 | Kokopelli: Fluteplayer Images in Rock Art
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 |  | Carmina Gadelica: Hymns & Incantations
Publication Date: August 1, 1992This is the most complete anthology of Celtic oral tradition ever assembled. During his travels, Alexander Carmichael spent hours with peasants in their huts in front of peat fires listening as they "intoned in a low, recitative manner" these poems and prayers. This unique collection of living spirituality drawn from the depths of Celtic Christianity, represents a hidden oral tradition of great power and beauty, handed down through countless generations of Hebridean peasants. ...
|  | Witches, Druids and King Arthur
Publication Date: September 15, 2006An essay collection on all manner of subjects relating to paganism, myth and Arthurian legend, from a leading expert.> ...
|  | The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion (Two Volume Set)
Publication Date: March 30, 2005A monumental study of comparative folklore and religion, THE GOLDEN BOUGH was originally published in two volumes in 1890, grew to 12 volumes for the third edition in 1915, then abridged by the author into this one-volume edition in 1922. Drawing on the beliefs and customs of ancient European civilizations and primitive cultures throughout the world, James Frazer's work continues to be an important reference. ...
|  | Mythography: The Study of Myths and Rituals
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|  | Celtic Lore & Legend
Publication Date: May 15, 2005This book includes tales of the heroes and gods from the Great Myth Cycles as well as tales of witches, ghosts, and fairies. It is an examination and celebration of the tradition of storytelling. This is the first anthology to seek out and record the traditions from many parts of the Western Celtic world--Ireland, Cornwall, Scotland, Wales, and Brittany--from as early as the 17th century. ...
|  | Ain't You Got a Right to the Tree of Life?: The People of Johns Island South Carolina-Their Faces, Their Words, and Their Songs
Publication Date: April 1, 1994Ain't You Got a Right to the Tree of Life? presents an oral, musical, and photographic record of the venerable Gullah culture in modern times. With roots stretching back to their slave forebears, the Johns Islanders and their folk traditions are a vital link between black Americans and their African and Caribbean ancestors.When first published in 1966, this book conveyed islanders' trepidation and jubilation upon the arrival of the civil rights movement to their isolated home. In this edition, which is updated through the late 1980s, the stories and songs of an...
|  | Legendary Connecticut: Traditional Tales from the Nutmeg State
Publication Date: July 1, 1995From Litchfield's great church stove war to Hartford's Charter Oak to Stonington's infamous Lantern Hill, these traditional tales from the Nutmeg State span four centuries of Connecticut history. Personal legends, narratives, anecdotes, and supernatural stories--all are fascinating, humorous and rich with the history and lore of the land. ...
|  | An Introduction to the Russian Folktale (The Complete Russian Folktale, 1) (v. 1)
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|  | Zuni Fetishes
Publication Date: April 1999Fetishes are carvings believed to have a spirit within, which can help the owner if used properly and respectfully. They may be used for hunting, the diagnosis and cure of disease, initiations, war, gambling, propagation, spells, and good fortune and usually bear the resemblance of an animal. Frank Hamilton Cushing's classic book is incorporated in this expanded 9" x 12" version, annotated by Mark Bahti, who provides supplemental text on Zuni life and art. Full-color photographs show modern fetish art by the Zunis, with commentary explaining the cultural significa...
|  | The Stepmother in Fairy Tales: Bereavement and the Feminine Shadow
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|  | Alice Nizzy Nazzy: The Witch of Santa Fe
Publication Date: 1996tale, young Manuela finds herself in the cooking pot of AliceNizzy Nazzy, and when all attempts to win her freedom fail, Manuela isspared because good children taste bad to witches. BOMC Main. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title....
|  | Soma: Divine Mushroom of Immortality, (Ethno-Mycological Studies)
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|  | Pollita chiquita
Publication Date: February 1, 1992| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up Cause and effect are humorously apparent in this new edition of an old tale. When the acorn falls on Henny Penny's head, readers will know just where it's come from--two industrious squirrels busily gathering nuts in the trees overhead. (The same two squirrels are seen burying their wealth at the scene of Foxy Loxy's feast on the book's final page.) In similar fashion, Zimmermann extends and lightens this tersely told tale in page after page of colorful watercolor cartoons. Henny Penny and friends appear appropri...
|  | From the Temple to the Talmud: Exploring Judaic Origins, History, Folklore and Tribal Traditions
Publication Date: 2011In From the Temple to the Talmud, Dr. Harrell Rhome offers a panoramic look at Jewish history, culture and religion from a Revisionist perspective. Not content to merely repeat the findings of previous researchers, Rhome offers a new interpretation of Jewish history' one that is sure to enrage some and leave others standing in ovation. Going back to primary and ancient sources, while also including research from scholars (many of whom are now considered too politically incorrect to cite by mainstream academicians), Rhome covers this expansive history in a lively and eas...
|  | Southern Paiutes: Legends, Lore, Language and Lineage
Publication Date: June 2, 1992| ISBN-10: 088714070X | ISBN-13: 978-0887140709| Edition: 1st This is a unique collection of information about the Southern Paiutes, which covers mythology and folklore, traditional crafts, historical stories, and information about the Paiute language. LaVan Martineau began collecting a lot of the information in this book during the 1940s from individuals still maintaining the old ways, while their culture eroded beneath their feet. These elders willingly shared this information with Mr. Martineau. Little did he realize that within a few decades almost no on...
|  | Consuming Passions: The Anthropology of Eating
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|  | The Language of Flowers: A History (Victorian Literature and Culture Series)
Publication Date: April 22, 1995| Series: Victorian Literature and Culture Series This book is a volume in the series of Victorian Literature and Culture about the account of flower symbolism and its cultural significance in Victorian era France, England, and America. ...
|  | Dee Brown's Folktales of the Native American: Retold for Our Times
Publication Date: June 15, 1993This comprehensive collection of Native American folklore draws on a unique oral tradition, illuminating for students the very roots of Native American culture. Gathered from numerous tribes—Seneca, Hopi, Navaho, Creek, Cheyenne, Cherokee, and Blackfoot—these thirty-six stories, passed down through generations, are narrated by Dee Brown as they might be told around a campfire today. Updated for the modern reader, these tales capture the true spirit and flavor of Native American Mythology.With a new preface written by the author especially for this e...
|  | South of Surrender (Hearts of the Anemoi)
Publication Date: April 9, 2013| Series: Hearts of the Anemoi She's the only one who can see through his golden boy façade to the broken god within...Chrysander Notos, Supreme God of the South Wind and Summer, is on a mission: save Eurus from his death sentence, and prove his troubledbrother can be redeemed. But Eurus fights back, triggering vicious summer storms that threaten the mortal realm, dangerously drain Chrys, and earn the ire of the Olympic gods who ordered Eurus dead. Laney Summerlyn refuses to give up her grandfather's horse farm, despite her deteriorating vision. More than ...
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