Folklore & Mythology
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Superstition: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartDo you touch wood for luck, or avoid hotel rooms on floor thirteen? Would you cross the path of a black cat, or step under a ladder? Is breaking a mirror just an expensive waste of glass, or something… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Vyse, Stuart
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: March 02 2020
- ISBN10: 0198819250
- Language: English
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The Book of Magic: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment
$18.00 Add to cartA rich, wondrous anthology of the Western magical tradition, from the Old Testament to Doctor Faustus and Paradise Lost, now in a Penguin Classics black spine edition
“. . . as when iron is drawn to- Author: Copenhaver, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: March 07 2017
- ISBN10: 0141393149
- Language: English
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Jeffrey’s Favorite 13 Ghost Stories: From Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Mississippi
$16.95 Add to cartThis is the first anthology of the author’s own favorite ghost stories from the highly successful Jeffrey series of books that began in 1969 with 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey. Hundreds of thousands o… [more below]
- Author: Windham, Kathryn Tucker
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 190
- Publish Date: March 26 2020
- ISBN10: 1588384314
- Language: English
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Sumerian Mythology: Captivating Myths of Gods, Goddesses, and Legendary Creatures of Ancient Sumer and Their Importance to the Sumerians
$29.99 Add to cartIf you’re looking for a captivating collection of Sumerian myths, then keep reading…
This book includes tales of gods and goddesses, both major and minor, as well as kings and heroes, both historical
- Author: Clayton, Matt
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 110
- Publish Date: February 26 2020
- ISBN10: 1952191181
- Language: English
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Myths and Legends of Japan
$24.95 Read moreThe most popular myths and legends of Japanese culture are charmingly retold in English in this handsomely illustrated book. Here are myths of gods, heroes and warriors; legends of Buddha, and of the … [more below]
- Author: Davis, F. Hadland
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: March 23 1992
- ISBN10: 0486270459
- Language: English
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An Open Life: Joseph Campbell in Conversation with Michael Toms
$16.99 Add to cartIn the tradition of The Power of Myth, a conversation with Joseph Campbell that distills the mature wisdom and eclectic spiritual thinking of the world-renowned scholar and mythologist.
- Author: Toms, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 23 1990
- ISBN10: 0060972955
- Language: English
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Hawaiian Legends of Ghosts and Ghost-Gods
$9.99 Add to cartHawaiian Legends of Ghosts and Ghost-Gods (1915) is a collection of Hawaiian folktales and myths by W. D. Westervelt. Connecting the origin story of Hawaii to the traditions of other Polynesian cultur
- Series: Mint Editions – Hawaiian Library
- Author: Westervelt, W. D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: August 03 2021
- ISBN10: 1513295896
- Language: English
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She: The Old Woman Who Took Over My Life
$16.95 Add to cartThis slender book, the last of twenty-nine written by Kathryn Tucker Windham over her long and productive life, will be an exquisitely bittersweet read for the many fans of the late storyteller and au… [more below]
- Author: Windham, Kathryn Tucker
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1588383733
- Language: English
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Indian Ancient Origins: Stories of People & Civilization
$14.99 Add to cartBeautiful edition with a new introduction to the history of the land and the people, highlighting the origins of myth and folklore.
The story of Ancient India, the vast land that stretches from the Hi- Series: Flame Tree Collector’s Editions
- Author: Dalal, Roshen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 14 2024
- ISBN10: 1804176176
- Language: English
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Shamans and Kushtakas: North Coast Tales of the Supernatural
$12.99 Add to cartShaman and Kushtaka, both struck terror in the hearts of the Tlingit and Haida, for both possessed frightening supernatural powers. Among the Natives of the Pacific Northwest Coast, the shaman was hon… [more below]
- Author: Beck, Mary Giraudo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: June 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0882404067
- Language: English
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Gullah Folktales from the Georgia Coast
$26.95 Add to cartIn 1888, Charles Colcock Jones Jr. published the first collection of folk narratives from the Gullah-speaking people of the South Atlantic coast, tales he heard black servants exchange on his family’s
- Author: Jones, Charles Colcock
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: April 27 2000
- ISBN10: 0820322164
- Language: English
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Myths and Mysteries of Wisconsin: True Stories Of The Unsolved And Unexplained
$14.95 Add to cartUnearth the mysteries, myths, strange happenings, and haunted places in Wisconsin’s history. This intriguing, lively, and easy-to-read collection of eerie stories will leave readers astonished at the … [more below]
- Series: Myths and Mysteries
- Author: Bie, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 03 2012
- ISBN10: 0762769831
- Language: English
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Infusions of Healing: A Treasury of Mexican-American Herbal Remedies
$23.95 Add to cartNATURAL REMEDIOS FOR EVERYDAY AILMENTS
When the Spaniards conquered the Aztecs, they stumbled upon a treasure trove ultimately more valuable and lasting than the glittering mounds of Moctezuma’s gold… [more below]- Author: Davidow, Joie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: July 23 2002
- ISBN10: 0684854163
- Language: English
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Haunted Summerwind: A Ghostly History of a Wisconsin Mansion
$21.99 Add to cartBuried deep in the Wisconsin Northwoods, the ruined splendor of the Summerwind Mansion bares the bones of its legendary past. Robert Patterson Lamont purchased the property in 1916 as a country retrea… [more below]
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Bell, Devon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 19 2016
- ISBN10: 1626194378
- Language: English
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The Skriker
$14.95 Add to cartPremiered at the Royal National Theatre, this extraordinary play by one of Britain’s leading playwrights combines English folk tales with modern urban life. In terms of its language alone, it is as ex… [more below]
- Author: Churchill, Caryl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 01 1994
- ISBN10: 1559360976
- Language: English
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Ghosts of Galveston
$31.99 Add to cartOne of the oldest cities in Texas, Galveston has witnessed more than its share of tragedies. Devastating hurricanes, yellow fever epidemics, fires, a major Civil War battle and more cast a dark shroud… [more below]
- Author: Maca, Kathleen Shanahan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: September 12 2016
- ISBN10: 1540200183
- Language: English
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Colorado Myths and Legends: The True Stories behind History’s Mysteries
$16.95 Add to cartFrom the Anasazi cliff dwellings to tales of Buffalo Bill’s bravado, and from an unsolved bank robbery in Denver to the murder of Jon Benet Ramsey, Colorado Myths and Legends examines a fascinating ar… [more below]
- Series: Legends of the West
- Author: Murphy, Jan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 164
- Publish Date: November 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1493023187
- Language: English
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Doodlebugs and Dowsers: A History of Unusual Ways to Search for Oil
$27.95 Add to cartWhat lies beneath the ground? Our poor eyesight cannot penetrate even an inch into the soil, so for centuries, fortune-seekers have tried every way imaginable to see below the surface. Whether searchi
- Author: Plazak, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1682831779
- Language: English
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Tales from the Cloud Walking Country
$25.95 Add to cartAssembled here are seventy-eight stories from six of the “ballad-singingest, tale-tellingest” residents of the eastern Kentucky mountain country. Based on stories rooted in European traditions from Ge… [more below]
- Author: Campbell, Marie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 23 2000
- ISBN10: 0820321869
- Language: English
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Encyclopedia of Superstitions
$30.00 Add to cartThis classic and thoroughly delightful reference explores the origins of superstitions. You’ll discover the origins behind charms, spells, fairy lore and legend, folk remedies and customs of birth, ma… [more below]
- Author: Radford, Edwin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 01 1949
- ISBN10: 0802213014
- Language: English
