Folklore Mythology category: 2054 books

Long regarded as some of the most skilled bison hunters, the Blackfeet tribes' territory once covered large swaths of the areas now known as Alberta, Canada and the U.S. state of Montana. This fascinating collection of legends and folklore will afford modern-day readers a glimpse into the unique values and beliefs of this culture.

For almost three centuries, the “Pennsylvania Dutch”—descended from German immigrants—have practiced white magic, known in their dialect as Braucherei (from the German “brauchen,” to use) or Powwowing. The tradition was brought by immigrants from the Rhineland and Switzerland in the 17th...

One sunny (or was it cloudy?) day, I noticed that in my inner thoughts, fish idioms and proverbs appeared quite frequently. In addition, in some of the books that I have written, fish sayings would pop up occasionally from the pages. Collections of quotations are among my favorite reading materials.While...

Cyprus, Aphrodites island, has played a tremendous part in ancient Greek history. This book explores its vast mythology, battles, Greek gods, heroes, and everything in between. Presented in an easy-to-read, simplistic style, including pictures, this work brings to life Cypruss epic Greek past.

*** Premium Illustrated Ebook *** Written by one of the most prominent classicists of the era, this book is part of a series of adult education books published during the 1920s. It is also considered as one of the finest mythology text of ALL time. This edition is illustrated with fine art classic paintings.

County Limerick is a place of kings and commoners. It is where Donn Fírinne, king of the Munster fairies, is said to have once roamed, and where Sean na Scuab, a poor broom seller from the wrong side of the river, was chosen to be mayor of the city. It is a land filled with stories, poetry, music,...

“Jack and the Beanstalk,” “Little Jack Horner,” and “Jack the Giant Killer” are all famous tales and rhymes featuring the same hero, a character who often appears in legends, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes. Unlike moralizing fairy tale heroes, however, Jack is typically depicted as foolish...

Author Renee Simmons Raney believes that every child deserves his or her own personal landscape in which to seek adventure and unleash creativity. Through this charming storybook, Renee weaves fairy stories, enhancing the natural world with supernatural creatures, and connecting children to diverse...

Pourquoi en France a-t-on donné la priorité à l'étude de la parenté, et dans les pays de langue allemande à celle de la narration populaire ? Quels rapports entretiennent l'ethnologie française avec l'histoire et celle de langue allemande avec le politique ? De quelle manière étudie-t-on,...

To the Greeks and Romans, there was a time more remote than history gives us any account of, when there was neither land nor water, and when the earth and all things within and upon it were “without form and void.” Over that misty, nebulous mixing and mingling brooded the god Chaos, who shared...

In 1868, four treasure hunters from San Marcos, Texas, searched for a lost mine on the San Saba River, near today’s Menard. It was popularized as folklore in J. Frank Dobie’s treasure legend classic Coronado’s Children. One hundred and fifty years later, a descendant of one of those four men...

Compiled by noted Irish author Padraic Colum, this treasury of time-honored tales from the fairy-haunted folklore of the Emerald Isle includes these favorite stories: "Fedelma, the Enchanter's Daughter," "When the King of the Cats Came to King Connal's Dominion," "The Sword of Light and the Unique...

Il sale, concorrendo alla composizione elettrolitica del sangue, è come se ci unisse, in un certo qual modo, con l’ambiente che ci circonda, è come se ci legasse indissolubilmente al mare, alla terra, agli altri animali, ai vegetali. Il sale è dappertutto e nel corso della storia dell’uomo...

Dalle opere medievali che l'hanno plasmata ai romanzi contemporanei, Morgana ha attraversato i secoli muovendosi sempre nella penombra, come figura che modifica gli eventi senza volersi manifestare. Soltanto questa sua attitudine a esistere nel crepuscolo le ha permesso di sopravvivere nell'immaginario...