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The Outlaws of Medieval Legend: Maurice Hugh Keen: 9780880294546: Amazon.com: Books

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Publication Date: December 1989

Wonderfully written and beautifully presented , The Outlaws of Medieval Legend brings the popular heroes of the Middle-Ages to life. Featuring both famous - Robin Hood and William Wallace - and now forgotten rogues such as Gamelyn and Fulke Fitzwarin, this book explains the popularity of these semi-mythical figures, and how their stories appealed to the common people of the Middle Ages.
Long unavailable, and now featuring a new introduction from the author, this is the perfect book for anyone with a fondness for medieval history and folklore.

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• Hardcover: 264 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books (December 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 088029454X
• ISBN-13: 978-0880294546
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The Owl,The Raven,and the Dove: The Religious Meaning of the Grimms' Magic Fairy Tales: G. Ronal

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Publication Date: April 11, 2002

The fairy tales collected by the brothers Grimm are among the best known and most widely-read stories in western literature. In recent years commentators such as Bruno Bettelheim have, usually from a psychological perspective, pondered the underlying meaning of the stories, why children are so enthralled by them, and what effect they have on the the best-known tales (Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty) and shows that the Grimms saw them as Christian fables. Murphy examines the arguments of previous interpreters of the tales, and demonstrates how they missed the Grimms' intention. His own readings of the five so-called "magical" tales reveal them as the beautiful and inspiring "documents of faith" that the Grimms meant them to be.
Offering an entirely new perspective on these often-analyzed tales, Murphy's book will appeal to those concerned with the moral and religious education of children, to students and scholars of folk literature and children's literature, and to the many general readers who are captivated by fairy tales and their meanings.

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• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (April 11, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195151690
• ISBN-13: 978-0195151695
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9.2 inches
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Drawing Stories from around the World and a Sampling of European Handkerchief Stories: Anne Pellowsk

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Publication Date: January 30, 2005 | ISBN-10: 1591582229 | ISBN-13: 978-1591582229 | Edition: First Edition

Drawing a picture while telling a story is a tradition that can be found in cultures around the world—perhaps dating back to early cave paintings. No one knows when or where this unique form of storytelling originated, but for generations, drawing stories have delighted and informed listeners—and they continue to fascinate audiences today. Renowned storyteller Anne Pellowski has traveled the world, collecting drawing stories from such diverse countries as Indonesia, Korea, Romania, Germany, Sweden, and Japan. Here she presents more than 30 ready-to-tell tales, along with step-by-step directions for the ingenious illustrations that accompany them, and tips for engaging your audience in further learning. An added feature is the inclusion of 5 delightful handkerchief (hanky panky) stories, which originated in Europe in the 19th century. A valuable treasury for educators, storytellers, and folklorists.

Drawing a picture while telling a story is a tradition that can be found in cultures around the world—perhaps dating back to early cave paintings. No one knows when and where this unique form of storytelling originated, but for generations, drawing stories have delighted and informed listeners—and they continue to fascinate audiences today. Renowned storyteller Anne Pellowski has traveled the world, collecting drawing stories from such diverse countries as Indonesia, Korea, Romania, Germany, Sweden and Japan. Here she presents more than 30 ready-to-tell tales, along with step-by-step directions for the ingenious illustrations that accompany them, and tips for engaging your audience in further learning. You'll find well-known tales, such as The Black Cat, which was made famous by Lewis Carroll, as well as many drawing stories that have never before appeared in print, including a number of Japanese ekaki-uta and Australian Aboriginal sand stories. An added feature is the inclusion of 5 delightful handkerchief (hanky panky) stories, which originated in Europe in the 19th century. Historical background of the tales, notes on sources, and a bibliography complete the work. Guaranteed to enchant listeners young and old, these simple tales especially appeal to today's visual learners, and can easily be incorporated into curriculum studies and into the storyteller's repertoire. A valuable treasury for educators, storytellers, and folklorists.

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• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited; First Edition edition (January 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591582229
• ISBN-13: 978-1591582229
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.8 x 9.2 inches
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	Myth, Legend, and Romance: An Encyclopaedia of Irish Folk Tradition Publication Date: April 1991The works of Joseph Campbell, his highly acclaimed PBS interview with Bill Moyers, and the steadily expanding awareness of and interest in Jungian psychology have all contributed to an explosion in demand for scholarly yet accessible works on mythology and folklore. This first volume in a series on world mythologies will claim a place in the first ranks of the literature of lore. 100 illustrations. ...
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	The Cockfight: A Casebook Publication Date: June 15, 1994Originating more than 2500 years ago, cockfighting is one of the oldestdocumented sports in the world.  It has continued to flourish despitebans against it in many countries.  In The Cockfight: A Casebook,folklorist Alan Dundes brings together a diverse array of writing onthis male-dominated ritual.     Vivid descriptions of cockfights from Puerto Rico, Tahiti, Ireland,Spain, Brazil, and the Philippines complement critical commentaries,from the fourth-century reflections of St. Augustine to contemporaryanthropological and psychoanalytic...
	Tibetan Folk Tales Release Date: October 16, 2001| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up Gleaned from an ancient oral tradition, these imaginative, colorful, and wisdom-filled stories will delight children and adults alike. This collection includes the Tibetan myth of creation; some of the famous Jataka tales, or stories of former lives of the Buddha; and the most popular of all the time-honored legends of Tibet, the great epic of King Gesar of Ling, the warrior who became a national hero. ...
	The Outlaws of Medieval Legend Publication Date: December 1989Wonderfully written and beautifully presented , The Outlaws of Medieval Legend brings the popular heroes of the Middle-Ages to life. Featuring both famous - Robin Hood and William Wallace - and now forgotten rogues such as Gamelyn and Fulke Fitzwarin, this book explains the popularity of these semi-mythical figures, and how their stories appealed to the common people of the Middle Ages.Long unavailable, and now featuring a new introduction from the author, this is the perfect book for anyone with a fondness for medieval history and folklore. --This text refers ...

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King Vikram and the Vampire: Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure,Magic,and Romance: Captain Sir Richard

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Release Date: February 1, 1993

Translated by the noted Victorian Orientalist, Sir Richard F. Burton, from the original Sanskrit, these ancient Indian folk tales influenced such later works as 1001 Arabian Nights and Boccaccio's Decameron. First published in 1870, these stories will entertain and delight modern readers while illuminating the life and customs of classical India.

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• Publisher: Park Street Press (February 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892814756
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	Swiss-Alpine Folk-Tales ...
	Texas Indian Myths & Legends Publication Date: January 6, 2000Step into a colorful pageantry of the powerful people who once ruled and still influence the great state of Texas. From the Caddo in the Piney Woods, the Lipan Apache in the Southwest, the Wichita at the Red River, and the Comanche across the Great Plains to the Alabama-Coushatta in the Big Thicket, five nations come alive through myth and history in Jane Archer's vividly written book about the first Texans. ...
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The Mystery Animals of the British Isles: Northumberland and Tyneside: Michael J Hallowell: 97819057

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Publication Date: June 1, 2008

Mystery animals? Great Britain? Surely not. These are not phrases which would normally be thought of in the same sentance. But it is true. The zoogeorgraphy of the British Isles is not as hard and fast as one would have imagined; there are mystery big cats, sea monsters, strangely coloured variants of well known species, animals only known from a handful of specimens or even less, and a body of evidence to suggest that entire new species await discovery. The Fortean zoology of these islands is even more impressive, with dragons, monsters, ghostly animals and weird animal folklore. For the first time, all these subjects are being gathered together under one, somewhat eccentric, roof.The Mystery Animals of the British Isles is a major new series from CFZ Press, the publishing arm of the world's largest mystery animals research organisation. It will cover Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland, on a county by county basis, describing the mystery animals of the entire island group.

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	Irish Myths And Legends Publication Date: February 25, 1999Lady Gregory's translations of ancient Celtic stories inspired a generation of writers, including W. B. Yeats, whose original foreword to Gods and Fighting Men is abridged for this classic miniature version. A perfect gift for all lovers of literature. ...
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Yanomamo: The Fierce People (Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology): Napoleon A. Chagnon: 9780030328

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Publication Date: April 1992 | ISBN-10: 0030328195 | ISBN-13: 978-0030328190 | Edition: 4th

The Y?nomamö of Venezuela and Brazil are a truly remarkable people, and one of the few sovereign tribal societies left on earth. This classic ethnography, based on the author's extensive fieldwork, includes a brief discussion of events and changes that have occurred since 1996.The Legacy 6th Edition of The Y?nomamö also includes a Q&A interview with the author, which reveals his own perspective on his life's work, reflects changes within the field of anthropology itself, and presents the author's views on the recent decade of controversies that his work has inspired among critics (including some anthropologists).

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	Does Champ Exist? Publication Date: September 1, 2007Notes on the historic lake monster conference held in Shelburne, Vermont, 29 August 1981. Includes limnological notes on Lake Champlain, a chronology of lake monster sightings, and reprints of various older newspaper articles on Champ, the alleged lake monster. ...
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The Glass Mountain: Twenty-Eight Ancient Polish Folktales and Fables: W. S. Kuniczak,Pat Bargielski:

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Publication Date: September 1997 | Age Level: 9 and up

As a child in a far-away misty corner of Volhynia, W.S. Kuniczak was carried away to an extraordinary world of magic and illusion by the folk tales of his Polish nurse. "To this day I merely need to close my eyes to see...an imaginary picture show and chart the marvelous geography of the fantastic, " he writes in his introduction. Many of the tales are universal to all Western Slavic languages and cultures and have been told and retold for 1,000 years.

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• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books; 2nd edition (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078180552X
• ISBN-13: 978-0781805520
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7 x 0.7 inches
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Creature Teachers: A Guide to the Spirit Animals of the Native American Tradition: Grandmother Twyla

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Publication Date: February 1, 1997

The wild creatures of the North American continent play an important role in Native American spiritual life. First and foremost there are the animals who come to you as your teachers when you embark upon a vision quest. Secondly, there are those animals whose life you take in gratitude in order to provide sustenance. Thirdly, there are those animals who in their own way explain and give information about the shifting shapes of the natural world. Grandmother Twylah Nitsch reveals a full panoply of 52 animals, from ant to wolf, heron to snake, dragonfly to weasel, buffalo to porcupine - one for each week of the year - and shows how you can ascertain which nine animals are most suitable as teachers to enable you to manifest your intuitive energy. She then explores the sacred and natural lore that the Seneca discovered in their communications with each creature, offering fables and poems that describe each animal's deeds and its role in the greater landscape of Mother Earth.

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• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Continuum (February 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826410235
• ISBN-13: 978-0826410238
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces

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• Paperback: 209 pages
• Publisher: Ancient City Pr; illustrated edition edition (June 1994)
• Language: English
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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 appropriately plump and foolish, each with a pot, pan, or other hastily acquired headgear

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• Publisher: Scholastic en Espanol (February 1, 1992)
• Language: Spanish
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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 one under the age of 50 would still speak the Paiute language, and even fewer would still know the traditional stories and crafts. Discover the charming winter tales that were told in during the wintertime after the pinyon nut harvest in Fall, each story was designed to be morally instructive. Learn how the Paiute made bows and arrows, baskets, cradleboards, moccasins and more. You'll even get a primer on the Paiute language. A unique document from a vanishing period.

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