Social Science : Folklore & Mythology

An A to Z reference work which offers entries on every aspect of the subject including: descriptions of hundreds of individual legends and their variations, legend themes, the scholary approaches to the genre, and thorough coverage from around the world. more...

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A collection of over 40 stories: Tom Tit Tot • The Three Sillies • The Rose-Tree • The Old Woman and Her Pig • How Jack Went to Seek His Fortune • Mr. Vinegar • Nix Nought Nothing • Jack Hannaford • Binnorie • Mouse and Mouser • Cap O' Rushes • Teeny-Tiny • Jack and the Beanstalk • The Story of the Three Little Pigs • The Master and His Pupil • Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse • Jack and His Golden Snuff-Box • The Story of the Three Bears • Jack the Giant-Killer • Jack the Giant-Killer • Henny-Penny • Childe Rowland • Molly Whuppie • The Red Ettin • The Golden Arm • The History of Tom Thumb • Mr. Fox • Lazy Jack • Johnny-Cake • Earl Mar's Daughter • Mr. Miacca • Whittington and His Cat • The Strange Visitor • The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh • The Cat and the Mouse • The Fish and the Ring • The Magpie's Nest • Kate Crackernuts • The Cauld Lad of Hilton • The Ass, the Table, and the Stick • Fairy Ointment • The Well of the World's End • Master of All Masters • The Three Heads of the We more...

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We have called our stories Fairy Tales though few of them speak of fairies (For some recent views on fairies and tales about fairies, see Notes.) The same remark applies to the collection of the Brothers Grimm and to all the other European collections, which contain exactly the same classes of tales as ours. Yet our stories are what the little ones mean when they clamour for "Fairy Tales," and this is the only name which they give to them... more...

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The names of the chief characters in the biblical Book of Esther are those of Mesopotamian deities. Stephanie Dalley argues that the narrative reflects real events in seventh-century Assyria which were `explained' soon after they occurred in a mythologizing cuneiform text and linked to religious festivals comparable to the Jewish rites of Purim. - ;Why are the names of the chief characters in the biblical Book of Esther those of Mesopotamian deities? Stephanie Dalley argues that the narrative reflects real happenings in seventh-century Assyria, where the widespread belief that revenge belongs to the gods explains why Assyrian kings described punitive campaigns as divine acts, leading to the mythologizing of certain historical events. Ashurbanipal's sack of Susa, led by the deities Ishtar and Marduk, underlies the Hebrew story. of Esther, and that story contains traces of the cultic calendar of Ishtar-of-Nineveh. Dalley traces the way in which the long-term settlement of `lost tribes' in Assyria, revealed by the fruits of excavation in Iraq and Syria, inspired a blend of pagan and Jewish traditions. - ;This is a delightful book...one is likely to find much of interest in this study - L.L Grabbe, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, more...

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Provides a comprehensive history of mythical animals, creatures, and monsters. more...

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