検索キーワード： 民話・神話の研究

Entdecken Sie die Welt der nordischen Götter: Eine umfassende Reise durch neun Welten, mächtige Götter und das Schicksal des Kosmos. Als kulturell interessierter Mensch sehnen Sie sich nach tiefgründigen Geschichten, möchten mythologische Zusammenhänge verstehen und in eine faszinierende Welt eintauchen, die von Yggdrasil bis Ragnarök reicht und auch heute noch unsere Kultur prägt.

A practical approach to traditional Polish folk practice. Polish Folk Magic is an introductory guide into the folk beliefs, seasonal practices, living ancestral traditions, and authentic folk magic of the West Slavic peoples. With the Polish and Slavic diasporas in mind, Joanna Tarnawska fills...

What if the world's most terrifying maritime mystery wasn't a legend—but the beginning of something far older and far more dangerous? Do Not Open by David Dye, expertly narrated by Allen Donnelly, and produced and published by Audiobook Publishing Services, is a gripping supernatural historical thriller that masterfully blends historical fiction, paranormal suspense, World War mysteries, ancient mythology, occult secrets, and psychological horror into an unforgettable cinematic listening experience.

Brought to you by Altrusian Grace Media (altrusiangrace.com) and human-narrated by Matthew Schmitz. Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics by Richard Folkard is an expansive compendium of the myths, customs, superstitions, symbolism, medicinal beliefs, religious associations, and traditional stories connected with plants across many cultures. Moving from flowers, trees, herbs, and fruits to sacred, magical, and ominous vegetation, Folkard traces how the plant kingdom has shaped folklore, poetry, ritual, healing, divination, and everyday life.

Sie agieren im Verborgenen. Mythen und Verschwörungstheorien ranken sich um sie: Geheimbünde faszinieren die Menschen seit jeher. Es heißt, sie lenken die Geschicke des Vatikans. Sie bestimmen die Agenda des amerikanischen Präsidenten. Und sie sind die Drahtzieher hinter Finanzkrisen und Kriegen.

Dieses Buch enthüllt die Hintergründe und die Macht der geheimen Gesellschaften. Sind sie tatsächlich ein Hort des Bösen, oder erlangt man durch sie tiefere Erkenntnisse? Die Autoren suchen nach Symbolen, versteckten Hinweisen und entlarven Halbwahrheiten.

From master storyteller Witi Ihimaera, a spellbinding and provocative retelling of traditional Maori myths for the twenty-first century. In this milestone volume, Ihimaera traces the history of the Maori people through their creation myths. He follows Tawhaki up the vines into the firmament...

'A groundbreaking reclamation of the forgotten women who slay dragons. A must-read for dragon fans' Professor Daniel Ogden A seminal chronicle of the hidden history and mythology of female dragon slayers from ancient world expert and author of Goddess with a Thousand Faces Jasmine Elmer. The...

Are you fascinated by the myths and legends of ancient cultures? A lover of history who wants to learn more about China’s rich, unique past? This audiobook is for you. China was a major player in the ancient world, contributing to advancements across the globe. While the civilization is most known for the wise teachings of Confucius and the tenets of Taoism, Chinese culture has also relied heavily on its own mythology and folklore. From gods and goddesses to paranormal encounters with ordinary people, the stories in this book have been passed down from generation to generation for centuries.

For almost three thousand years, the Odyssey has captured imaginations with seafaring adventure, romance, friendships, as well as feats of heroism and of bloody revenge. The tale of Odysseus’s long and eventful journey home remains one of the greatest epics ever told, inspiring new...

At festive gatherings celebrating summer's peak, in reflective moments as winter gave way, Rebecca Tamás began to hear another rhythm. A faint hint that, underneath the rush of clocks and calendars, another, richer kind of time might exist. As she suffered from grief and burnout, Tamás sought a deeper connection to the movement of the seasons through an immersion in old folkways. She set out on a journey across the UK guided by the Pagan wheel of the year, marking each solstice, equinox and the midpoints between them with a ritual drawn from ancient traditions.

How do humans stop fighting? Where do the gods of myth come from? What does it mean to go mad? Mark R. Anspach tackles these and other conundrums as he draws on ethnography, literature, psychotherapy, and the theory of René Girard to explore some of the fundamental mechanisms of human interaction. Likening gift exchange to vengeance in reverse, the first part of the book outlines a fresh approach to reciprocity, while the second part traces the emergence of transcendence in collective myths and individual delusions.

Filled with examples of ritual, symbolism and an extensive collection of Artemis myths and folklore, this work is a comprehensive compilation of all things Artemis, and her fundamental role in the communal, political and ritual development of the Greco-Roman world. The goddess of the hunt is more than just a virgin in the woods. Her worship can be traced to a time before the Minoans, and her rituals include all facets of the human experience, starting from birth rituals to rites of passage, to death and beyond.

This groundbreaking analysis transforms Beowulf from ancient epic to psychological roadmap, showing how the hero's journey mirrors our own path to wholeness and integration. Discover how this Old English masterpiece speaks directly to modern struggles with identity, trauma, and the search for meaning.

Through the threads of folklore, mythology, history and landscape, No Fair Maidens identifies a better way of being for modern women, and crafts a new vision for Britain where women are - and always were - a force of nature. As Kim Willis drifts from the traditional path of marriage and...

The phenomenal Danish bestseller: a transporting, inspirational story of home, of endings, rebirth and new beginnings In the darkness of winter on the first day of the year, a woman in Denmark is making a list. She plans to set out and see all of the country's butterfly species in a single...

Discover how one 3,000-year-old story shaped the books we read, the movies we watch, the games we play, and our very idea of what it means to be a hero. Homer’s Odyssey is one of the greatest adventure stories ever told. Filled with shipwrecks, monsters, gods, temptation, cunning, and one...

From practical spells to swampy tales, this grimoire serves up a heaping helping of Southern magic that's as charming as a front porch on a summer evening. The swamp witch wanders through misty bayous and mysterious wetlands in search of ingredients for their magical work. From Spanish moss to...

Mediante amenos relatos, el audiolibro El libro de la mitología aporta una nueva mirada sobre los mitos y su significado para las culturas que los crearon

Bloomsbury presents The Land of the Green Man by Carolyne Larrington, read by Kim Hicks Beyond its housing estates and identikit high streets there is another Britain. This is the Britain of mist-drenched forests and unpredictable sea-frets: of wraith-like fog banks, druidic mistletoe and...

The Konjaku Monogatari Shu is a collection of tales from Buddhist and popular Japanese folklore that was compiled in the twelfth century. The stories in this book tell of fearsome demons, tengu goblins, kitsune fox spirits, flying hermits and gods who suddenly appear out of nowhere to rescue foolish humans. There are tales of vengeful animals, robbers, bandits and murderers, as well as ordinary people from all walks of life.