What Is a Legend?
What Is a Legend?

Author: Robyn Hardyman

Publisher: Britannica Educational Publishing

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1622752066

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Legends are riveting tales that are based on real events, but exaggerated so that they are not completely true. In this book, readers will learn the most important aspects of what defines a legend, as well as how to tell fact from fiction in these semi-historical tales. Famous legends, such as those of Robin Hood and El Dorado, are presented in abridged versions that help anybody identify what various legends have in common and what is unique to the culture where the tale originated. Well-known classics are paired up with legends from various other cultures, including the Native American tribes of the Americas, encouraging readers to open their minds to stories from all around the globe.

The Life of Buddha as Legend and History
The Life of Buddha as Legend and History

Author: Edward Joseph Thomas

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2000-01-01

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780486411323

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This scholarly work offers a fascinating examination of the lore surrounding the life of Buddha. From his ancestry, birth, and youth to his final days, it chronicles Buddha's preaching, his 20 years' wandering, the establishment of rival schools of philosophy, and much more -- including thought-provoking perspectives on Buddhism as religion and philosophy.

American Folk Legend
American Folk Legend

Author: Wayland D. Hand

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2022-05-13

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 0520308719

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1971.

North Carolina Myths and Legends
North Carolina Myths and Legends

Author: Sara Pitzer

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2015-10-01

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1493015869

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North CarolinaMyths and Legends explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in North Carolina’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 North Carolina history. Read about the Cherokee legend of the Judaculla rock. Try to figure out if Tom Dula, subject of many a local myth and a popular folk song, really did murder his wife. Speculate as to what really caused the Carolina Bays indentations.

Legend and Belief
Legend and Belief

Author: Linda Dégh

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2001-11-14

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13: 9780253339294

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Industrial advancement has not changed the basic fragility of human life, and the commercialization and consumer orientation of the mass media has actually helped legends travel faster and farther. Legends are communicated not only orally, face to face, but also in the press, on radio and television, on countless Web sites, and by e-mail, perpetuating new waves of the "culture of fear.""--BOOK JACKET.

North American Indian Legends
North American Indian Legends

Author: Allan A. Macfarlan

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9780486419473

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90 stories from tribes throughout the U.S. and Canada cover a wide range of subjects: tales of creation, heroes, witchcraft, monsters, romance, enchantment, tricksters, and more. Includes, among others, "The Origin of Daylight" (Tsimshian), "The Flying Head" (Oneida), "The Enchanted Moccasins" (Maskego), and "The Rabbit Goes Duck Hunting" (Cherokee).

Encyclopedia of Urban Legends
Encyclopedia of Urban Legends

Author: Jan Harold Brunvand

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 566

ISBN-13: 9780393323580

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Presents descriptions of hundreds of urban legends and their variations, themes, and scholarly approaches to the genre, including such tales as disappearing hitchhikers and hypodermic needles left in the coin slots of pay telephones.

Mechanical Aptitude and Spatial Relations Tests, Fourth Edition
Mechanical Aptitude and Spatial Relations Tests, Fourth Edition

Author: Joel Wiesen

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2023-08

Total Pages: 493

ISBN-13: 1506287611

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Private employers and public agencies use various mechanical aptitude tests to screen applicants for jobs that range from mechanics and skilled trades apprentices to aerospace engineers and firefighters. These tests often differ in detail but measure similar abilities. This manual presents 18 typical tests that gauge an individual's mechanical aptitude and spatial ability, with all questions answered and explained. The author also advises on ways to improve mechanical comprehension, gives test-taking tips, and explains how pulleys, levers, and other simple machines work. The book is filled with diagrams and illustrations.

Writing and Staging Myths and Legends
Writing and Staging Myths and Legends

Author: Charlotte Guillain

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2016-01-01

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 1484627725

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What are myths and legends? How can you write plays that make myths and legends come to life? How can you turn a story full of famous characters into a fresh and exciting production?

Heroes, Fools, and Ghosts: Folk Tales and Legends
Heroes, Fools, and Ghosts: Folk Tales and Legends

Author: Gus Snedeker

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-09-02

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1422292592

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Have you heard of Anansi, the mischief-making spider from Africa? Do you know about the Blackfoot woman who married a star? Or have you heard stories about Jack, the hero who always wins both the treasure and the princess's heart? Discover stories from North America's folklore, including tales about: • why the world is the way it is • heroes and fools • ghosts and horrors • death and the world to come. Stories have power. They share the wisdom of other generations. They stir our imagination. They give us hope and courage. And sometimes they just make us laugh!