Trickster Tales
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Publisher: august house
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9780874834505
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStories from cultures including ancient Babylonia, China, India, Eastern Europe, Morocco.
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Publisher: august house
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9780874834505
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStories from cultures including ancient Babylonia, China, India, Eastern Europe, Morocco.
Author: Linda S. Godfrey
Publisher: TarcherPerigee
Published: 2012-08-30
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 1585429082
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat’s hiding in the woods? Here is the definitive account of today’s nationwide sightings of upright, canine creatures – which resemble traditional werewolves – and a thorough exploration of the nature and possible origins of the mysterious beast. “She has the ability to send chills up and down your spine.” —Brad Steiger, author of Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Places “If you thought the likes of The Wolfman, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and Underworld had no basis in fact, it's time to think again!” —Nick Redfern, author of There's Something in the Woods “Real Wolfmen is a riveting work of amazing scope and depth. You’ll be hooked from the first page.”--Rosemary Ellen Guiley, author of The Encyclopedia of Vampires and Werewolves The U.S. has been invaded – if many dozens of eyewitnesses are to be believed – by upright, canine creatures that look like traditional werewolves and act as if they own our woods, fields, and highways. Sightings from coast to coast dating back to the 1930s compel us to ask exactly what these beasts are, and what they want. Researcher, author and newspaper reporter Linda S. Godfrey has been tracking the manwolf since the early 1990. In Real Wolfmen she presents the only large-scale cataloguing and investigation of reports of modern sightings of anomalous, upright canids. First-person accounts from Godfrey’s witnesses – who have encountered these creatures everywhere from outside their car windows to face-to-face on a late night stroll – describe the same human-sized canines: They are able to walk upright and hold food in their paws, interact fearlessly with humans, and suddenly and mysteriously disappear. Godfrey explores the most compelling cases from the modern history of such sightings, along with the latest reports, and undertakes a thorough exploration of the nature and possible origins of the creature.
Author: Carole Henderson Carpenter
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Published: 1979-01-01
Total Pages: 504
ISBN-13: 1772823333
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume provides a historical overview of the development and role of Anglo-Canadian folklore studies in Canada and their relationship to similar research conducted with respect to French Canadians, minority groups within Canada, within the wider Canadian context, and at the international level.
Author: Graham Harvey
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2002-08-27
Total Pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9780826451019
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn China, at a time when few girls are taught to read or write, Ruby dreams of going to the university with her brothers and male cousins.
Author: Byron J. Good
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2010-03-22
Total Pages: 577
ISBN-13: 1405183152
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Reader in Medical Anthropology: Theoretical Trajectories, Emergent Realities brings together articles from the key theoretical approaches in the field of medical anthropology as well as related science and technology studies. The editors’ comprehensive introductions evaluate the historical lineages of these approaches and their value in addressing critical problems associated with contemporary forms of illness experience and health care. Presents a key selection of both classic and new agenda-setting articles in medical anthropology Provides analytic and historical contextual introductions by leading figures in medical anthropology, medical sociology, and science and technology studies Critically reviews the contribution of medical anthropology to a new global health movement that is reshaping international health agendas
Author: Paul Shepard
Publisher: Viking Adult
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 280
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Publisher: Northern Michigan University Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 296
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Richard Mercer Dorson
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780299227142
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRemote and rugged, Michigan's Upper Peninsula (fondly known as "the U.P.") has been home to a rich variety of indigenous peoples and Old World immigrants--a heritage deeply embedded in today's "Yooper" culture. Ojibwes, French Canadians, Finns, Cornish, Poles, Italians, Slovenians, and others have all lived here, attracted to the area by its timber, mineral ore, and fishing grounds. Mixing local happenings with supernatural tales and creatively adapting traditional stories to suit changing audiences, the diverse inhabitants of the U.P. have created a wealth of lore populated with tricksters, outlaws, cunning trappers and poachers, eccentric bosses of the mines and lumber camps, "bloodstoppers" gifted with the lifesaving power to stop the flow of blood, "bearwalkers" able to assume the shape of bears, and more. For folklorist Richard M. Dorson, who ventured into the region in the late 1940s, the U.P. was a living laboratory, a storyteller's paradise. Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers, based on his extensive fieldwork in the area, is his richest and most enduring work. This new edition, with a critical introduction and an appendix of additional tales selected by James P. Leary, restores and expands Dorson's classic contribution to American folklore. Engaging and well informed, the book presents and ponders the folk narratives of the region's loggers, miners, lake sailors, trappers, and townsfolk. Unfolding the variously peculiar and raucous tales of the U.P., Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers reveals a vital component of Upper Midwest culture and a fascinating cross-section of American society.