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"Gypsies" in European Literature and Culture
Palgrave Macmillan 2008; US$ 100.00This book traces representations of "Gypsies" that have become prevalent in the European imagination and culture and influenced the perceptions of Roma in Eastern and Western European societies. more...
African American Folk Healing
NYU Press 2007; US$ 79.00Cure a nosebleed by holding a silver quarter on the back of the neck. Treat an earache with sweet oil drops. Wear plant roots to keep from catching colds. Within many African American families, these kinds of practices continue today, woven into the fabric of black culture, often communicated through women. Such folk practices shape the concepts about... more...
African American Folktales
ABC-CLIO 2009; US$ 70.00Gathers together nearly 50 of the most important African American folktales along with introductions and suggestions for further reading. more...
African Dilemma Tales
De Gruyter 1975; US$ 133.00Atti del 9. International congress of Anthropological and ethnological sciences, Chicago 1973. more...
African Discourse in Islam, Oral Traditions, and Performance
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 44.95Through an engaged analysis of writers such as Wole Soyinka, Ola Rotimi, Niyi Osundare, and Tanure Ojaide and of African traditional oral poets like Omoekee Amao Ilorin and Mamman Shata Katsina, Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah develops an African indigenous discourse paradigm for interpreting and understanding literary and cultural materials. Na'Allah argues... more...
African Folklore
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 285.00Written by an international team of experts, the 300 entries provide insight into many facets of African culture and folklore. more...
Alas Poor Ghost
Utah State University Press 1999; US$ 20.00In the rational modern world, belief in the supernatural seemingly has been consigned to the worlds of entertainment and fantasy. Yet belief in other worldly phenomena, from poltergeists to telepathy, remains strong, as Gillian Bennett's research shows. Especially common is belief in continuing contact with, or the continuing presence of, dead... more...
Alchemies of Violence
SAGE India 2004; US$ 64.95The several trading castes known generically as `Marwaris` are among the most powerful and wealthy groups in India. While they have spread throughout India and beyond, their homeland is Rajasthan. This absorbing book explores their origin myths and the manner in which these myths construct and express their social identities. Lawrence Babb draws attention... more...
Als das Wünschen noch geholfen hat oder: wie man in Mesopotamien Karriere machte
Diplomica Verlag 2008; US$ 36.02Die vorliegende Studie richtet sich nicht nur an Assyriologen, sondern auch an Religions- und Literaturwissenschaftler, Ägyptologen und Archäologen. Auch interessierte Laien können hier einen tiefen Einblick in eine faszinierende Denkweise erhalten. Ein großer Teil der uns aus dem Alten Orient in Keilschrift überlieferten Texte ist religiöser bzw.... more...
American Folklore
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 85.00Contains over 500 articles Ranging over foodways and folksongs, quiltmaking and computer lore, Pecos Bill, Butch Cassidy, and Elvis sightings, more than 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, and crafts; sports and holidays; tall tales and legendary figures; genres and forms; scholarly approaches and theories; regions and ethnic groups; performers... more...









