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Seasons of splendour: tales, myths & legends of India
By Madhur Jaffrey. 1985
The author interweaves her own childhood memories with the telling of each tale. The order of the stories corresponds with…
their position on the Hindu religious calendar. For junior and senior high readers. 1985.Monstrologie: tout sur les monstres
By Arthur G Slade, Pierre Corbeil, Jocelyne Doray, Hélène Laplante. 2007
Quinze monstres issus de folklores du monde entier se voient ici consacrer six pages chacun au fil desquelles sont révélés…
leur âge, expressions favorites, films préférés, lieux de prédilection, meilleurs souvenirs du secondaire, taille, cote d'élégance, caractéristiques physiques particulières, pouvoirs, origines, etc. Un ouvrage qui s'inscrit sous le signe de l'humour, mais qui n'en présente pas moins quelques informations intéressantes sur les légendes entourant Dracula, Golem, Méduse, Loki, Frankenstein, le Sasquatch, Baba Yaga, le monstre du Loch Ness, et plus. Années 5-8. 2007. Titre uniforme: Monsterology.L'encyclopédie de la fantasy: [dans le monde des créatures imaginaires]
By Judy Allen, Nelly Zeitlin, Florence Bas. 2010
Réédition. En neuf chapitres (Le petit peuple - Esprits et génies de la nature - Animaux étranges - Bêtes fabuleuses…
- Les créatures mythologiques - Magie et sortilèges - Les métamorphoses - Les morts-vivants - Fantômes et apparitions), cette encyclopédie répertorie les créatures fantaisistes nées de l'imagination des hommes de l'Antiquité à nos jours, issues non seulement de la littérature d'"heroïc fantasy", mais du folklore et de la mythologie des cinq continents. Années 4-7. 2010. Titre uniforme: Fantasy encyclopedia.Classical mythology: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
By Helen Morales. 2007
Explores the psychologically important stories of ancient Greeks and Romans, still wielding cultural influence today. Dispels notion of comparative inferiority…
of Roman mythology, and discusses differences beyond deities' name changes. Describes the role of the mythic hero, and relationships between classical mythology and philosophy, Christianity, psychoanalysis, and New Age spirituality. 2007Treasury of Egyptian mythology: classic stories of gods, goddesses, monsters & mortals (Mythology Ser.)
By Donna Jo Napoli, National Geographic Kids. 2013
Collection of Egyptian myths and stories of the sun god Ra, the sphinx, and numerous pharaohs and queens, along with…
historical, cultural, and geographic facts. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2013Treasury of Norse mythology: stories of intrigue, trickery, love, and revenge (Nat Geo - Mythology Ser.)
By Donna Jo Napoli, National Geographic Kids, Donna Napoli. 2015
Collection of Norse myths, describing the gods, goddesses, heroes, and monsters of ancient Scandinavia. Includes tales of the thunder god…
Thor, the one-eyed god and Allfather Odin, and the trickster god Loki. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2015The gods of Olympus: a history
By Barbara Graziosi. 2014
La mythologie: Ses dieux, ses héros, ses légendes (Documents et essais)
By Edith Hamilton. 2019
Edith Hamilton est sans doute le seul auteur à avoir saisi toute l'importance que gardent, à notre époque, les mythes…
et les légendes, qui sont le fondement même de notre culture, et où nous puisons encore une si large inspiration. Remontant aux sources, c'est chez les poètes Homère, Hésiode, Pindare, Ovide qu'elle retrouve la substance des grands thèmes mythologiques et nous les restitue, dans leur spontanéité, leur efficacité, sous forme de merveilleuses histoires : Orphée et Eurydice, Philémon et Baucis, Tantale et Niobé, les travaux d'Hercule, le défi d'Icare, la descente de Thésée aux Enfers. L'ouvrage le plus clair et le plus complet sur la mythologie, lu magistralement par Thierry Janssen. Le livre audio La Mythologie : ses dieux, ses héros, ses légendes est accompagné d'un livret PDF comportant une carte et des arbres généalogiques que vous pouvez retrouver en accès libre iciLa mythologie viking
By Neil Gaiman. 2021
L'univers de Neil Gaiman est nourri par les légendes nordiques. Il revient à ses sources et nous raconte enfin la…
grande saga des dieux scandinaves qui l'ont inspiré pour son chef d'œuvre American Gods. De la genèse des neuf mondes au crépuscule des dieux et l'ère des hommes, ils reprennent vie : Odin, le plus puissant des dieux, sage, courageux et rusé ; Thor, son fils, incroyablement fort mais tumultueux ; Loki fils d'un géant et frère d'Odin, escroc et manipulateur inégalable... Fières, impulsives et passionnées, ces divinités mythiques nous livrent enfin ici leur passionnante – et très humaine – histoire. Embarquez au son de la voix profonde de Julien Chatelet à la rencontre des grands mythes nordiquesIn the days of sand and stars
By Francois Thisdale, Marlee Pinsker. 2006
Ten stories based on women from the Bible: Eve Naamah, Sarai, Sarah, Rebecca, Leah, Rachel, Dina, and Yocheved. In "Rebecca…
Comes Home," a compassionate young woman's trip to the community well leads her to a husband. For grades 5-8. 2006Stories behind the traditions and songs of Easter
By Ace Collins. 2007
Award-winning author explores historical and religious origins of customs associated with the Christian holiday of Easter. Discusses the roots of…
Lent, passion plays, sunrise services, Easter parades, Easter eggs, and the Easter bunny as well as the inspiration for such hymns as "He Lives!" and "The Old Rugged Cross." 2007Solomon and the ant: and other Jewish folktales
By Sheldon Oberman. 2006
More than forty tales from oral tradition, with historical notes and commentary. In the title story, an ant teaches the…
great king a lesson in humility. In "The Smell of Money," wise Solomon pays for the smell of bread--with the sound of coins. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2006The Holy Grail: imagination and belief
By Richard W. Barber. 2004
Author of Penguin Guide to Medieval Europe (DB 23799) and Knight and Chivalry (DB 29779) explores the myths and legends…
of the Holy Grail, beginning in the Middle Ages. Studies the origins and symbolism of the Grail in Christian literature. Considers cults, conspiracy theories, and popular culture. 2004The golden deer
By Margaret Hodges, Daniel San Souci. 1992
It is believed that Buddha, the holy one, visited Earth many times and appeared in many different shapes--each time becoming…
wiser until he came as the man called Buddha. In one of his lifetimes, however, he came to Earth as a golden deer. This is the story of how he saved all creatures killed for their meat by humankind. For grades K-3 and older readersIntroduces primitive art in the form of rock paintings and sculpture and interprets each in terms of religious beliefs. Traces…
the mythologies connected with this art to the migration of people from Africa and Europe eastward through Asia to Australia and North and South AmericaHistorical atlas of world mythology: v. 1, The way of the animal powers
By Joseph Campbell, Campbell. 1988
The hero's journey: the world of Joseph Campbell : Joseph Campbell on his life and work
By Joseph Campbell, Phil Cousineau. 1990
Campbell's lifelong interest in the similarities between art, religion, mythology, psychology, and literature is explored in this series of interviews.…
Traces his development of a personal revelation of "inner bliss" and the ability to translate the eternal myths into everyday experiences. Outgrowth of the film Hero with a Thousand Faces. 1990Transformations of myth through time
By Joseph Campbell. 1990
Transcripts of thirteen television lectures, by teacher-mythologist Joseph Campbell, on human beings' use of myth to understand the mysteries of…
life. He discusses rites of initiation, Native American myths, neolithic gods and goddesses, Egyptian myths, Buddhism, yoga, the Tibetan Book of the Dead, and the legends of Arthur and Parzival. 1990Iduna and the magic apples
By Marianna Mayer. 1988
In ancient times the Norse gods dwelt in the land called Asgard. Of all the gardens there, none was more…
beautiful than Iduna's for nothing withered and nothing died. Iduna possessed a special treasure--a golden chest of magic apples that kept the gods immortal. But the evil giant Thiassi vowed to capture Iduna and her magic apples. For grades 3-6 and older readersMyths to live by
By Joseph Campbell. 1973
Explains the necessity of myths to human well-being and deplores the fact that no religious myth at present meets this…
need. Campbell describes the similarities between Eastern and Western religious myths, and the divergent uses that the Occident and Orient make of the same fables. 1972