Images of the Untouched: Virginity in Psyche, Myth and Community (The Pegasus Foundation Series, 1)
Dallas Inst Humanities & Culture, March 1982. Paper Back. More
Mythology
The Encyclopaedia of Celtic Wisdom : A Celtic Shaman's Sourcebook
Element Books Inc, January 1994. Trade Paperback. More
Over Nine Waves: A Book of Irish Legends (Revised)
Faber & Faber, July 1995. Trade Paperback. Journalist Marie Heaney skillfully revives the glory of ancient Irish storytelling in this comprehensive volume from the great pre-Christian sequences to the more recent tales of the three patron saints Patrick, Brigid, and Colmcille. More
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Bollingen Series)
New World Library, July 2008. Hardcover. Since its release in 1949, The Hero with a Thousand Faces has influenced millions of readers by combining the insights of modern psychology with Joseph Campbell's revolutionary understanding of comparative mythology. In these pages, Campbell outlines the Hero's Journey, a universal motif of adventure..... More
Mysticism: A Study and an Anthology (Pelican)
Penguin, May 1963. Mass Market PaperBack. Mass market paperback. Darkened margins. [402 pages]. More
GREAT FAIRY TALES OF IRE
Random House UK, January 1986. Trade Paperback. More
Germany Myths and Legends
Senate / Studio Editions, January 1994. Trade Paperback. More
Fairy Tales (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Penguin Classics, March 2006. Trade Paperback. Hans Christian Andersen was the profoundly imaginative writer and storyteller who revolutionized literature for children. He gave us the now standard versions of some traditional fairy tales--with an anarchic twist--but many of his most famous tales sprang directly from his imagination. The thirty stories..... More
Return of King Arthur: Completing the Quest for Wholeness, Inner Strength, and Self-Knowledge
Tarcher, March 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. An elegant, sweeping, modern-day Jungian interpretation of the two strands of Arthurian myth: the Round Table, Camelot, and King Arthur on one side and the Grail quest on the other. The quest for the Holy Grail is, in a larger sense, the story of..... More
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry, Legends of Charlemagne (Modern Library)
Modern Library, March 1993. Hardcover. The justly famous "Mythology" by Thomas Bulfinch contains three volumes the major contents of which are retained in this abridgment for the student and general reader. "The Age Of Fable" -- The gods and goddesses of Greece and Rome, as well as the mythology of..... More
Transformations of Myth Through Time
Harpercollins, March 1990. Oversize Softcover. The renowned master of mythology is at his warm, accessible, and brilliant best in this illustrated collection of thirteen lectures covering mythological development around the world. {7& 1/2' x 9'} [263 pages]. More
Occidental Mythology (The Masks of God, Volume III)
Penguin (Non-Classics), January 1964. Trade Paperback. More
The Golden Ass (Penguin Classics)
Penguin Classics, January 1999. Trade Paperback. An enchanting story that has inspired generations of writers, including Boccaccio, Shakespeare, Cervantes and Keats Written towards the end of the second century AD, The Golden Ass tells the story of the many adventures of a young man whose fascination with witchcraft leads him..... More
Gods and Heroes: Myths and Epics of Ancient Greece
Pantheon Books, 1981. Paper Back. Schwab's retellings of stories about Prometheus, Zeus, Heracles, Odysseus, and other ancient Greek gods and heroes are based on close adherence to the original sources. A classic collection of Greek myths, illustrated with Greek vase paintings. {6' x 9'} Edgeworn cover with creasing. [764 pages]..... More
Roman Myths
Charles Scribner's Sons, January 1973. Paper Back. Octavo. Old name stamp verso of front cover, top textblock edge & last internal blank page. Dust stained/darkened textblock top edge. [293 pages]. More
Meridian Handbook of Classical Mythology
New Amer Library Trade, October 1974. Trade Paperback. The ultimate single-volume reference guide to Greek and Roman mythology An ideal resource for students, teachers, librarians, writers, and readers of great literature, the "Meridian Handbook" has set the standard for over three decades as the classic guide to the myths of..... More
The Sword and the Flute--Kali and Krsna: Dark Visions of the Terrible and the Sublime in Hindu Mythology (Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions)
University of California Press, February 1977. Paper Back. Krsna and Kali are two of Hinduism's most popular deities, representing dramatically different truths about the nature of the sacred. The cruel and terrible Kali is thought to be born of wild, aboriginal roots. She is the goddess of thieves and often..... More
Historical Atlas of World Mythology, Vol. I: The Way of the Animal Powers, Part 2: Mythologies of the Great Hunt
Harpercollins Publisher, November 1988. First Thus. Oversize Softcover. Folio with mild shelfwear. First paperback printing with complete number string. [276 pages]. More
Indian Mythology / by Veronica Ions
Pau; Hamlyn, January 1967. Cloth. Quarto without dustjacket. Teal cloth covered boards with black lettering along spine & stamped black illustration front panel. A few light scratches in the boards. With 24 color plates {141 pages}. With 24 color plates Illustrated end papers. More
The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Forgotten Books)
Forgotten Books, May 2008. Trade Paperback. More
Amazons: A Study in Athenian Mythmaking
Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, January 1989. Paper Back. Gently used; Covers mildly worn from handling; Spine un-creased; Pages free of markings; Some pages slightly wavy, likely from exposure to moisture; An excellent copy. More
Chiron Dictionary of Greek and Roman Mythology: Gods and Goddesses, Heroes, Places, and Events of Antiquity
Chiron Publications, May 1997. Paper Back. A pocket guide presenting concise information on the mythology of these two cultures from Abdera to Zeuxippe, including gods, goddesses, heroes, kings and queens. Significant places, such as Mycenae, Crete, the Augean stables and the Garden of Hesperides are listed separately. Genealogical diagrams are..... More
Mythologies of the ancient world -- A229
Doubleday Anchor, 1961. Mass Market PaperBack. A Doubleday Anchor Original. First edition, 1961. Dust stains/darkening along the spine and at margins. Ink underlining and notes in at least two colors of ink (black & red) scattered occasionally through text. [480 pages]. More
Masks of God : Creative Mythology
Penguin Group USA Inc, March 1995. Trade Paperback. The whole inner story of modern culture since the Dark Ages, treating modern man's unique position as the creator of his own mythology. More
