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The Mammoth Book of Celtic Myths and Legendsby Peter Berresford Ellis
Constable & Robinson 2011; US$ 5.55Developed from an early oral storytelling tradition dating back to the dawn of European culture, this is one of the oldest and most vibrant of Europe's mythologies. From all six Celtic cultures - Irish, Scots, Welsh, Cornish, Manx and Breton - Peter Berresford Ellishas included popular myths and legends, as well as bringing to light exciting new tales which have been lying in manuscript form, untranslated and unknown to the modern general reader. The author brings not only his extensive knowledge of source material but also his acclaimed skills of storytelling to produce an original, enthralling and definitive collection of Celtic myths and legends - tales of gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, magical weapons, fabulous beasts, and entities... more...
Religion in Late Roman Britainby Dorothy Watts
Routledge 1998; US$ 138.00Religion in Late Roman Britain explores the changes in religion over the fourth century; the historical background for these changes and the forces which contributed to them. more...
Claiming Sacred Groundby Adrian J. Ivakhiv
Indiana University Press 2001; US$ 19.95Claiming Sacred Ground Pilgrims and Politics at Glastonbury and Sedona Adrian J. Ivakhiv A study of people and politics at two New Age spiritual sites. In this richly textured account, Adrian Ivakhiv focuses on the activities of pilgrim-migrants to Glastonbury, England and Sedona, Arizona. He discusses their efforts to encounter and experience the spirit or energy of the land and to mark out its significance by investing it with sacred meanings. Their endeavors are presented against a broad canvas of cultural and environmental struggles associated with the incorporation of such geographically marginal places into... more...
Popular Religion in Russiaby Stella Rock
RoutledgeCurzon 2006; US$ 39.95This book dispels the widely-held view that paganism survived in medieval and early modern Russia alongside orthodoxy. more...
Lost Beliefs of Northern Europeby Hilda Ellis Davidson
Routledge 1993; US$ 46.95The author illustrates how pagan beliefs have been represented and misinterpreted by the Christian tradition, and throws light on the nature of pre-Christian beliefs and how they have been preserved. more...
New Religions in Global Perspectiveby Peter B. Clarke
Routledge 2005; US$ 35.95This book, from a key expert in the field, is a complete exploration of the global impact and cultural significance of New Religious Movements. more...
New Religions and the Nazisby Karla Poewe
Routledge 2005; US$ 41.95This book illuminates an important but neglected part of Nazi history - the contribution of new religions to the emergence of Nazi ideology in 1930s Germany. more...
New Religious Movements in the Westby Elisabeth Arweck
Routledge 2005; US$ 43.95This cutting-edge analysis of American and European new religious movements explores the controversies between religious groups and the majority interests which oppose them. It asks how modern societies can best respond to new religious movements, more...
Encyclopedia of Russian and Slavic Myth and Legendby Mike Dixon-Kennedy
ABC-CLIO 2002; US$ 65.00This volume offers a guide in English to the myths and legends of the Russian Empire and other Slavic countries and peoples. Extensive historical, geographical, and biographical background is included to enhance the reader's understanding. more...
Gods, Heroes, & Kingsby Christopher R. Fee; David A. Leeming
Oxford University Press 2004; US$ 35.00This book unearths the layers of the British Isles' unique folkloric tradition to discover how this body of seemingly disparate tales developed. The authors find a virtual battlefield of myths on which pagan and Judeo-Christian beliefs fought for dominance, and classical, Anglo-Saxon, Germanic, and Celtic narrative threads became tangled. more...