Search Results: Mythology & Folklore from GlobalAcademics

Portland, Maine: Falmouth Book House, 1937. Classic scarce text contains stories and tall tales of lumber-camp life in the Maine woods, including modern Paul Bunyans, bunk-house gossip, narratives of fearless men and their exploits with death while bringing the logs out, back-woods humour, etc. 164 pgs. Illustrated by the author. Dustjacket has a few tiny closed edge tears and a small chunk missing on lower spine edge; in mylar. Text has minimal shelfwear. . First Edition. Original Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Garland Publishing, 1994. Scholarly text presents a survey of Brazilian folklore studies and an annotated bibliography of major works on the subject. It examines orally-communicated tales as well as theoretical and methodological literature and folk narrative scholarship before and after 1950, and compares major research developments in Euro-American folk narrative. 234 pgs. Very minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bhubaneswar: Mayur Publications, 1996. Scholarly text contains selected papers presented at two seminars in 1984 and 1989 detailing the contributions of Pandit Nilakantha in the studies of Oriya language and Orissan folklore. Topics include the philosophy of Oriya etymology; Pandit Nilakantha Das and the reformation of Oriya script; folk elements in Pandit Nilakantha's creative writings: a survey; Odia Sahityara Krama Parinama: a folkloristic appraisal; etc. 67 pgs. Pg.55 has two minor fingerprint marks on the outer margin-does not affect the text; minor scuff marks on rear cover; corners and spine edges slightly bumped and rubbed. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1992. The only Freudian to have been originally trained in folklore and the first psychoanalytic anthropologist to carry out fieldwork, Geza Roheim (1891-1953) contributed susbstantially to the worldwide study of cultures. Combining a global perspective with encyclopedic knowledge of ethnographic sources, this Hungarian analyst demonstrates the validity of Freudian theory in both Western and non-Western settings. These 17 essays, written between 1922 and 1953, are among Roheim's most significant published writings and are collected here for the first time to introduce a new generation of readers to his unique interpretation of myths, folktales, and legends. From Australian aboriginal mythology to Native American trickster tales, from the Grimm folktale canon to Hungarian folk belief, Roheim explores a wide range of issues, such as the relationship of dreams to folklore and the primacy of infantile conditioning in the formation of adult fantasy. An… Read More

Tokyo, Japan: Sophia University, 1969. Classic text an accurate account of the philosophies, literary and artistic creativity of Hsi K'ang; including the Ch'in-fu, a poetical essay, originally a recitative having characteristics of an improvised chant. Author's translation is accompanied by the full Chinese text. 133 pp. Frontispiece and two other illustrations. Small stamps on the outer edges and the inside rear cover label. Pocket removal mark on the inside rear cover. Text and front endpapers excellent. Minor label removal mark on spine, gilt lettering slightly faded and rubbed. . Revised Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/ . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

Belgium: Brepols, 1990. Detailed lavishly illustrated text presents contributions from world reknown experts from multidisciplinary backgrounds in a variety of historical, religious, philosophical, archaeological and sociological topics centering on monotheistic practices in different global societies and cultures. Text in French. 476 pgs. Numerous color photographs. Dustjacket in mylar. Heavy Item.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Whitegate, County Clare, Ireland: Ballinakella Press, 1990. Classic text details the geneological history, life and legend of the famed Maire Rua, born in either 1615 or 1616 at Clonderlaw to Torlach Rua MacMahon and Mary O'Brien. Around 1639 Maire Rua married her second husband, Conor O'Brien of Leamaneh, and resided at the fifteenth-century tower house castle at Leamaneh. In the 1640's the family seat was moved to Dromoland Castle by one of her sons, where she spent the final years of her life. 122 pgs. Color and black & white illustrations. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Stuttgart, Germany: K.Thienemann, 1991. Classic text presents a collection of fairy tales that are among the most durable memories from childhood, because characters such as Tiny, the girl with the matches, the Princess on the Pea, and the ugly duckling. 302 pgs. Illustrated with 4 color and 19 black/white photographs. Dustjacket in mylar.. First Edition, Fifth Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Hey, Paul. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Ithaca,N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1991. Classic scholarly text presents an insightful view of the relationship between early Indic myth and ritual; including a detailed examination and interpretation of the recurrences of the myths "Indra fed the Yatis to the hyenas" and "Svabhanu pierced the sun with darkness"; focusing on their verbal form and ritual setting. 335 pgs. Tiny pen mark on lower outer edge. Dustjacket in mylar.. Fourth Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, U.K.: Continuum Publishing, 2006. This volume brings together research from international scholars focusing attention on the longevity and complexity of Blake`s reception in Japan and elsewhere in the East. It is designed as not only a celebration of his art and poetry in new and unexpected contexts but also to contest the intensely nationalistic and parochial Englishness of his work, and in broader terms, the inevitable passivity with which Romanticism (and other Western intellectual movements) have been received in the Orient. 348 pgs. Illustrated. Dustjacket in mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Zurich,Switzerland: Rascher Verlag , 1960. Classic text in German, includes Eliade"s complete work on the history, philosophy, psychology, and techniques of Yoga. 515 pgs. Dustjacket in mylar. Minor edgewear and very small closed edge tears on dustjacket. Small discoloration spot on center outer edge.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.