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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...
New Religious Movementsby Bryan Wilson; Jamie Cresswell
Routledge 1999; US$ 41.95New Religious Movements: Challenge & Response is the most comprehensive, wide-ranging study on the phenomena and impact of new religions. more...
Uses of Greek Mythologyby Ken Dowden
Routledge 1992; US$ 34.95Explores the uses Greeks made of myth and the uses to which we can put myth in recovering the richness of their culture. Sheds light on many aspects of Greek history and culture - including war, religion and sexuality. more...
Fairytale in the Ancient Worldby Graham Anderson
Routledge 2000; US$ 43.95The first modern study of the ancient fairytale, it bridges a major gap between the study of the ancient world and the wider world of oral culture, and will be of immense value and interest to students of a wide variety of disciplines. more...
Roman Religion in Valerius Maximusby Hans-Friedrich Mueller
Routledge 2002; US$ 125.00Valerius Maximus was an indefatigable collector of historical anecdotes illustrating vice and virtue. Mueller focuses on what Valerius can tell us about Roman attitudes to religion, and argues that Roman religion could be deeply emotional. more...
Human Sacrifice in Ancient Greeceby Dennis D. Hughes
Routledge 1991; US$ 138.00In this, the first book length study of the subject for 75 years, the author provides a fascinating examination of archaeological and written evidence for the ritual killing of human beings in ancient Greece. 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...
Women and Religion in the First Christian Centuriesby Deborah F. Sawyer
Routledge 1996; US$ 40.95Women and Religion in the First Christian Centuries focuses on religion during the period of Roman imperial rule and its significance in women's lives. more...
Greek Sanctuariesby Nanno Marinatos; Robin Hagg
Routledge 1995; US$ 44.95A collection of articles about the function of sanctuaries in Archaic and Classical Greece. The book deals with the origins, historical developments and social functions of sanctuaries. 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...