More Than Mythology

DescriptionAs a scholar of medieval languages and literature, J.R.R. Tolkien brought to his fiction an intense interest in myth and legend. When he...

Integrating original texts with explanations, interpretations, and theory, Introduction to Mythology: Contemporary Approaches to Classical and Worl...

Rabkin weaves a chronological tale of many threads, including mythology, astrology, astronomy, literary criticism, and cultural studies. More than ...

Reducere. More than five centuries of native peoples' artistry. Native Americans crafted beautiful clothing out of skins, pigment, quills and sinew. The coll...

Reducere. The Secret Teachings of All Ages' is perhaps the most comprehensive and complete esoteric encyclopedia ever written. The sheer scope and ambition o...

Reducere. The first-ever history of fantasy art and illustration For hundreds of years artists have been inspired by the imaginative potential of fantasy. Un...

Reducere. With more than two-dozen contributors and over 450-pages of content Fly Agaric is the most comprehensive book on the iconic red and white-spotted m...

Reducere. To a generation, Knight Rider represents more than just a sophisticated talking car and its driver. It represents the vision of Wilton Knight and w...

Reducere. A deliciously dark, elegant, utterly compulsive read--with a twist that blew my mind. I loved this even more than I loved The Silent Patient and th...

Return to the Academy with Melany and her friends in this new season full of magic, mythology, and adventures.This box set includes books 4-6 in th...

Reducere. Black Cultural Mythology retrieves the concept of "mythology" from its Black Arts Movement origins and broadens its scope to illuminate the relatio...

DescriptionUnleash the BeastsOver 400 of fantasy's fiercest foes burst from the pages of this enormous compendium of the most popular and commonly ...

Reducere. Over 1, 000 pages sure to delight fans of Celtic mythology and classic fairy tales in this special collection of three full length novels written b...

Reducere. On Wednesday, 26 January 1966 "Australia Day" the three Beaumont children left their home in the Adelaide suburb of Somerton Park for a morning at ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe figure of the mammy occupies a central place in the lore of the Old South and has long been used to ullustrate distinct social pheno...

Reducere. One of the great documents of colonial Mexico, the Codex Chimalpopoca chronicles the rise of Aztec civilization and preserves the mythology on whic...

Reducere. The study of Hindu mythology explores the significance of the most prominent Hindu dieties as they are envisioned by the Hindus themselves. Referre...

Reducere. "Tanya Anne Crosby has created her own mythology, where history and legend collide." - Whiskey & Wit Book ReviewsLong before there was a Winter Kin...

Contributor(s): Author: Giovanni BoccaccioTranslator: Jon SolomonGenealogy of the Pagan Gods by Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) is an ambitious work...

Reducere. After battling the impossible, Z�lie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Or�sha. But the ritual was more powerfu...

Reducere. When people hear of Maui, they mainly think of the island named after him in the Hawaiian archipelago. In Polynesia, Maui is best known as a superm...

Reducere. Award-winning author Caytlyn Brooke takes us on an adventure deep into the realm of Greek mythology. Filled with dark fantasy, brutality, forebodin...

Reducere. "Our main object will be to describe one of the most incomparably beautiful myths that has ever flowered from the mind of man, or from the unconsci...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Craig ChalquistThe world is indeed enchanted--but you wouldn't know that from the unimaginative ways we learn to think abou...

Reducere. A stunning departure, a surprising and compelling return...From Anne Rice, perennial best seller, single-handed reinventor of the vampire cosmology...

Reducere. NEW FORMATTED EDITION AND FULL VERSION (622 Pages) This is the full, edited version, not the short reader version. FULLY ILLUSTRATED The Manly P Ha...

In 1976, Jack Kirby created the immortal race called the Eternals - an ahead-of-its-time exploration of Kirby's ceaseless curiosity about man's ori...

Exploring the close relationship between the real and the symbolic and imaginary What you imagined is not always imaginary, but everything that is ...

Reducere. H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among the most remarkable literary documents of their time, and they are a major reason why he has become such an ico...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Definitive Study of Odin's Wife, Frigg. For more than a millennium, the people of Northern Europe venerated an Earth goddess, which ...

Reducere. Set in the months that preceded the murder of megastar Marilyn Monroe. this investigative report challenges the myths and assumptions that have, fo...

Reducere. DescriptionWho hasn't heard of him - Oedipus, the tragic figure from Greek mythology whose shocking fate has moved so many generations, inspired so...

Reducere. Native American Mythology began long before the European settlers arrived on North American soil. Contrary to popular beliefs, there is more to Nat...

Reducere. DescriptionThe fascinating biography that illuminates the man whose work changed modern culture - Gives a complete biographical view of Campbell's ...

Reducere. Mardi Gras in Mobile began its carnival celebration years before the city of New Orleans was founded. In the 1700s, mystic societies formed in Mobi...

Reducere. In this brilliant conclusion to his bestselling Mythos trilogy, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry retells the tale of the Trojan War. Full of ...

Reducere. This is the HARDBACK version. For Jackey Neyman Jones, who played Debbie in Manos: The Hands of Fate, the "worst movie ever made" is, at its heart,...

Reducere. Your Guide to the Ancient Paths of Spirituality Here is a comprehensive guide to the mythology and magickal practices of more than twenty different...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom lightning-wielding Zeus to Thor, god of thunder, heroes, gods, and monsters are brought to life in these retellings of myths from a...

Reducere. The third volume in Campbell's monumental four-volume series, The Masks of God, traces the mythological underpinnings of Western religions: the shi...

Reducere. This new edition of Chiron's popular guide to the meaning of symbols in religion, archaeology, mythology, art, dreams, fairy tales, and literature ...

Reducere. A bold new approach to myth studies, Mythos and Cosmos reexamines ancient myth through the template of oral thinking and oral cosmology. Contradict...

Reducere. Get to know the Greek gods and goddesses, from the mighty Zeus, to the temperamental Poseidon, the beautiful Aphrodite, and every character from A ...

DescriptionThe dramatic insider account of why we invaded Iraq, the motivations that drove it, and the frustrations of those who tried and failed t...

It has perhaps never been more important than it is today to understand the world around us and the world's religions. It is now well understood th...

Already a classic, Hesiod: Theogony, Works and Days, Shield is now more valuable than ever for students of Greek mythology and literature.

Reducere. Did you know that the Mayans used saunas for healing purposes?In the past decade or two, there has been an upsurge of interest in Maya history. Thi...

Reducere. Deep down, Mala always knew they were different from the other children of Zambo. But it is not until they are visited by Sidapa, the Deity of Deat...

DescriptionTracing the leading role of emotions in the evolution of the mind, a philosopher and a psychologist pair up to reveal how thought and cu...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Celts, then keep reading...Today, the word Celtic means so many things. To most of us, it me...

Reducere. If you're looking for a collection of Roman myths that speaks to all ages then keep reading...Feats of strength and skill, monsters, magic, divine ...

Reducere. Introducing: A Captivating Guide to the Gods, Sagas and BeliefsThe Celts were a people who lived throughout central Europe from about the 500s BC t...

Reducere. Chaos was the origin of everything, the beginning of time. From Chaos sprang forth three primordial deities, Gaea, Tartarus & Eros...Ancient Greece...

Reducere. Stunning... The intelligent, cerebral plot finds contemporary parallels in Euripides's tragedies, Jacobean dramas such as The Duchess of Malfi, and...

Reducere. DescriptionThis book sets out to examine the wider concept of magic and mythology being utilised as an early form of social psychoanalysis by the d...

Reducere. DescriptionContrary to popular beliefs, there is more to Native American Folklore than stories of buffalo hunts, teepee living and animal stories. ...

Reducere. It started as a search for heroes. It became a hunt for the most elusive equestrian charlatan of all time. If Frank Hopkins is to be believed, he l...

Reducere. Following her acclaimed debut Little Darlings, Melanie Golding's newest folkloric suspense is a spine-tingling twist on Celtic mythology. One dark ...

Goodbye, Guns N' Roses transports the reader into a mind-altering trip through the colors, scandals, nihilism, and mythology that make Guns N' Rose...

Reducere. Blending mythology and memory, Saga Boy follows a young Black immigrant's vibrant personal metamorphosis. Growing up as a clever, willful boy in a ...

Who was Artemis and what part did she play in the battle of the Giants? Who was the whale-monster Qaqwaii and how did he hunt his prey? This dictio...

Reducere. DescriptionIn the golden age of American theater, no celestial body shone more dazzlingly than Tallulah Bankhead. Outrageous, outspoken, and totall...

Reducere. For a thirteen-year period, the reclusive Scottish writer Fiona Macleod enthralled the Victorian reading public with a deluge of stories, novels, p...

Reducere. Dramatic elegance and fragrance for your garden with lilies both exotic and quietly elegant.The lily is an emotive flower, with cultural connotatio...

The gorgeously illustrated contemporary edition of an ancient Chinese text--for fans of fantastic beasts everywhere Fantastic Creatures of the Moun...

Reducere. In 1881, two German geographers were on their way to the continental United States from the Bering Sea Coast when they came upon a Native populatio...

Reducere. "Inventor of a new mythology and weaver of surprising folklore, Lord Dunsany stands dedicated to a strange world of fantastic beauty . . . unexcell...

Reducere. A cultural history of the goddess of love, from a New York Times bestselling and award-winning historian.Aphrodite was said to have been born from ...

Reducere. The songs and pieces in the book were selected from the author's work with young people over a period of more than fifty years, from kindergarten t...

Reducere. The itinerant Neoplatonic scholar Giordano Bruno (1548-1600), one of the most fascinating figures of the Renaissance, was burned at the stake for h...