McFarland, 2016. — 212 p. — ASIN B01G92U7A0. Every culture has in its folklore and mythology beings of immense size and strength, as well as other preternatural humanoids great or small who walk among us, serving the divine or fulfilling their own agendas. This book catalogs the lore and legends of more than 1,000 different humanoid species and individual beings, including the...
Wellfleet Press, 2023. — 1100 p. — (Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia). — ISBN 978-1-57715-330-6, 978-0-76037-786-4. The Complete Language of Trees is a comprehensive encyclopedia providing the meanings, powers, facts, and folklore for over 400 types of trees. Along with a stunning visual depiction, each entry provides the tree’s scientific and common name, characteristics,...
M.E. Sharpe Reference, 2008. — 904 p. — ISBN-10: 0765680475, ISBN-13: 978-0765680471.
This set does an effective job of summarizing the major elements of a complex topic: storytelling. Coverage spans oral tradition from its roots, the earliest recorded stories and creation myths, and follows the development of intertwined and contrasting themes, genres, and motifs throughout...
СПб.: Азбука-классика, 2008. — 624 c. — (Русские традиции). — ISBN: 978-5-91181-705-3. "Энциклопедия русских суеверий" знакомит читателя со сложным комплексом верований, бытовавших в среде русского крестьянства в XIX-XX вв. Ее основные "герои" - домовые, водяные, русалки, лешие, упыри, оборотни, черти и прочая нечистая сила. Их образы оказались поразительно живучими в народном...
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