Myths & Legends Of The Middle, Guerber

Автор: Colarusso John
Название: Nart Sagas: Myths and Legends from the Ancient Caucasus
ISBN: 0691169144 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691169149
Издательство: Wiley
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Описание: The sagas of the ancient Narts are to the Caucasus what Greek mythology is to Western civilization. This book presents, for the first time in the West, a wide selection of these fascinating myths preserved among four related peoples whose ancient cultures today survive by a thread. In ninety-two straightforward tales populated by extraordinary char

Автор: Joe Gisondi
Название: Monster Trek: The Obsessive Search for Bigfoot
ISBN: 0803249942 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780803249943
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: Bigfoot sightings have been reported in every state except Hawaii. Interest in this creature, which many believe to be as mythical as a leprechaun, is as strong today as ever, with the wildly popular show Finding Bigfoot persisting on the Animal Planet network and references to bigfoot appearing throughout popular culture. What is it about bigfoot that causes some people to devote a chunk of their lives to finding one? In Monster Trek, Joe Gisondi brings to life the celebrities in bigfoot culture: people such as Matt Moneymaker, Jeff Meldrum, and Cliff Barackman, who explore remote wooded areas of the country for weeks at a time and spend thousands of dollars on infrared imagers, cameras, and high-end camping equipment. Pursuing the answer to why these seekers of bigfoot do what they do, Gisondi brings to the reader their most interesting-and in many cases, harrowing-expeditions. Gisondi travels to eight locations across the country, trekking into swamps, mountains, state parks, and remote woods with people in search of bigfoot as well as fame, fortune, adventure, and shared camaraderie. Many of the people who look for bigfoot, however, go counter to stereotypes and include teachers, engineers, and bankers. Some are private and guarded about their explorations, seeking solitude during a deeply personal quest. While there are those who might arguably be labeled "crazy," Gisondi discovers that the bigfoot research network is far bigger and more diverse than he ever imagined. Joe Gisondi is a professor of journalism at Eastern Illinois University and has worked as a journalist for more than twenty years.

Автор: Lowe Sam
Название: Arizona Myths and Legends: The True Stories Behind History`s Mysteries
ISBN: 1493023047 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781493023042
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Описание: Arizona Myths and Legends explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Arizona`s history. From strange Grand Canyon deaths, to ghosts at the Hotel Vendome, and the last stagecoach robbery, settle in to learn all the scintillating and unsettling details of the Grand Canyon State`s mysterious history.

Автор: Ingham Donna
Название: Texas Myths and Legends
ISBN: 1493026127 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781493026128
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Описание: Texas Myths and Legends explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries inTexas s history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested inTexas history. The more than a dozen stories answer questions such as: Is the "Navidad Wildman" aka Bigfoot alive and well in Texas? Was the creature in one Texas woman's freezer the legendary blood-sucking beast known as the chupacabra? Just what are the mysterious Marfa Lights? Manifestations of otherworldly beings? Can they be explained scientifically? Is Jefferson the most haunted city in Texas? Or should the title go to San Antonio, which has enough ghosts to warrant at least three advertised ghost hunt tours? From rumors of Jean Lafitte's buried treasures to the hanging of Chipita Rodriguez and the love story of Frenchy McCormick, Texas Myths and Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the state's most fascinating and compelling stories."

Автор: Yuskavitch Jim
Название: Oregon Myths and Legends: The True Stories Behind History`s Mysteries
ISBN: 149302826X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781493028269
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Описание: From the mysterious disappearance of hijacker D.B. Cooper to persistent rumors of bigfoot, this selection of fourteen stories from Oregon`s past explores some of the Beaver State`s most compelling mysteries and debunks some of its most famous myths.

Автор: Lowry Priscilla
Название: Silk: From the Myths & Legends to the Middle Ages
ISBN: 0994106327 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780994106322
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Автор: William Hansen and Glynnis Fawkes
Название: The Book of Greek and Roman Folktales, Legends, and Myths
ISBN: 0691170150 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691170152
Издательство: Wiley
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Цена: 31680.00 T
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Описание:

The first anthology ever to present the entire range of ancient Greek and Roman stories--from myths and fairy tales to jokes

Captured centaurs and satyrs, talking animals, people who suddenly change sex, men who give birth, the temporarily insane and the permanently thick-witted, delicate sensualists, incompetent seers, a woman who remembers too much, a man who cannot laugh--these are just some of the colorful characters who feature in the unforgettable stories that ancient Greeks and Romans told in their daily lives. Together they created an incredibly rich body of popular oral stories that include, but range well beyond, mythology--from heroic legends, fairy tales, and fables to ghost stories, urban legends, and jokes. This unique anthology presents the largest collection of these tales ever assembled. Featuring nearly four hundred stories in authoritative and highly readable translations, this is the first book to offer a representative selection of the entire range of traditional classical storytelling.

Set mostly in the world of humans, not gods, these stories focus on figures such as lovers, tricksters, philosophers, merchants, rulers, athletes, artists, and soldiers. The narratives range from the well-known--for example, Cupid and Psyche, Diogenes and his lantern, and the tortoise and the hare--to lesser-known tales that deserve wider attention. Entertaining and fascinating, they offer a unique window into the fantasies, anxieties, humor, and passions of the people who told them.

Complete with beautiful illustrations by Glynnis Fawkes, a comprehensive introduction, notes, and more, this one-of-a-kind anthology will delight general readers as well as students of classics, fairy tales, and folklore.

Автор: Daftary, Farhad
Название: Assassin Legends: Myths of Isma`ilis
ISBN: 1850439508 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781850439509
Издательство: I B Tauris
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Цена: 19350.00 T
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Описание: Daftary traces the origins and early development of the legends of the Assassins of Northern Iran and Syria - as well as investigating the historical context in which they were fabricated and transmitted, culminating in Marco Polo`s reports of the "Old Man of the Mountain".

Автор: Norton Terry L.
Название: Cherokee Myths and Legends: Thirty Tales Retold
ISBN: 0786494603 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780786494606
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: Retelling 30 myths and legends of the Eastern Cherokee, this book presents the stories with important details providing a culturally authentic and historically accurate context. Background information is given within each story so the reader may avoid reliance on glossaries, endnotes, or other explanatory aids.

Автор: Marriott Barbara
Название: New Mexico Myths and Legends: The True Stories Behind History S Mysteries
ISBN: 1493015753 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781493015757
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Описание: Part of our new and growing Myths, Mysteries and Legends series, Myths, Mysteries and Legends of New Mexico explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in the Land of Enchantment's history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in New Mexico history. Stories include the mysterious disappearance of lawyer and civic leader Albert J. Fountain--a man known both for defending Billy the Kid and for taking on cattle rustlers--and his little boy, Henry; the near discovery of when humans first came to America by George McJunkin, a black cowboy, born a slave; and the unsolved murders of an old mining town that lies at the depths of Bonito Lake.