Folklore & Mythology
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Treasury of Fantastic and Mythological Creatures: 1,087 Renderings from Historic Sources
$24.99 Add to cartDrawing on centuries of history, this work is an encyclopedic collection — undoubtedly the largest royalty-free collection of its kind — of devils, dragons, mythical creatures, fanciful beasts, anim
- Series: Dover Pictorial Archive
- Author: Huber, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 01 1981
- ISBN10: 0486241742
- Language: English
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The Complete Language of Herbs: A Definitive and Illustrated History – Pocket Edition
$16.99 Read moreDiscover the meanings, powers, facts, and folklore for over 500 herbs and spices in The Complete Language of Herbs–now in a pocket-size edition for easy, on-the-go reference.
Along with a beautiful- Author: Dietz, S. Theresa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 06 2024
- ISBN10: 1577154126
- Language: English
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The Grail Legend
$39.00 Add to cartThe Holy Grail and its quest is a legend that has had a powerful impact on our civilization and culture. The Grail itself is an ancient Celtic symbol of plenty as well as a Christian symbol of redempt
- Author: Jung, Emma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 472
- Publish Date: October 25 1998
- ISBN10: 0691002371
- Language: English
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Shasta Indian Tales
$7.95 Add to cartCharming tales for all ages, come from the storytelling heritage of the Shasta, an Indian tribe that lived in the presence o the highest mountain in Northern California. A variety of myths recount the… [more below]
- Author: Holsinger, Rosemary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 50
- Publish Date: October 01 2018
- ISBN10: 0879611294
- Language: English
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Gilgamesh
$22.00 Add to cartComposed over 2,500 years, lost in the deserts of Iraq for 2,000 more, Gilgamesh presents a palimpsest of ancient Middle Eastern cultic and courtly lyrics and lore. The story of a visionary journey be
- Author: Kendall, Stuart T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 324
- Publish Date: January 27 2012
- ISBN10: 0983697205
- Language: English
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Cuentos Folkloricos Latinoamericanos: Fábulas de Las Tradiciones Hispanas E Indà Genas / Latin American Folktales: Stories from Hispanic and Indian Tr
$21.95 Add to cartExtendiendo a veinte pa ses y quinientos a os, desde los mitos coloniales m s tempranos hasta los cuentos orales coleccionados en el siglo veinte desde el sur de California, Florida, Texas y Nuevo M x… [more below]
- Author: Bierhorst, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: November 11 2003
- ISBN10: 0375713972
- Language: Spanish
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Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth, and Art
$22.00 Add to cartIn Trickster Makes This World, Lewis Hyde brings to life the playful and disruptive side of human imagination as it is embodied in trickster mythology. He first visits the old stories–Hermes in Greec
- Author: Hyde, Lewis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: August 17 2010
- ISBN10: 0374532559
- Language: English
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The Sun Came Down: The History of the World as My Blackfeet Elders Told It
$32.95 Add to cartAt the age of sixty-seven, Percy Bullchild (1915-1986), a Blackfeet Indian from Browning, Montana, with little formal education in English, set out to put the oral traditions and history of his people… [more below]
- Author: Bullchild, Percy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: October 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0803262507
- Language: English
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The Greek Myths That Shape the Way We Think
$34.95 Add to cartHow do ancient Greek myths find themselves retold and reinterpreted in cultures across the world, several millennia later? In this volume, bestselling author Richard Buxton explores the power that eig
- Series: Myths That Shape the Way We Think #1
- Author: Buxton, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 12 2022
- ISBN10: 0500518807
- Language: English
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Pathways to Bliss: Mythology and Personal Transformation
$23.95 Add to cartJoseph Campbell famously defined myth as “other people’s religion.” But he also said that one of the basic functions of myth is to help each individual through the journey of life, providing a sort of… [more below]
- Series: Collected Works of Joseph Campbell
- Author: Campbell, Joseph
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 26 2004
- ISBN10: 1577314719
- Language: English
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The Little Book of Goddesses: An Empowering Introduction to Glorious Goddesses
$9.99 Read moreAn engaging, accessible and empowering guide to the some of the world’s most influential goddesses
Embrace the power of the divine in this beginner’s guide to some of mythology’s fiercest females and- Series: Little Book of
- Author: Carvel, Astrid
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1800071981
- Language: English
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Pele and Hiiaka: A Myth from Hawaii
$12.99 Add to cartA colorful illustration of Hawaii’s most cherished origin story, the myth of Pele and Hiiaka.
Pele and Hiiaka: A Myth From Hawaii (1915) is a collection of folktales by Nathaniel B. Emerson. Drawing fr
- Series: Mint Editions – Hawaiian Library
- Author: Emerson, Nathaniel B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 08 2021
- ISBN10: 1513299689
- Language: English
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The Cat on the Dovrefell: A Christmas Tale
$8.99 Read moreA very large cat may be the key to saving Christmas in this wryly humorous retelling of the Norwegian fairy tale The Cat on the Dovrefjell.
When a man captures a great white bear, he is determined t- Author: dePaola, Tomie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 1534466606
- Language: English
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The Mighty Goddess: World Myths
$26.99 Read moreThe Goddess in all her glory! A celebration of important and powerful goddess mythologies from around the world.
This stunning collection brings together goddess mythologies from across the globe: fa- Author: Pomme Clayton, Sally
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 075099617X
- Language: English
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Buddhist Folk Tales
$24.99 Read moreAn exciting set of tales from the Buddhist tradition to inspire, move, challenge and amuse
This collection of Buddhist stories has been performed to audiences all over the country and offers a Buddhi- Author: Walker, Kevin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0750998652
- Language: English
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The Time Traveller’s Herbal: An Historical Handbook for the Budding Apothecary
$24.99 Add to cartThe herbalist has had many names throughout the ages – Cunning Woman, Wise Woman, even Witch – all hiding the truth of what they are… early pioneers of science, and fountains of traditional, nature-… [more below]
- Author: Edmiston, Amanda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1446309916
- Language: English
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Blackfeet Indian Stories
$14.95 Add to cartBlackfeet cultural stories written down in the early 1900s by a famous conservationist and ethnologist.
- Author: Grinnell, George Bird
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 143
- Publish Date: March 01 2007
- ISBN10: 1931832579
- Language: English
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The World of Lore: Dreadful Places
$28.99 Add to cartCaptivating stories of the places where human evil has left a nefarious mark, featuring stories from the podcast Lore–now a streaming television series–including “Echoes,” “Withering Heights,” and “… [more below]
- Series: World of Lore #3
- Author: Mahnke, Aaron
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 09 2018
- ISBN10: 1524798029
- Language: English
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The Little Encyclopedia of Mythical Horses: An A-To-Z Guide to Legendary Steeds
$18.00 Add to cartFrom Arthurian legend to tales of ancient China, horses have traversed the world alongside humans for centuries, and their heroic adventures are gathered here in this one-of-a-kind little encyclopedia… [more below]
- Series: The Little Encyclopedias of Mythological Creatures
- Author: Berkowitz, Eliza
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: February 06 2024
- ISBN10: 0762484896
- Language: English
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By the Fire: Sami Folktales and Legends
$17.95 Read moreThe first English publication of Sami folktales from Scandinavia collected and illustrated in the early twentieth century
Although versions of tales about wizards and magical reindeer from northern Sc
- Author: Demant Hatt, Emilie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1517904587
- Language: English
