Related Books

Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids in Myth, Legend and Folklore
Language: en
Pages: 212
Authors: Theresa Bane
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-05-12 - Publisher: McFarland

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Every culture has in its folklore and mythology beings of immense size and strength, as well as other preternatural humanoids great or small who walk among us,
Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology
Language: en
Pages: 430
Authors: Theresa Bane
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-08-28 - Publisher: McFarland

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Fairies have been revered and feared, sometimes simultaneously, throughout recorded history. This encyclopedia of concise entries, from the A-senee-ki-waku of n
Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore
Language: en
Pages: 428
Authors: Theresa Bane
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-05-09 - Publisher: McFarland

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"Here there be dragons"--this notation was often made on ancient maps to indicate the edges of the known world and what lay beyond. Heroes who ventured there we
Encyclopedia of Spirits and Ghosts in World Mythology
Language: en
Pages: 179
Authors: Theresa Bane
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-03-09 - Publisher: McFarland

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Of all the anomalous phenomenon reported, ghost sightings are by far the most common. The words "ghost" and "spirit" are used interchangeably in American Englis
Encyclopedia of Demons in World Religions and Cultures
Language: en
Pages: 417
Authors: Theresa Bane
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-01-10 - Publisher: McFarland

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This exhaustive volume catalogs nearly three thousand demons in the mythologies and lore of virtually every ancient society and most religions. From Aamon, the