Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend
10 best books like Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend (Miranda Aldhouse-Green): Edward Gorey's Dracula: A Toy Theatre, The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures, The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge, King Arthur, The Golden Bough, Black Elk: The Sacred Ways of a Lakota, The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Arthurian Legends, Merlin, Celtic Heritage: Ancient Tradition in Ireland and Wales, The Ancient Celts
Edward Gorey's Dracula: A Toy Theatre
| Author | Edward Gorey |
| ISBN | 0525115889 |
Based on Edward Gorey's set and costume designs for his award-winning Broadway production of Dracula, these die-cut, scored, and perforated foldups and foldouts include: 3 pop-up 16 x 12" stage sets Cast of 8 (15 figures in all) Stage Furniture 4-page booklet with exceptionally simple assembly instructions,...
The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures
| Author | Aaron Mahnke |
| ISBN | 1524797960 |
A fascinating, beautifully illustrated guide to the monsters that are part of our collective psyche, from the host of the hit podcast Lore, soon to be an online streaming series.
They live in shadows--deep in the forest, late in the night, in the dark recesses of our minds. They're spoken of...
The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge
| Author | Carlos Castaneda |
| ISBN | 0671227424 |
You may find this book has a lot of chaff on how they prepare peyote and other drugs, mundane descriptions in diary... yet when you less expect it, they hit you with a boulder of wisdom that leaves you freezed.
There is ONE core idea in the book that makes the price tag disappear. You cannot pay for...
| Author | Norma Lorre Goodrich |
| ISBN | 0060971827 |
Norma Lorre Goodrich’s main pursuit in “King Arthur” is to uphold the historicity of Arthur the man, as well as to identify the true localities of his kingdom. Traditionally, Arthur’s seat has been placed in southern England, but Goodrich builds an extremely compelling case for putting Arthur’s...
| Author | James George Frazer |
| ISBN | 0684826305 |
Frazer a klasszikus brit etnológia utolsó képviselője (1854-1941). Élete és munkássága korszakot jelent a néprajztudomány történetében. … Az Aranyágban arra tesz kísérletet, hogy felvázolja az emberi gondolkodás fejlődését a mágia, a vallás egymást követő...
| Author | Wallace Black Elk |
| ISBN | 0062500740 |
I wanted to like this book more than 3 stars... it probably deserves more than that. But I fall into the category of people Black Elk refers to as "educated". Which means I've been to school, college, etc and some of the more basic truths have probably been schooled right out of me. I did like the ideas he talks...
| Author | Ronan Coghlan |
| ISBN | 1566198763 |
Often plundered and even plagiarised – frequently online and most notably in print by Mike Dixon-Kennedy in his Arthurian Myth and Legend: an A-Z of People and Places (1996) – this was the first really accessible dictionary of Arthurian personages, locales and other miscellanea. While not an...
| Author | Norma Lorre Goodrich |
| ISBN | 0531150607 |
"The man, Merlin/Saint Dubricius, a wondrous prodigy, has even now supplied history with a retrospective pattern of crisis and human response the we treasure, like his voice form the so very long ago, speaking as a survivor of terrible perils and penance."
My goal today was to finish this...
| Author | Alwyn Rees |
| ISBN | 0500270392 |
In this widely acclaimed study, Alwyn and Brinley Rees reinterpret Celtic tradition in the light of advances made in the comparative study of religion, mythology and anthropology. Part One considers the distinguishing features of the various Cycle of tales and the personages who figure most prominently...
| Author | Barry W. Cunliffe |
| ISBN | 0140254226 |
The archetypal `barbarians from the north', the Celts were feared for their ferocity in battle and admired as skilled craftsmen. For two and half thousand years the Celts have continued to fascinate all who have come into contact with them. THE ANCIENT CELTS presents an absorbing account of the tribes...
| Author | Nora Kershaw Chadwick |
| ISBN | 0140250743 |
A history of Celtic culture in Britain from its origins to its transformation under the Romans and Saxons.
The Celts possessed a self-contained and remarkable culture whose influence is by no means restricted to those parts of Britain traditionally regarded as 'Celtic'. A proud and independent...
Walkers Between the Worlds: The Western Mysteries from Shaman to Magus
| Author | Caitlín Matthews |
| ISBN | 0892810912 |
A comprehensive overview of the Western perennial tradition--the hermetic tradition and the ancient earth wisdom of shamanic indigenous peoples
• Provides practical exercises to reawaken mystical awareness and reconnect with the ancient mystery traditions of our ancestors
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| Author | May Pang |
| ISBN | 0446379166 |
Reading this book, the phrase that keeps coming to mind is "what a mess."
If you're a Beatles person, chances are you know about John's 18-month "lost weekend" in which he was separated from Yoko. What you may not know is that Yoko herself orchestrated this "weekend," even handpicking a young...
The Beatles: Complete Scores
| Author | The Beatles |
| ISBN | 0793518326 |
A 40th Birthday gift.... the ultimate in such gifts for an absolute Beatle nut!
There are very few Beatles songs that I do not love.... perhaps "Why don't we do it in the road?", "Revolution 9" and "Blue Jay Way" come the closest to accomplishing that task.
But as for my favourites......
With A Little Help From My Friends: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
| Author | George Martin |
| ISBN | 0316547832 |
On 1 June 1967, at the height of the Summer of Love, the Beatles made "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". In this book the band's producer George Martin tells his story of the nine months it took to make the recording, featuring songs such as "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" to "A Day in the Life" and "She's...
