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Social Science : Folklore & Mythology

Folklore & Mythology eBooks

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African American Folktales
By: Green, Thomas A.
Published by: Greenwood Reference

Gathers together nearly 50 of the most important African American folktales along with introductions and suggestions for further reading. more...

Price: $70.00


African American Literature and the Classicist Tradition
By: Walters, Tracey L.
Published by: Palgrave Macmillan, Ltd.

This book explores the significant relationship between western classical mythology and African American women's literature. more...

Price: $80.00


African Folklore
By: Peek, Philip; Yankah, Kwesi
Published by: Routledge

Written by an international team of experts, this is the first work of its kind to offer comprehensive coverage of folklore throughout the African continent. more...

Price: $265.00


Alas Poor Ghost
By: Bennett, Gillian
Published by: Utah State University Press

In 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. more...

Price: $20.00


American Folklore
By: Brunvand, Jan (ed.)
Published by: Taylor & Francis

Contains 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 and collectors; writers and scholars; religious beliefs and practices. The alphabetically arranged entries vary from concise definitions to detailed surveys, each accompanied by a brief, up-to-date bibliography. Special features *More than 2000 contributors *Over 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, crafts, and more *Alphabetically arranged *Entries accompanied by up-to-date bibliographies *Edited by America's best-known folklore authority more...

Price: $72.50


American Indian Stories, Legends, and Other Writings
By: Zitkala-Sa
Published by: Penguin Classics

Edna Pontellier, a young wife and mother, refuses to be caged by married and domestic life and claims for herself moral and erotic freedom. Through careful, subtle changes of style, Kate Chopin shows Edna's transformation-and its tragic consequences. This unique volume also includes some of Chopin's finest stories, among them "At the 'Cadian Ball" and "Désirée's Baby.". Edited with an Introduction by Sandra M. Gilbert more...

Price: $15.00


American Indian Trickster Tales
By: Erdoes, Richard; Ortiz, Alfonso
Published by: The Penguin Group (USA)

From the authors of the bestselling "American Indian Myths and Legends" comes a rich and ribald collection of Native American folklore featuring the mischievous "trickster" of oral tradition. Line drawings. more...

Price: $16.00


American Proverbs About Women
By: Kerschen, Lois
Published by: Greenwood Reference

Proverbs supposedly contain the wisdom of the common folk—eternal truths to be passed down through the ages. They are short, often humorous, expressions that teach lessons or give practical advice, and they are perhaps the best indicators of attitudes and beliefs of any form of folklore. Not only reflecting culture, proverbs also perpetuate the cultural dictates of the past, including the fears, prejudices, and misconceptions of their predominately male authors. Because they are generalizations, proverbs sometimes impede accurate observation and analysis and stifle original thought. Like many other traditions and cultural practices, proverbs often promote misleading stereotypes of women. This reference book collects more than 800 American proverbs about women and analyzes their significance.||The volume begins with introductory chapters that explore the relationship between proverbs and culture and the image of women presented in proverbs. The chapters that follow are devoted to particular categories, such as wives and 6~rriage, mothers and daughters, women as property, and old women and grandmothers. Each chapter includes a brief introductory overview and a listing of proverbs relating to the topic. The proverbs were gathered through an extensive review of journal articles, proverb dictionaries, and other literature. In addition to true proverbs, the volume includes some phrases, sayings, and proverbial comparisons. Not included are expressions that contain words like mother or daughter but do not really describe women or comment about them. The book then presents a concluding analysis of how American proverbs portray women, an alphabetical index of proverbs, and an extensive bibliography. more...

Price: $123.00


American Regional Folklore
By: Mood-Leopold, Terry Ann
Published by: ABC-Clio

A guide to American regional folklore with advice on conducting research, regional essays, and an annotated bibliography. It covers library research, including how to locate a library suitable for folklore research, how to understand a library's resources, and how to construct a research strategy. more...

Price: $85.00


Animals, Gods and Humans
By: Gilhus, Ingvild Slid
Published by: Routledge

Consulting a range of key texts and source material, this book covers 800 years and provides a detailed analysis of early Christian attitudes to, and the position of, animals in Greek and Roman life and thought. Of interest to classicists, it examines the dominant themes and developments in the conception of animals. more...

Price: $39.95


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