Social Science : Folklore & Mythology

The Fairy Books, or "Coloured" Fairy Books is a collection of fairy tales divided into twelve books, each associated with a different colour. Collected together by Andrew Land they are sourced from a number of different countries and were translated by Lang's wife and other translators who also retold many of the tales. The collection has been incalculably important and, although he did not source the stories himself direct from the oral tradition he can make claim to the... more...

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Calendar of historical events, births, holidays and observances. Find out who was born on the same day with you, what holiday is celebrated on that day around the world. The calendar also includes more than 100 detailed biographies of historical figures and actors as well as holidays and observances. Who was born when!. Do you know what is celebrated on March 8, and where?. Educate yourself about world history by quick look to what happened on that date around the world. Use your down time to find when you favorite actors were born. Table of Contents. January 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11....... February 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...... March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ....... April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ....... May 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ....... June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ....... July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ....... August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ....... September 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ....... October 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ....... November 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ....... December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ....... more...

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A Chinese Bestiary presents a fascinating pageant of mythical creatures from a unique and enduring cosmography written in ancient China. The Guideways through Mountains and Seas, compiled between the fourth and first centuries b.c.e., contains descriptions of hundreds of fantastic denizens of mountains, rivers, islands, and seas, along with minerals, flora, and medicine. more...

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What activities did the women of ancient Greece perform in the sphere of ritual, and what were the meanings of such activities for them and their culture? By offering answers to these questions, this study aims to recover and reconstruct an important dimension of the lived experience of ancient Greek women. A comprehensive and sophisticated investigation of the ritual roles of women in ancient Greece, it draws on a wide range of evidence from across the Greek world, including literary and historical texts, inscriptions, and vase-paintings, to assemble a portrait of women as religious and cultural agents, despite the ideals of seclusion within the home and exclusion from public arenas that we know restricted their lives. more...

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From Zeus and Europa, to Diana, Pan, and Prometheus, the myths of ancient Greece and Rome seem to exert a timeless power over us. But what do those myths represent, and why are they so enduringly fascinating? This imaginative and stimulating Very Short Introduction goes beyond a simple retelling of the stories to explore the rich history and diverse interpretations of classical myths in both high art and popular culture. - ;From Zeus and Europa, to Diana, Pan, and Prometheus, the myths of ancient Greece and Rome seem to exert a timeless power over us. But what do those myths represent, and why are they so enduringly fascinating? Why do they seem to be such a potent way of talking about our selves, our origins, and our desires?. This imaginative and stimulating Very Short Introduction goes beyond a simple retelling of the stories to explore the rich history and diverse interpretations of classical myths. It is a wide-ranging account, examining how classical myths are used and understood in both high art and popular culture, taking the reader from the temples of Crete to skyscrapers in New York, and finding classical myths in a variety of unexpected places: from arabic poetry and Hollywood films, to. psychoanalysis, the bible, and New Age spiritualism. - more...

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