Folklore, Myths & Legends

Once viewed as an embarrassing superstition, the theatrical religious performances of Korean shamanswho communicate with the dead, divine the futur...

Once viewed as an embarrassing superstition, the theatrical religious performances of Korean shamanswho communicate with the dead, divine the futur...

From Mothman to the Mongolian Death Worm, Shellycoat to Simurgh, Nessie to even Ningyo, this charming and creative collection of cryptids will fasc...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Presss mission to seek out and cultivate the b...

The Human in Superhuman: The Power of the Sidekick in Popular Culture spotlights the often overlooked but very crucial sidekick in superhero narrat...

I have run the gauntlet of many borders in my time, but the border I grew up with at home was far and away the most trying, writes Seamas O Cathain...

Alexandra Chan thinks she has life figured out until, in the Year of the Ram, the death of her fatherher last parentbrings her to her knees, an eve...

Wild and strange stories have circulated about the female body since antiquity. While legends of poisoned hymens and fanged vaginas circulated, the...

Winner, Wayland D. Hand Prize, American Folklore Society, 2018Originating in a homicide in St. Louis in 1899, the ballad of Frankie and Johnny beca...

The fables, folklore and fairy tales of Rome are definitely not the more familiar myths and legends with their pantheon of gods. Within these pages...

Dive into the timeless tales of gods and heroes in this bestselling A-to-Z encyclopedia detailing classic myths and legends-perfect for curious rea...