This century-old classic of sociology offers thousands of illustrations of the social, sexual, and religious customs of ancient Greece and Rome, Africa, Australia, Melanesia, Japan, China, India, as well as medieval Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and modern Western civilization in Europe and America. Subjects include labor, wealth, slavery, cannibalism, marriage, education, and many other absorbing topics.
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The Autobiography of a Kiowa Apache Indian by Charles S. Brant Ethnological classic details life of 19th-century Native American — childhood, tribal customs, contact with whites, government attitudes toward tribe, much more. Editor's preface, introduction and epilogue. Index. 1 map.
Folktales of Iraq by E. S. Stevens, Arnold Wilson The first English-language collection of Iraqi fairy tales, this enchanting book includes "The Fish That Laughed," "The Blind Sultan," and 46 other adventures, which will captivate readers of all ages.
Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines by W. Ramsay Smith A compilation of oral traditions as told by their aboriginal narrators, from reverent recountings of the origins of the world and human life, to fanciful and humorous animal fables.
The Mysteries of Egypt: Secret Rites and Traditions by Lewis Spence Classic compilation covers funerary rituals intended to help equip departed souls for a higher, more exalted spiritual existence; transmigration of the soul; and the rites of rebirth. 16 illustrations.
Scottish Wonder Tales from Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie Sixteen lively tales tell of giants rumbling down mountainsides, of a magic wand that turns stone pillars into warriors, of gods and goddesses, evil hags, powerful forces, and more.
