Unmarked. Tears and folds on dust jacket. Bump on edge. 167 illustrations in color and B/W. Topics include creation myths, natural forces, men and women, funeral myths, and more. Bibliography. Index. 304p. • • • View More...
This book is a complete, unsettling, and frequently exhilarating vision of the world, starting with the voyage of Noah's ark and ending with a sneak preview of heaven. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Includes "Fair Young Ladies and Bonny Irish Boys: Pattern in Vernacular Poetics" by Debora Kodish, "The Parry-Lord Theory Meets Operational Structuralism" by Carol L. Edwards, "A Format and Method for Translating Songs" by Donald Bahr,"The Belle Isle Bridge Indicent: Legend Dialect and Semiotic System in the 1943 Detroit Race Riots" by Janet L. Langlois, "De Legendis Urbis: Modern Legends in Ancient Rome" by Bill Ellis. Reviews. pp. 131-255. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Black-and-white illustrations. 368p. Measures 5.5x8.25 inches. In book 4 in the fantasy series from Marie Brennan, the glamorous Lady Trent takes her adventurous explorations to the deserts of Akhia. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Dust jacket under clear mylar cover, with chipping and scrapes. 391p. Measures 6.25x9.5 inches. Notes. Index. Bibliography
Dorson is often called the father of American folklore. In addition, he is given credit for bringing about an international or cross-cultural approach to the subject. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Some edge wear. Illustrated throughout, primarily in black-and-white.
Covers Western Sudan, Guinea Coast, Equatorial Forest, and Southern Savannah. Bibliography. Index of Peoples, Cultures, and Kingdoms. 120p. Measures 8.5x11 inches. •• • View More...
Unmarked. Articles include "Picturing Our Past: An Archive Constructs a National Culture" by Karin Becker, "Yellow Ribbons and Seasonal Flags: The Folk Assemblage of War" by Jack Santino, "Indexicality, Authority, and Communication in Traditional Narrative Discourse" by Gary R. Butler, an obituary of Albert Bates Lord (1912-1991), and more. Illustrated. The Journal of American Folklore, the quarterly journal of the American Folklore Society since the Society's founding in 1888, publishes scholarly articles, essays, notes, and commentaries directed to a wide audience, as well as separate sectio... View More...
Unmarked text. Includes "Night Village and the Coming of Men of the Word" by Robert Paine, "Mai '68 and the Traditionalization of French Shadow Theater" by George H. Schoemaker, "Coplas de Todos Santos in Cochambamva" by Thomas Solomon, etc. Obituary of George M. Story (1927-1994). Reviews. Illustrated. • • • View More...
Signed by the author and illustrator. Winner of an Outstanding Book of the Year award from Independent Publisher magazine, with a sticker stating this on the cover. Some edge wear on sticker. Second edition. Unmarked text. Index. 200p. Measures 6x9 inches.
Color illustrations. This book recasts the renowned fables of Aesop as a lively and distinctly modern set of 100 sonnets. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Illustrated. Map. Suggestions for how to look at Totem Poles. Suggested readings. 58p. This guide helps the reader to understand and enjoy the form and meaning of totem poles and other sculptures.
The author describes the origin and place of totem poles in Indian culture--as ancestral emblems, as expressions of wealth and power, as ceremonial objects, as mythological symbols, and as magnificent artistic works of the people of the Pacific Northwest. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Two competing interpretations on the Kalevala: "The Kalevala and Myths" and "The Position of the Kalevala in Comparative Epic Research" by Lauri Honko. 16p. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Includes "The Kalevala Abroad--East and West" by Lauri Honko, "The Kalevala in Paris, Reykjavik, and Copenhagen" by Carsten Bregenhoj, "Folklore Moves with the People" by Lauri Honko and more. Illustrated. 20p. • • • View More...
Unmarked text. Illustrated. Articles include "Felling a Song with a New Ax: Writing and the Reshaping of ritual Song Performance in Upland Sulawesi" by Kenneth M. George, "The Sardana: Catalan Dance and Catalan National History" by Stanley Brandes, "Persuasive Suggestions and Reassessing Promises: Emergent Parallelism and Dialogic Encouragement in Song" by Corrine A. Kratz, Commentaries on H.A. Kelly and J. Edgar Hoover. pp.3-122. Reviews. • • • View More...
Unmarked text. Some nicks on cover. Topics include South African Black Popular theater, Ethnic Identity in Illinois, Performance and Honor in 13th century Ireland, Redemption rumors, etc. Reviews. pp. 131-256pp. • • • View More...
Unmarked text. Soft crease on cover. This issue includes A Case Study of Individual Remarks by Turkish Romance Tellers by Ilhan Basgoz, The Origins of Korean Folklore Scholarship by Roger J. Janelli, Bullfighting: The Ritual Origina of Scholarly Myths, Narrative as Expository Discourse, "Hansel and Gretel" in Spain and Mexico, Swedish Folklife Research, and more. The Journal of American Folklore, the quarterly journal of the American Folklore Society since the Society's founding in 1888, publishes scholarly articles, essays, notes, and commentaries directed to a wide audience, as well as separ... View More...
Unmarked text. A sweeping anthology of myths, ranging from ancient Egypt and Greece to the Polynesian islands and modern science. We read stories of great floods from the ancient Babylonians, Hebrews, Chinese, and Mayans; tales of apocalypse from India, the Norse, Christianity, and modern science.
Unmarked text (in German). Contributors include Annette Leo, Thomas Flierl, Regina Scheer, Martin Schoenfeld, Gisela Wenzel, and Michael Zimmermann. 154p. Illustrated. • • • View More...
Unmarked text. Beautifully illustrated in color. A pictorial journey into the world of King Arthur, Lancelot and Tristan, Lady Guinevere and Merlin. Offers new insights into the stories, the characters, the timeless archetypes they represent, and the ancient wisdom intricately woven into the fabric of myth. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Authors include Paul A. Olson, Albert L. Lavin, William Wallace Robson, George Cameron Allen, and Barbara Hardy. Bibliography. 61p. Measures 5.5x8.25 inches. • • • View More...
Unmarked. Introduction by Aaron Noble. Other essays by Caleb Neelon (Sonik), Kevin Chen, and Travis Jensen.
Through the use of a rotating cast of symbols that include warhorses, slave ships, swarms of birds, Masonic pyramids, stunned elephants, stripped forests and more, Schoultz renders scenes that are both socially aware and critical. 180p. Measures 7x10.25 inches. • • • View More...
Unmarked text. Examines the nature of hierarchy in Polynesian societies, particularly the system of the Ngaputoru group in the Southern Cook Islands. Bibliography. Index. 153p. Measures 6x8.25 inches. • • • View More...
