Titoli in Studi su folklore e mitologia

الحكي مهنة الجدات الأثيرة، بساط يطير بنا حول العالم، عصا سحرية تسرق الدهشة من عيوننا. هل اشتقت لصوت الحكايات القديمة؟ استمع حصريًا ولأول مرة إلى الحكواتي جهاد...

أعدنا لكم الحكايات الشعبية من جديد، التي تخبئ في معطفها السحر والدهشة وتُحيلنا صغارًا، نلتمس الدفء في دار جداتنا. لنبحث في كنز الأزمنة القديمة عن هويتنا وتراثنا،...

Descubre la fascinante historia detrás de uno de los personajes más icónicos de la Navidad en LOS VERDADEROS ORÍGENES DE SANTA CLAUS. Este libro explora las raíces culturales, históricas y míticas que dieron vida al generoso y alegre hombre de rojo que todos conocemos.

رواية استثنائية عن عالم استثنائي ومختلف. قد يكون عالمنا الحقيقي بعد أن نزيل عنه أقنعته ونزيح عنه أصباغه. عالم تسقط فيه الجدران الوهمية بين الزمان والمكان، فإذا...

في هودج واحد. تتقدم هذه الرواية حاملة الأمراء والسوبر ماركت والقرامطة والكوكاكولا والدراويش والسياح وسفينة نوح والمطارات وملوك الطوائف والانتربول والرقيق...

Djinn are the cool breezes in warm rooms, the materializations of your deepest desires, the monsters waiting beneath your bed. They have appeared in the stories of Muslim communities across time and throughout the world, but this is the first comprehensive guide to these beguiling creatures. Whether you have been steeped in these djinn tales since childhood or are seeking to open your eyes to the Unseen for the first time, you are invited to open this book and explore the world of the djinn.

الأرض محمولة على ظهر ثور، والشمس تدور بها عجلة يجرها الملائكة كل يوم، والحِن والبن والجن سكنوا الأرض قبل خلق الإنسان بقرون.. مدينة إرم ذات العماد ما زالت قائمة في...

كان يا ما كان، في مملكة بُصرى من أرض الشام، كانت عرّافة قد أخبرت الملك بأن ابنته الوحيدة، التي رَهَن حياته من أجلها، ستموت في عيد ميلادها العشرين بلدغة عقرب، فما...

عندما تصطدم الحقيقة مع الخيال الممتع، فإن الخيال يكسب بالتأكيد!.. هكذا تولد الأساطير.. هكذا تولد الشائعات.. تتضافر عوامل عدة مثل الذاكرة المزيفة، والرغبة في...

Los mitos son historias anónimas, transmitidas de generación en generación, y en ellas late la sabiduría y excepcionalidad de las sociedades humanas. El «conócete a ti mismo» ha quedado relegado al «sé tú mismo». El moderno eslogan (principio y fin de tantos libros de autoayuda) nos dice que debemos ser simplemente lo que somos, actuar de manera natural y espontánea, vivir sin complejos, despreocuparnos de todo… Pues bien, los mitos nos curan justamente de eso, nos ayudan a no caer en la trampa de la banalidad.

The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns & Fairies is an extraordinary journey into the hidden folklore and mysticism of Scotland’s magical realms. Written by Reverend Robert Kirk in the late 17th century, this classic text dives into the secret lives of supernatural beings said to inhabit the Highlands—elves, fauns, fairies, and other mysterious entities that coexisted with humanity just beyond the visible world. Kirk’s observations capture the beliefs, sightings, and stories of these entities, revealing a world rich with wonder, superstition, and spiritual insights.

In the last 50 years, folklorists have amassed an extraordinary corpus of contemporary legends including "the Choking Doberman," "the Eaten Ticket," and "the Vanishing Hitchhiker." But what about the urban legends of the past? These legends and tales have rarely been collected, and when they occasionally appear, they do so as ancestors or precursors of the urban legends of today, rather than as stories in their own right. In The Nail in the Skull and Other Victorian Urban Legends, Simon Young fills this gap for British folklore (and for the wider English-speaking world) of the 1800s.

Using an infamous deception about a fake mountain range in British Columbia as her jumping-off point, Katie Ives explores the lure of blank spaces on the map and the value of the imagination. In Imaginary Peaks she details the cartographical mystery of the Riesenstein Hoax within the larger context of climbing history and the seemingly endless quest for newly discovered peaks and claims of first ascents. Imaginary Peaks is an evocative, thought-provoking tale, immersed in the literature of exploration, study of maps, and basic human desire.

This imaginative and stimulating Very Short Introduction audiobook goes beyond a simple retelling of the stories to explore the rich history and diverse interpretations of classical mythology. It is a wide-ranging account, examining how classical myths are used and understood in both high art and popular culture, taking the listener from the temples of Crete to skyscrapers in New York, and finding classical myths in a variety of unexpected places: from Arabic poetry and Hollywood films, to psychoanalysis, the Bible, and New Age spiritualism.

This is the first book written by a practitioner that presents the history, culture, and practical magic of La Santa Muerte to the English-speaking world. As the patron saint of lost causes, the LGBT community, addicts, and anyone who has been marginalized by society, La Santa Muerte has a following of millions - and she's only becoming more popular. Join author Tomás Prower as he gives step-by-step instructions for spells, magic, and prayers for practical results and long-term goals, including money, love, sex, healing, legal issues, protection, and more.

Superstition: A Very Short Introduction explores the nature and history of superstition from antiquity to the present. For two millennia, superstition was a label derisively applied to foreign religions and unacceptable religious practices, and its primary purpose was used to separate groups and assert religious and social authority. After the Enlightenment, the superstition label was still used to define groups, but the new dividing line was between reason and unreason. Today, superstitious belief and behavior remain widespread, and highly educated people are not immune.

Overlooking the Border continues the dialogue surrounding the social history of Jerusalem. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, the book juxtaposes Israeli and Palestinian personal narratives about the past with contemporary museum exhibits, street plaques, tourism, and real estate projects that are reshaping the city since the decline of the peace process and the second intifada. As sites of memory, Jerusalem's homes, streets, and natural areas form the setting for emotionally charged narratives about belonging and rights to place.

Texas history buffs and travelers have an eerie need for this book, which offers an unusual twist to seeing the "sights" in the Lone Star state. Organized by region - Gulf Coast, Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, Central Texas, North Texas, and West Texas - this book is the complete guide for both hardcore ghost hunters and more earthly tourists seeking to add some spirited fun to their travels.

Eclipses have stunned, frightened, emboldened, and mesmerized people for thousands of years. They were recorded on ancient turtle shells discovered in the Wastes of Yin in China, on clay tablets from Mesopotamia and on the Mayan "Dresden Codex". They are mentioned in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey and at least eight times in the Bible. Columbus used them to trick people, while Renaissance painter Taddeo Gaddi was blinded by one. Sorcery was banished within the Catholic Church after astrologers used an eclipse to predict a pope's death.

Drawing from a vast array of creation myths - Babylonian, Greek, Aztec, Maya, Inca, Chinese, Hindu, Navajo, Polynesian, African, Norse, Inuit, and more - this concise book uncovers both the similarities and differences in our attempts to explain the universe. Anthony Aveni, an award-winning author and professor of astronomy and anthropology, examines the ways various cultures around the world have attempted to explain our origins, and what roles the natural environment plays in shaping these narratives. The book also celebrates the audacity of the human imagination.