Folklore category: 2054 books

A surrealist exploration of the marvelous in ancient, classic, and modern works from around the world • Long considered one of the most significant and original books to have come out of the surrealist movement • Reveals the “marvelous” in works from William Blake, Edgar Allen...

In Enemy, Cripple, & Beggar: Shadows in the Hero's Path, Erel Shalit provides new thoughts and views on the concepts of Hero and Shadow. From a Jungian perspective, this top-selling Fisher King Press publication elaborates on mythological and psychological images. Myths and fairy tales explored...

The handprint of British heritage is everywhere.  British Roots takes a deeper look to tease out a warm world of fantasy, fables and fairies, entwined with the mystery and wonder of creation.  It explores British culture and takes you on a journey through a rich tapestry of threads encompassing...

What's left of Machu Picchu stands as the most significant link to the marvelous Inca civilization of Peru. Now readers can explore these ruins in this compelling Where Is? title. Built in the fifteenth century and tucked away in the mountains of Peru, Machu Picchu was abandoned after the Spaniards...

Mythic Astrology: Archetypes in the Horoscope is no cookie-cutter astrology book that regurgitates commonplace jargon for the signs and planets. This is a book that weaves together the stories from classical mythology with the movement of the heavens to provide a broader understanding of how these...

Ronald Ray Giles offers readers his newest collection of witty essays. He unpacks complex theories in a fun and simple way —The Three Laws of Reality, Shakespeare’s Ghosts, and Walt Disney’s Post-Industrial Fairy Tales. He tackles exciting ideas like Change Blindness, The Rip Van Winkle Effect, and The Reality Police, leaving readers wanting more.

From fictional characters like Bridget Jones to feminist icons like Gloria Steinem, Jean Bolen’s bestselling classic Goddesses in Everywoman has been widely read and soundly praised. Now comes a new book written in the same spirit and with the same vitality. In* Artemis: The Indomitable...

Lift the veil of ancient goddesses and you will likely find the hidden Serpent Goddess. The goddesses of the ancient world – Isis, Athena, Lilith, Medusa, Lady White, Melusine, Ix Chel, Mami Wata, Benten, and the Nagini – share many serpentine aspects. They are all forms of the ancient Serpent...

Orion—more than human, less than a god, cast away on the seas of Time to do battle among the godlike Creators for the future of mankind. Now the eternal warrior finds himself separated from his great love, Anya, and marooned in Macedonia under the reign of Phillip—fighting alongside the young...

A beautifully illustrated Penguin Hardcover that invites readers to travel the night sky and discover the universe of stories in the stars To those who can decipher it, the night sky is alive with gods and goddesses, animals and mythical creatures—an endless carnival played out in shining...

Ritual and Belief: Readings in the Anthropology of Religion is a collection of 41 readings in religion, magic, and witchcraft. The choice of readings is eclectic: no single anthropological approach or theoretical perspective dominates the text. Theoretical significance, scholarly eminence of the author,...

With its wild eroding sea, its gentle rolling fields and tall churches, Suffolk is a county of contrasts.  It may seem a kindly and civilized place, but in that sea, in the reed beds, the woods, and even down dark town streets lurk strange beasts, ghosts, and tricksters. These 30 traditional tales...

Ci fu un'epoca in cui, se si incontravano altri esseri, non si sapeva con certezza se erano animali o dèi o signori di una specie o demoni o antenati. O semplicemente uomini. Un giorno, che durò molte migliaia di anni, Homo fece qualcosa che nessun altro ancora aveva tentato. Cominciò a imitare...

Liu y su familia aonikenk partieron hacia el norte para escapar del invierno. La abuela Koonek, cansada, decidió quedarse. Al llegar la primavera, Liu y su familia se encontraron con una gran sorpresa. Esta colección consiste en libros ilustrados infantiles con relatos basados en mitos y leyendas de pueblos originarios que habitaron el territorio americano antes de la conquista europea.