Folklore category: 2054 books
Scatterlings
Getting Claimed in the Age of Amnesia
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2017
In Scatterlings Martin Shaw walks the myth-lines of seven stories based in and around his homeland of Dartmoor, England. Rather than the commentaries on such tales being primarily balanced against other literary sources, Shaw uses what actually occurs on these walks as the main source of information...
Gods, Heroes, & Kings
The Battle for Mythic Britain
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2004
The islands of Britain have been a crossroads of gods, heroes, and kings-those of flesh as well as those of myth-for thousands of years. Successive waves of invasion brought distinctive legends, rites, and beliefs. The ancient Celts displaced earlier indigenous peoples, only to find themselves displaced...
by Dirk Bontes
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2015
This book is an independent publication of the chapter about the English highwayman Dick Turpin in my book about Black Peter (Zwarte Piet).
An extra chapter about the secret life of John Wilkes Booth and about the role he played in his assassination of USA-president Abraham Lincoln, was added to the...
Sword Fighting in the Star Wars Universe
Historical Origins, Style and Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
Unlike most makers of modern or futuristic films, George Lucas turned away from the standard special operatives or secret agents when he created the heroes for his epic Star Wars saga. Part knight, part monk, the Jedi Knights were an order of swordsmen that helped rule the universe in accordance with...
by Mariam Konaté Deme
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2010
There exists a strong tendency within Western literary criticism to either deny the existence of epics in Africa or to see African literatures as exotic copies of European originals. In both cases, Western criticism has largely failed to acknowledge the distinctiveness of African literary aesthetics....
by Nancy Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2013
Few events have sparked more legends and stories of the supernatural than America's Civil War. The accounts of gallantry and heroism have spread far and wide. Nancy Roberts grew up listening to her father's stories of the War Between the States and she trekked over many battle sites with him during...
The Haunted South
Where Ghosts Still Roam
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2013
This collection features such stories as "Passenger Train Number 9"; "The Little People"; "The Phantom Rider of the Confederacy"; "The Demon of Wizard Clip"; "Room for One More"; "Tavern of Terror"; "The Surrency Ghost"; "The...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Paranormal
Indulge Your Fascination with the Mysterious and the Unexplained
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2010
An otherworldly examination of the unknown that will keep fright fans reading all night. from any strange experience that can't be defined by science to psychic phenomena to monsters and weird creatures, 'The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Paranormal', focuses on the most interesting and bone-chilling...
Echoes of Valhalla
The Afterlife of the Eddas and Sagas
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Tolkien’s wizard Gandalf, Wagner’s Valkyrie Brünnhilde, Marvel’s superhero the Mighty Thor, the warrior heading for Valhalla in Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song,” and Donald Crisp’s portrayal of Leif Eriksson in the classic film The Viking—these are just a few examples of how Icelandic...
Tree of Salvation
Yggdrasil and the Cross in the North
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2013
Winner of the 2014 Mythopoeic Myth & Fantasy Studies Award At the heart of the mythology of the Anglo-Scandinavian-Germanic North is the evergreen Yggdrasil, the tree of life believed to hold up the skies and unite and separate three worlds: Asgard, high in the tree, where the gods dwelled in...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Zombies
Everything You Need to Know About the Latest Monster Craze
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2010
The "New Vampire"...
The Complete Idiot's Guides® have explored the world of vampires, werewolves, the paranormal, and now the latest book in the "creepy" series is, 'The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Zombies'. This book brings the world of zombies chillingly to life - in...
by Peter Dendle
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2012
This is a comprehensive overview of zombie movies in the first 11 years of the new millennium, the most dynamic and vital period yet in the history of the zombie genre. It serves not only as a follow-up to its predecessor (The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, McFarland 2001), which covered movies from 1932...
Vampire Forensics
Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2010
Mark Jenkins’s engrossing history draws on the latest science, anthropological and archaeological research to explore the origins of vampire stories, providing gripping historic and folkloric context for the concept of immortal beings who defy death by feeding on the lifeblood of others. From the...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Vampires
Fascinating Vampire Lore from Eastern Europe, Greece, Italy, and the Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2009
Vampires are the hottest topic in popular culture today. From the now classic novels of Anne Rice, to the mega-selling series by Stephanie Meyer to the hit HBO series True Blood based on the bestselling novels of Charlaine Harris, the undead are certainly not dead in terms of books sales. Now, those...