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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.
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. 2007
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. 2013
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. 2015
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. 2006
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." 2007
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. 2006
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. 2004
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 readers
Introduces 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 America
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. 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. 1990
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 readers
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
Explores and analyses a multitude of myths and folktales pointing out the striking similarities in the mythologies of different peoples…
and different epochs. First published in 1890, this work is considered a milestone in modern anthropology
This is a delightful collection of "preacher tales" from the Brazos River bottoms of Texas, collected and related by one…
of the nation's leading black folklorists. The author worked side by side with field hands in the Brazos bottoms; he lived in their homes and worshipped in their churches. He sought out elderly ministers and other tradition-bearers and recreated them in the distinctive dialect of the region
"Anyone scrolling through Robyn Moreno's social media seeing her on the set of The Today Show; shaking hands with Barack…
Obama at the White House; speaking on stage at SXSW; and cozying up to celebs like J.Lo and Rihanna would have thought she was living the life. But the truth behind her well-curated snaps was that Robyn was burnt out AF: in the midst of a full-on, mid-life meltdown comprised of that all-too-typical working mom tightrope walk coupled with painful family drama. To save her soul, sanity, and family, Robyn quit her manic #mommyboss existence, and set out on a 260-day spiritual journey based in Aztec and Mayan traditions, studying the medicine of her Mexican grandmothers: curanderismo. She learned about sustos-soul losses-and ser-your true essence. She reconnected with family she hadn't spoken to in ages, like her 93-year-old great aunt Dora, who shared fantastical stories about her great-grandmother, Mama Natalia, who was a curandera. She took cooking lessons with a tough but tender-hearted Mexican chef who became her surrogate abuela and had tobacco blown up her nose by a Shaman from the Andes. She had dramatic moments with her sisters, her mom, her husband, and herself. And finally, she went into the jungle of Belize and threw herself in a Mayan river in the hope of breaking an ancestral curse. Reckoning with the hidden stories and aspects of her family and her Mexican-American culture that were transforming and heartbreaking brought Robyn to an unshakable understanding of who she is and how she fits into this world. And, by looking to her past to decide which traditions, which medicines, to pass on to her daughters-and which to leave behind-she began to root into the person she was meant to be. Get Rooted shares Robyn's unforgettable story of reclamation-and offers a path for others to reclaim their own ser." -- Provided by publisher
Fire and Water is the first written collection of stories based on Hawaiian legends told on Maui. It is a…
classic Hawaiian children's book.The setting for this delightful collection of stories is the volcanoes and mountains, the blue seas, white sands, and clear skies of Maui Island in Hawaii-a place as rich in legends and myths as any in the world.Fire and Water is the first written collection of stories based on legends told on Maui. They have been retold in a style that will appeal to young and old readers alike. Though writing primarily for children, Barbara Lyons has conveyed the conflicts, emotions, and personalities of the characters whose stories have been told and retold by generations of Hawaiians.Readers will meet princesses and shark-men, dragons and owl-gods, as well as ordinary boys and girls in the midst of amazing adventures. In some of the stories, they will learn how Maui traditions began and how any Hawaiian places got their names.The striking illustrations by Maui artist Betty Rice add a new dimension to each story . A pronunciation guide and glossary of Hawaiian words enables the reader to take one step further inside this enchanted world.