Folklore category: 2054 books
Scotland's Merlin
A Medieval Legend and its Dark Age Origins
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Who was Merlin? Is the famous wizard of Arthurian legend based on a real person? In this book, Merlin's origins are traced back to the story of Lailoken, a mysterious 'wild man' who is said to have lived in the Scottish Lowlands in the sixth century AD. The book considers the question of whether Lailoken...
The Mysteries of All Nations
Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Join archaeologist James Grant on a global tour of cultures to discover the often unusual origins behind common beliefs and practices, ranging from fairies and magical creatures, to funerary practices, to the ancient roots of current-day celebrations and observances such as Halloween.
The Impossible Zoo
An encyclopedia of fabulous beasts and mythical monsters
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2016
'Leo Ruickbie's impeccably-written The Impossible Zoo is a menagerie like no other, as its exotic inhabitants are fabulous in every sense of the word. So for anyone who has ever wished that dragons and unicorns were real, for anyone who believes that they are, and for anyone who peruses bestiaries...
by Olga Semyonova Tian-Shanskaia, Michael Levine, David L. Ransel
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 1993
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 1993
... a marvelous source for the social history of Russian peasant society in the years before the revolution.... The translation is superb." —Steven Hoch
... one of the best ethnographic portraits that we have of the Russian village.... a highly readable text that is an excellent introduction...
Celtic Cosmology and the Otherworld
Mythic Origins, Sovereignty and Liminality
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2018
With a compilation of information that has never before been available in one source, this exhaustive reference work provides complete published election returns for all popular Congressional elections, including special elections, in the United States--over 36,000 since 1788. For all candidates,...
Skara
The First Wave
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2015
Set in Neolithic Orkney, Skara brings heroine Shala and hero Oiwa together across the vast ocean to the west. Will this young man save the people of the Isles from dying out?
As predicted by young Shala and the old sage, Wrasse, this seems increasingly so. Guided by her, the girl finds maturity...
Celebrate the Solstice
Honoring the Earth's Seasonal Rhythms through Festival and Ceremony
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2014
This book is an accessible, engaging tool to help people enrich their lives through the observance of ancient, astronomically determined Earth festivals. It assists us to recover an experience that had deep meaning for the ancients and that is now increasingly relevant to a world facing environmental...
The Source of Life
Slavic Heritage
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2016
This book of The Slavic Way series features many tales of Slavic heritage, old and new. Open this book and discover the Slavic heritage that has been hidden from Slavic people for many years.
by Erin Peabody
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
Are elegant, elusive unicorns real, or just a myth? You decide with this new book in the nonfiction series, Behind the Legend!
Behind the Legend looks at creatures and monsters throughout history and analyzes them through a scientific, myth-busting lens, debating whether or not the sightings...
by Mona A. Radford, Edwin Radford
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
This classic and thoroughly delightful reference explores the origins of superstitions. You’ll discover the origins behind charms, spells, fairy lore and legend, folk remedies and customs of birth, marriage, and death. This collection will be a staple in your library for years and generations to come.
Irish Customs And Beliefs
Gentle places, simple things
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
'Irish Customs and Beliefs' is a book of stories and beliefs of all kinds of things to do with old Ireland: highwaymen and travelling people, the Irish whiteboys, lost and hidden treasures. Beliefs associated with birds, insects, animals, plants, bushes, trees and stones, dwarfs and fabulous water monsters, ghosts, witches, castles and drowned cities.
by Lewis Spence
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2013
Noted folklorist's rich compilation of stories includes fairies, sprites and demons, tales of the black arts, Arthurian romances, Breton lays of Marie de France, stories of the saints of Brittany and more. Also, background on the land, people, costumes, and customs. 36 atmospheric illustrations by W. Otway Cannell. Glossary.
The Prince and the Zombie
Tibetan Tales of Karma
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
In this series of tales, a prince must capture and bring back to his country a zombie who is endowed with magical powers—but in order to succeed he must keep himself from speaking even one word to the zombie. The zombie is wily, and during the long journey he recounts fascinating tales to the prince,...
Sammie Dean
An Origins: Urban Legends eShort
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Each Origins: Urban Legends: Hauntings eShort is a single chapter from the full Origins: Urban Legends: Hauntings title, packaged as a mini eBook. Origins: Urban Legends: Hauntings eShorts include Fort Mifflin, Possessions & Exorcisms, Sammie Dean, and Poltergeists.