This series is the most exhaustive compendium of German and Norse mythology and a milestone in the study of comparative mythology and religion. Volume II of the four-volume set includes: Wights and Elves, Giants, Creation, Trees and Animals, Sky and Stars, Day and Night, Summer and Winter, Time and World, Souls, Death, more.
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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.
Celtic Mythology by John Arnott MacCulloch Illustrations from rare sources enhance this treasury detailing the strife and mythic powers of the gods, their loves and aid to mortals, and of famed heroes, pagans, and Christians.
Folkways: A Study of Mores, Manners, Customs and Morals by William Graham Sumner Century-old classic provides incisive look at manners, customs, mores, and morals from ancient Greece and Rome, Africa, Australia, Melanesia, Japan, China, India, as well as medieval Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and modern Western civilization.
Tattooing in the Marquesas by Willowdean Chatterson Handy Definitive source on intricate tattoos of Polynesia's Marquesas Islands offers a rare glimpse of a vanished art. Its 38 plates of black-and-white drawings and photographs provide an unusually complete and intimate record.
