Folklore & Mythology
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Warriors, Witches, Women: Mythology’s Fiercest Females
$24.99 Add to cartMeet mythology’s fifty fiercest females in this modern retelling of the world’s greatest legends.
From feminist fairies to bloodsucking temptresses, half-human harpies and protective Vodou goddesses,- Author: Hodges, Kate
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 03 2020
- ISBN10: 178131926X
- Language: English
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Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes
$7.99 Add to cartHawaiian Legends of Volcanoes (1916) explores Hawaiian folktales and myths collected by W. D. Westervelt. Connecting the origin story of Hawaii to the traditions of other Polynesian cultures, Westerve
- Series: Mint Editions – Hawaiian Library
- Author: Westervelt, W. D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 132
- Publish Date: June 08 2021
- ISBN10: 1513299573
- Language: English
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Smoke Hole: Looking to the Wild in the Time of the Spyglass
$24.95 Read more“With potent, lyrical language and a profound knowledge of storytelling, Shaw encourages and illuminates the mythic in our own lives. He is a modern-day bard.” – Madeline Miller, author of Circe and T
- Author: Shaw, Martin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 20 2021
- ISBN10: 1645020959
- Language: English
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Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales
$34.95 Add to cartA renowned psychologist examines fairy tales through a Jungian lens, revealing what they can teach us about the darkest sides of human behavior
Fairy tales seem to be innocent stories, yet they conta… [more below]- Series: C. G. Jung Foundation Books #1
- Author: Von Franz, Marie-Louise
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 07 1995
- ISBN10: 0877739749
- Language: English
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The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore
$17.95 Add to cartNo creature has provided man with so much wholesome food as the honey bee. Equally impressive is the number of beliefs and superstitions the industrious insect has inspired. Its honey, which was known… [more below]
- Series: Dover Books on Anthropology and Folklore
- Author: Ransome, Hilda M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 308
- Publish Date: April 09 2004
- ISBN10: 048643494X
- Language: English
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The Classic of Mountains and Seas
$19.00 Add to cartThis major source of Chinese mythology (third century BC to second century AD) contains a treasure trove of rare data and colorful fiction about the mythical figures, rituals, medicine, natural histor… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Anonymous
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0140447199
- Language: English
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Soul Would Have No Rainbow If the Eyes Had No Tears and Other Native American PR
$16.00 Add to cartA collection of short and inspirational Native American proverbs.
Sayings of time-honored truth and contemporary wisdom from the Native American tribes: Why will you take by force what you may obtain- Author: Zona, Guy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: April 25 1994
- ISBN10: 0671797301
- Language: English
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Celtic Gods and Heroes
$9.95 Read moreNoted French scholar and linguist discusses the gods of the continental Celts, the beginnings of mythology in Ireland, heroes, and the two main categories of Irish deities: mother-goddesses — local, … [more below]
- Series: Celtic, Irish
- Author: Sjoestedt, Marie-Louise
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 18 2000
- ISBN10: 0486414418
- Language: English
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A Favorite Collection of Grimm’s Fairy Tales: Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Many More Classic Stories
$16.95 Add to cartThis beautiful collection of thirteen classic Brothers Grimm fairy tales includes Cinderella; Rumpelstiltskin; Puss in Boots; Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs; Rapunzel; The Town Musicians of Bremen; L
- Author: Grimm
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 15 2015
- ISBN10: 1782502017
- Language: English
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Trollrún: A Discourse on Trolldom and Runes in the Northern Tradition
$29.99 Add to cartIn TROLLRÚN: A Discourse on Trolldom and Runes in the Northern Tradition, Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold opens the door to landscapes little known outside of Scandinavia. These landscapes are popul
- Author: De Mattos Frisvold, Nicholaj
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 350
- Publish Date: June 21 2021
- ISBN10: 1907881964
- Language: English
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The Mermaid Handbook: An Alluring Treasury of Literature, Lore, Art, Recipes, and Projects
$37.50 Read moreAnswer the enchanting siren call of the mermaid with this comprehensive, lavishly illustrated and intricately designed one-of-a-kind lifestyle compendium from the editor in chief of Faerie Magazine an
- Series: The Enchanted Library
- Author: Turgeon, Carolyn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 15 2018
- ISBN10: 0062669567
- Language: English
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Every Tongue Got to Confess: Negro Folk-Tales from the Gulf States
$17.99 Add to cartA recently discovered collection of folktales celebrating African American oral tradition, community, and faith…”splendidly vivid and true.”–New York Times
Every Tongue Got to Confess is an extensiv
- Author: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0060934549
- Language: English
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The Compendium of Magical Beasts: An Anatomical Study of Cryptozoology’s Most Elusive Beings
$26.00 Add to cartFrom controversial cryptozoologist and explorer Dr. Veronica Wigberht-Blackwater, The Compendium of Magical Beasts is a definitive field guide that explores the history, biology, and anatomy of mytho… [more below]
- Author: Wigberht-Blackwater, Veronica
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 09 2018
- ISBN10: 0762464658
- Language: English
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Myths and Legends of the Sioux
$15.95 Add to cartThe timid rabbit who outwits the tyrannical bear, the wonderful turtle who marries the Indian chief’s daughter, the pet crane who saves a family–these and many other legendary figures appear in Myths… [more below]
- Author: McLaughlin, Marie L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: September 01 1990
- ISBN10: 0803281714
- Language: English
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Old Indian Legends
$19.95 Add to cartEarly in the twentieth century, a Sioux woman named Zitkala-Sa published these fourteen Native legends that she had learned during her own childhood on the Yankton Reservation. Her writing talent, dev
- Series: Bison Classic Editions
- Author: Zitkala-Sa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: July 01 2013
- ISBN10: 0803299036
- Language: English
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Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland
$21.99 Read moreThe islands of Britain and Ireland hold a rich heritage of plant folklore and wisdom, from the magical yew tree to the bad-tempered dandelion. Here are traditional tales about the trees and plants tha… [more below]
- Author: Schneidau, Lisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 19 2018
- ISBN10: 0750981210
- Language: English
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The Complete World of Greek Mythology
$39.95 Add to cartGreek myths are among the most complex and influential stories ever told. From the first millennium BC until today, the myths have been repeated in an inexhaustible series of variations and reinterpre… [more below]
- Series: Complete #0
- Author: Buxton, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 28 2004
- ISBN10: 0500251215
- Language: English
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The Little Book of World Mythology: A Pocket Guide to Myths and Legends
$9.99 Read moreThis pocket guide offers readers an engaging and accessible introduction to the major world mythologies, exploring their origins, foundational stories and key mythological figures.
Step into a world o- Series: Little Book of
- Author: Bowstead, Hannah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1800071760
- Language: English
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Dakota Texts
$24.95 Add to cartElla Deloria (1889-1971), one of the first Native students of linguistics and ethnography in the United States, grew up on the Standing Rock Reservation on the northern Great Plains and was trained by… [more below]
- Author: Demallie, Raymond J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: June 01 2006
- ISBN10: 080326660X
- Language: English
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Hawaiian Mythology
$29.99 Add to cartKu and Hina–man and woman–were the great ancestral gods of heaven and earth for the ancient Hawaiians. They were life’s fruitfulness and all the generations of mankind, both those who are to come an
- Author: Beckwith, Martha Warren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: June 01 1982
- ISBN10: 0824805143
- Language: English
