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Mythology


Mythology

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General
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The Way to Rainy Mountain
The Way to Rainy Mountain
by N Scott Momaday
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First published in paperback by UNM Press in 1976, The Way to Rainy Mountain has sold over 200,000 copies. The paperback edition of The Way to Rainy Mountain was first published twenty-five years ago. One should not be surprised, I suppose, that it has... (read more)

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Recently Arrived Used
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    Myths to Live by

    Joseph Campbell
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    Power of Myth

    Joseph Campbell
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    The Golden Bough

    James George Frazer
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    Language and Myth

    Ernst Cassirer
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Folklore and Storytelling
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Book of the Hopi
Book of the Hopi
by Frank Waters
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A revelation of the Hopi's historical and religious world view of life. Frank Waters combines Hopi art, history, tradition, myth, folklore and ceremonialism with dignity and authority.... (read more)

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Native American
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A Story as Sharp as a Knife: The Classical Haida Mythtellers and Their World
A Story as Sharp as a Knife: The Classical Haida Mythtellers and Their World
by Robert Bringhurst
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The Haida world is a misty archipelago a hundred stormy miles off the coasts of British Columbia and Alaska. For more than a thousand years before the Europeans came, a great culture flourished on these islands. In 1900 and 1901 the linguist and... (read more)

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Mythological Creatures
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Good Faeries/Bad Faeries
Good Faeries/Bad Faeries
by Brian Froud
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"Once upon a time, I thought faeries lived only in books, old folktales, and the past. That was before they burst upon my life as vibrant, luminous beings, permeating my art and my everyday existence, causing glorious havoc...." In the long-awaited... (read more)

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Womens
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The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future
The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future
by Riane Eisler
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Chapter One Journey into a Lost World: The Beginnings of Civilization Preserved in a cave sanctuary for over twenty thousand years, a female figure speaks to us about the minds of our early Western ancestors. She is small and carved out of stone: one of... (read more)

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Classical
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Greek Gods and Heroes
Greek Gods and Heroes
by Robert Graves
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Recounts the glorious days when gods and godesses who dwelt on Mount Olympus ruled over the world of mortals below, and fabled heroes performed mighty deeds of valor.... (read more)

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Celtic and Arthurian
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Tain
Tain
by Thomas Kinsella
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The Tain Bo Cuailnge, centre-piece of the eighth-century Ulster cycle of heroic tales, is Ireland's nearest approach to a great epic. It tells the story of a giant cattle-raid, the invasion of Ulster by the armies of Medb and Ailill, queen and king of... (read more)

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Middle Eastern
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The Epic of Gilgamesh (Penguin Classics)
The Epic of Gilgamesh (Penguin Classics)
by Anonymous And Sanders
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The Epic of Gilgamesh, which dates from the third millenium BC, is one of the finest surviving epic poems in world literature. Miraculously preserved on clay tablets deciphered only in the last century, the cycle of poems collected around the character... (read more)

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Who's Who in Classical Mythology
Who's Who in Classical Mythology
by Adrian Room
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-341).... (read more)

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Used Books
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Virago Book of Erotic Myths and Legends
Virago Book of Erotic Myths and Legends
by Shahrukh Husain
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Uncovering a wealth of lore from cultures around the world, Shahrukh Husain has amassed a collection that will delight and entice. Through subtle reworking, these erotic tales are given new expression while remaining faithful to the original texts. From... (read more)

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Bestsellers

Sunday, July 12, 2009
The Way to Rainy Mountain
  1. The Way to Rainy Mountain
    by N Scott Momaday
  2. The Hero with a Thousand Faces
    by Joseph Campbell
  3. Book of the Hopi
    by Frank Waters
  4. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
    by Edith Hamilton
  5. The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
    by Anne Rice as A. N. Roquelaure
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