Folklore, Myths & Legends

Where did the Red Hand, the famous symbol of Ulster, originate? It's the hand of Heremon, a chief so keen to be first to lay claim to the land that...

An accessible exploration of how diverse cultures have explained humanitys origins through narratives about the natural environment Drawing from a ...

Discover the history and culture of over 50 of the most fearsome mythical creatures to capture the human imagination in this startlingly illustrate...

In the time of the Troubles, when bombs blew through the night and soldiers prowled down the roads, Henry Glassie came to the Irish borderland to l...

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...