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Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes: A No-Bullshit Guide to World Mythology

by Cory O'Brien & Sarah E. Melville

All our lives, we've been fed watered-down, PC versions of the classic myths. In reality, mythology is more screwed up than a schizophrenic shaman doing hits of unidentified...wait, it all makes sense now. In...


Underdevelopment Is a State of Mind: The Latin American Case

by Lawrence E. Harrison

Originally published in 1985, Underdevelopment Is a State of Mind_ was one of the first studies to examine Latin America's rocky development as cultural, rather than colonial, byproduct.


Folklore and the Internet

by Trevor J. Blank

A pioneering examination of the folkloric qualities of the World Wide Web, e-mail, and related digital media. These stuidies show that folk culture, sustained by a new and evolving vernacular, has been a key,...


The Anguish of Snails

by Barre Toelken

After a career working and living with American Indians and studying their traditions, Barre Toelken has written this sweeping study of Native American folklore in the West. Within a framework of performance...


Folk Groups And Folklore Genres

by Elliott Oring

Oring's introductory folklore text consists of a series of essays by leading scholars that give the student a solid sense of major folklore topics and interpretive techniques. Since 1986, when it was first published,...


Midsummer Customs in Morocco (Folklore History Series)

by , Edward Westermarck

Morocco is a melting pot of cultures and religions, in this deeply researched essay, all the information is gathered from eye witness accounts and oral histories gathered first hand from the peasantry at the...


Scandinavian Folk-History - Including Finnish Origins - Ancient Icelandic Folklore - Popular Danish Tales

by Various

The folklore and myths of Scandinavia is fascinating and enchanting. This book looks into the creation myths of the Finnish people and the tales of Iceland. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating...


Irish Fairy And Folk Tales

by , W. Yeats

This early collection of Irish fairytales is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains stories of Changelings, fairies, ghosts and other mystical beings of Irish literature. This is a...


Women East and West: Impressions of a Sex Expert

by Magnus Hirschfeld

German sex expert Magnus Hirschfeld originally published these sexological observations in 1935. He noted sex customs among people in the Far East, the Pacific Islands, India, and the Near East. This digital...


Dartmoor Legends

by , Eva Roberts

Originally published in 1912, this fascinating book contains stories of the many 'Dartmoor Legends'. Contents include: The Magic Mist; The Vengeance of Belus; The Bards of the Wood of Wistman; The Story of the...


Modern Mythology

by , Andrew Lang

A fascinating treatise on the study of modern mythology the construction of myths so soon after an event. Andrew Lang was the foremost scholar in folklore and mythology of his time. Many of the earliest books,...


A Book of Dreams

by Robert Wolff

The fragments we remember of dreams dreamt in the night are more often than not bits and pieces that rarely make a story. There are modern and ancient books that list an abundance of "meanings" attributed to...


Masks and the Origin of the Greek Drama (Folklore History Series)

by , F. Jevons

Greek drama is fascinating and the real beginning of modern drama as we know it today. This well researched and concise book is a must for anybody studying the history of drama. Many of the earliest books, particularly...


Bird Cults of the Ainu of Japan (Folklore History Series)

by Batchelor John

Bird cults have existed in almost every culture from the ancient Egyptians to the Polynesians of Easter Island. This book looks at one of the worlds least known but most fascinating cultures, the Ainu people...


Blackfoot Lodge Tales, the Story of a Prairie People

by , George Grinnell

Originally published in 1892, this early work on Native American Folklore is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains tales of the plains of North America and the adventures and customs...


Psychology and Ethnology (Folklore History Series)

by , A. Hocart

This fascinating book, is a look at the history of different cultures and they way the psychology of the different peoples has changed. and Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's...


A Dialogue Concerning Witches and Witchcrafts

by , George Gifford

George Gifford was a 16th Century preacher and scholar, he wrote on many topics but is most well known for his work on witchcraft. This fascinating discourse is unusual for its moderate stance on witchcraft...


The Journey of Tai-me

by N. Scott Momaday

This precursor to The Way to Rainy Mountain was originally published in a handmade edition in 1967 and has never before been commercially available.


The Unending Mystery: A Journey Through Labyrinths ansd Mazes

by David W. Mccullough

According to legend, anyone who wandered into the labyrinth in Ancient Crete never came out again. Some labyrinths may have offered patterns for an erotic spring dance. Those on the floors of Medieval cathedrals...


You Will Die: The Burden of Modern Taboos

by Robert Arthur

Taboos are a burden on society. By protecting irrational views they hinder progress towards greater happiness.