Folklore, Myths & Legends

Olonkho, the epic narrative and song tradition of Siberias Sakha people, declined to the brink of extinction during the Soviet era. In 2005, UNESCO...

'A great storyteller' Madeline Miller, author of CirceIn this powerful new collection, Charlotte Higgins foregrounds Greek mythology's most endurin...

Collector of sexual folklore. Cataloger of erotica. Tireless social critic. Gershon Legman's singular, disreputable resume made him a counter-cultu...

Magical realism has deep roots across many African languages and regions. This book explores African magical realism from a transregional and inclu...

On 20 August 1612, ten people from Pendle were executed before a vast crowd at Lancaster's Gallows Hill. The condemned and their associates had end...

The autumn must read: Something Wicked this way comes...Accused. Condemned. Redefined.On 20 August 1612, ten people from Pendle were executed befor...

Explore the enchanting world of Welsh fairy tradition as this illustrated guide unveils the enduring presence of these magical beings in Celtic myt...

Paganism in Europe was not defeated by Christianity: it never went away. From the fourth century to the twentieth, against the background of a larg...

Unveil the mystery of the banshee and other entities that bridge the gap between life and death with this book's extensive Celtic folklore and hist...

'His cornucopia of tellers and tales is a delight, a riveting celebration of a genre that revels in its own hybridity and the imaginative riches pr...