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Author : LAPFERER BRUCE
Publisher : Washington [D.C.] : Smithsonian Institution Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1998-11-17
Category : Australia
ISBN : UCSD:31822026016287
Author : Mike Dixon-Kennedy
Publisher : Blandford Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Indian mythology
ISBN : 0713726237
Here's all the Native American myths and legends--presented in a single volume! Spanning the vast land mass from the inhospitable Arctic ice flows in the north to the warm Caribbean sands and tropical Amazon rain forest, to the harsh, windswept Tierra del Fuego in the south, the lore of the inhabitants is as rich and varied as the landscapes they inhabit. In over 1,500 detailed entries, from the mysterious Mayan god Ab Kin Xoc to Zuyua (also Mayan), from the Pawnee fertility ritual known as Hako to the origins of the Alaskan Inuit (or "genuine people"), you'll find it all. People, places, artifacts, and a wealth of historical treasures present a fully dimensional view of these ancient traditions, as well as the cultures from which they came. Pick up this fascinating "dictionary-style" reference to look up the meaning of Aba, and you're not likely to put it down until you reach the Z's. 304 pages, 6 x 9 1/4.
Author : Christopher R. Fee,Jeffrey B. Webb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1160 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Encyclopedias
ISBN : 1440845727
These volumes survey of the history of tall tales, folklore, and mythology in the United States from earliest times to the present, including stories and myths from the modern era that have become an essential part of contemporary popular culture. Organized alphabetically, the coverage includes Native American creation myths, "tall tales" like George Washington chopping down his father's cherry tree and the adventures of "King of the Wild Frontier" Davy Crockett, through to today's "urban myths." Each entry explains the myth or legend and its importance and provides information about the people and events involved. Each entry also includes a short bibliography. Special attention is paid to African American folklore, Asian American folklore, and the folklore of other traditions that are often overlooked or marginalized in other studies of the topic.
Author : Harriet Maxwell Converse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:258405592
Author : Bruce Kapferer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0857454366
Peter Lorre described himself as merely a ‘face maker’. His own negative attitude also characterizes traditional perspectives which position Lorre as a tragic figure within film history: the promising European artist reduced to a Hollywood gimmick, unable to escape the murderous image of his role in Fritz Lang’sM.This book shows that the life of Peter Lorre cannot be reduced to a series of simplistic oppositions. It reveals that, despite the limitations of his macabre star image, Lorre’s screen performances were highly ambitious, and the terms of his employment were rarely restrictive. Lorre’s career was a complex negotiation between transnational identity, Hollywood filmmaking practices, the ownership of star images and the mechanics of screen performance.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1332 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : English imprints
ISBN : UOM:39015046780436
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Blind
ISBN : MINN:31951000760603Y
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2006 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Children's literature
ISBN : UOM:39015046425982
Author : Thomas More
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : EAN:8596547685586
Utopia is a work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More published in 1516 in Latin. The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs. Many aspects of More's description of Utopia are reminiscent of life in monasteries.
Author : Michael Roberts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Sri Lanka
ISBN : UOM:39015061257690
Author : Dáithí Ó hÓgáin
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105118440044
The works of Joseph Campbell, his highly acclaimed PBS interview with Bill Moyers, and the steadily expanding awareness of and interest in Jungian psychology have all contributed to an explosion in demand for scholarly yet accessible works on mythology and folklore. This first volume in a series on world mythologies will claim a place in the first ranks of the literature of lore. 100 illustrations.
Author : Julius A. Elias
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1984-06-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781438401966
Ignorant, irrational and irresponsible: these are the terms used by Plato when referring to poets. Yet the philosopher acknowledged that he was not insensible to the charms of poetry, and many would agree that Plato's myths are themselves poetry of the very first rank. In Plato's Defence of Poetry—the first full-scale treatment of the subject since 1905—Julius A. Elias demonstrates that Plato offers a defence of poetry in response to his own famous challenge. This study restores the myths to their proper place in the Platonic corpus by showing their methodological relationship to the dialectic and their substantive connection to Plato's theories of knowledge, ethics, politics, and aesthetics. While agreeing that for Plato, poetry must be harnessed to the service of truth and socially desirable values, Elias shows that poetry is indispensable to the philosopher: when the audience would reject a more obviously didactic approach, poetry makes accessible and palatable truths demonstrable by reason. Furthermore—and this is the most novel and important feature of this study—Elias argues that the myths embody the indemonstrable axioms of Plato's system. Plato was aware that in every system, including mathematics, certain fundamental presuppositions necessarily remain unproven. Rather than assert them dogmatically, Plato expresses these undercurrents poetically so as to capture their emotional persuasiveness while defining their relevance. In Plato's Defence of Poetry, the myths themselves are interpreted afresh in light of these claims.
Author : Bowker
Publisher : Bowker-Saur
Page : 1118 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1998-04
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1864520159
"...excellent coverage...essential to worldwide bibliographic coverage."--AMERICAN REFERENCE BOOKS ANNUAL. This comprehensive reference provides current finding & ordering information on more than 75,000 in-print books published in or about Australia, or written by Australian authors, organized by title, author, & keyword. You'll also find brief profiles of more than 7,000 publishers & distributors whose titles are represented, as well as information on trade associations, local agents of overseas publishers, literary awards, & more. From D.W. Thorpe.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1394 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : United States
ISBN : UOM:39015058392609
Author : Agustín Fuentes
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520285996
There are three major myths of human nature: humans are divided into biological races; humans are naturally aggressive; and men and women are truly different in behavior, desires, and wiring. In an engaging and wide-ranging narrative, Agustín Fuentes counters these pervasive and pernicious myths about human behavior. Tackling misconceptions about what race, aggression, and sex really mean for humans, Fuentes incorporates an accessible understanding of culture, genetics, and evolution, requiring us to dispose of notions of “nature or nurture.” Presenting scientific evidence from diverse fields—including anthropology, biology, and psychology—Fuentes devises a myth-busting toolkit to dismantle persistent fallacies about the validity of biological races, the innateness of aggression and violence, and the nature of monogamy and differences between the sexes. A final chapter plus an appendix provide a set of take-home points on how readers can myth-bust on their own. Accessible, compelling, and original, this book is a rich and nuanced account of how nature, culture, experience, and choice interact to influence human behavior.