The stories included in Dog Ghosts are as varied as the Texas landscape, as full of contrasts as Texas weather. Among them are tales that have their roots deeply imbedded in African, Irish, and Welsh mythology;...
The True Image
Gravestone Art and the Culture of Scotch Irish Settlers in the Pennsylvania and Carolina Backcountry
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
A thousand unique gravestones cluster around old Presbyterian churches in the piedmont of the two Carolinas and in central Pennsylvania. Most are the vulnerable legacy of three generations of the Bigham family, Scotch Irish stonecutters whose workshop near Charlotte created the earliest surviving...
Napi
The Trickster
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2018
An enthralling collection of traditional Blackfoot stories revealing the frailty of mankind and the enduring power of narrative.
Napi, the Old Man of the Blackfoot Nation, appears prominently in mythology, sometimes as a quasi-Creator, sometimes a fool, and sometimes a brutal murderer. Although...
by Henry Morley
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2015
This volume of "Mediæval Tales" is in four parts, containing severally, Turpin's "History of Charles the Great and Orlando," which is an old source of Charlemagne romance; Spanish Ballads, relating chiefly to the romance of Charlemagne, these being taken from the spirited translations...
by Anon.
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
The legend of Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar also known as El Cid is a huge part of the Spanish psyche and the epic tale of his victories against the moors is the subject of the oldest extant Spanish epic poem. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely...
The Holy Grail
The Legend, the History, the Evidence
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The existence of the Holy Grail has long been debated, and many of these debates focus on the intellectualized or psychological aspects of it. This work explores the events that gave rise to the legend of the Holy Grail and pays special attention to the texts that form the body of the legend, as well...
Lake Monster Mysteries
Investigating the World's Most Elusive Creatures
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2006
For centuries, eyewitnesses around the world -- from America to Africa, Argentina to Scotland -- have reported sightings of dark, mysterious creatures in area lakes that surface briefly, only to quickly disappear. While the most famous lake monsters of Loch Ness and Lake Champlain have gained international...
by Andrew Lang
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display.
Pagan Portals - Rhiannon
Divine Queen of the Celtic Britons
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2018
To truly know Rhiannon, we must excavate the layers of her myth, decode the meaning of her symbols, and seek to restore the significance of her very name. Although she has a mythology around her, and has many modern-day devotees, nowhere in ancient lore has she been identified as a Goddess. We have...
The Lost Tomb of King Arthur
The Search for Camelot and the Isle of Avalon
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2016
One man’s journey to uncover the final resting place of the historical King Arthur
• Pinpoints the exact locations of Arthur’s tomb, the ruins of Camelot, and the sword Excalibur using literary research and the latest geophysics equipment
• Examines previously unknown ancient...
Serious Nonsense
Groundhog Lodges, Versammlinge, and Pennsylvania German Heritage
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2016
Versammlinge—community events filled with songs, performances, speeches, and skits that celebrate Pennsylvania German heritage and culture—are held entirely in the Pennsylvania German Deitsch language. Some, the “groundhog lodges,” feature a ceremony honoring the groundhog, while others do...