Folklore category: 2054 books
Spirits of the Earth
A Guide to Native American Nature Symbols, Stories, and Ceremonies
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 1997
"There are ancient secrets and lessons hidden in nature. If you seek for guidance, you will discover truth." —Bobby Lake-Thom
Much of the ancient knowledge that has been passed down from Native American medicine men, or shamans is in danger of being lost. Bobby Lake-Thom, a Native American...
Coyote Wisdom
The Power of Story in Healing
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2005
An in-depth look at the therapeutic and transformative powers of storytelling in Native American and other cultures
• Explores how to create a healing state of mind using stories
• Includes healing stories from Native American traditions and other cultures from around the world
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by John Steckley
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
The Inuit are a familiar part of Canadian identity but also exotic residing in the remote Arctic. The mix of the familiar and the exotic has resulted in the creation and perpetuation of a number of "White Lies." These are stories that have been developed over long periods of time, reproduced...
Ancient Irish Legends
The Best-loved and Most Famous Tales of Ancient Ireland
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2001
From the Children of Lir to Díarmuid and Gráinne to the Salmon of Knowledge and Oisín in Tír na nÓg, Padraic O’Farrell reintroduces the classic stories of the Celtic past.
Legendary Ireland
Myths and Legends of Ireland
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
This beautiful book visits twenty-eight richly atmospheric sites and tells the mythological stories associated with them.
Woven into these landscapes are tales of love and betrayal, greed and courage, passion and revenge, featuring the famous characters of Celtic lore, such as Cú Chulainn,...
by Lady Augusta Gregory
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland
by Lady Augusta Gregory
This material collected over a period of more than twenty years proved to be a valuable source not only for Gregory's own plays but also for Yeats' work. A classic, it presents many aspects of the supernatural seers, healers,...
by Hamilton Wright Mabie
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Finding Arthur
The True Origins of the Once and Future King
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2014
The legend of King Arthur has been told and retold for centuries. As the king who united a nation, his is the story of England itself. But what if Arthur wasn't English at all? As writer and Arthurian scholar Adam Ardrey discovered, the reason historians have had little success identifying the historical...
by Bernard Kelly, June Peters
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2014
A reworking of the key Irish myth exploring the life and loves of the great Irish hero Cuchulainn, making connections between events in the story and places in Ireland which can be visited There was a time in Ireland's history when chivalry and chieftainry ruled the land, when the country was occupied...
Treasury of Norse Mythology
Stories of Intrigue, Trickery, Love, and Revenge
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2015
Coinciding with the new Rick Riordan Magnus Chase series and the Marvel Age of Ultron DVD, featuring Thor, comes a new look at Asgard and the timeless tales of ancient Scandinavia.
Classic stories and dazzling illustrations of gods, goddesses, heroes and monsters come to life in a stunning...
by James MacKillop
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2006
Myths and Legends of the Celts is a fascinating and wide-ranging introduction to the mythology of the peoples who inhabited the northwestern fringes of Europe - from Britain and the Isle of Man to Gaul and Brittany.
Drawing on recent historical and archaeological research, as well as literary...
by Bill Price
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
Fragments of the rich and complex mythology of the ancient Celts of pre-Roman Europe were preserved in the monasteries of early Christian Ireland and in stories first written down in medieval Wales. The exploits of Cúlchulainn and Fionn mac Cumhaill and of Deirdre and Rhiannon have their roots in...
Lords of Chaos
The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground New Edition
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2003
“* * * * * *! The most incredible story in the history of music … a heavyweight book.”—Kerrang!
“An unusual combination of true crime journalism, rock and roll reporting and underground obsessiveness, Lords of Chaos turns into one of the more fascinating reads in a long time.”—Denver...
by Eduardo Galeano
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2014
“An epic work of literary creation . . . There could be no greater vindication of the wonders of the lands and people of Latin America than Memory of Fire.” —The Washington Post
Eduardo Galeano’s monumental three-volume retelling of the history of the New World begins with Genesis,...