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Encyclopedia Of Folk Heroes [Library Binding]

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  • Category: Books (Reference)
  • Author:  Graham Seal
  • Author:  Graham Seal
  • ISBN-10:  1576072169
  • ISBN-10:  1576072169
  • ISBN-13:  9781576072165
  • ISBN-13:  9781576072165
  • Publisher:  ABC-CLIO
  • Publisher:  ABC-CLIO
  • Pages:  347
  • Pages:  347
  • Binding:  Library Binding
  • Binding:  Library Binding
  • Pub Date:  01-Jun-2001
  • Pub Date:  01-Jun-2001
  • SKU:  1576072169-11-MPOD
  • SKU:  1576072169-11-MPOD
  • Item ID: 100768826
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A wide-ranging and detailed investigation of folk heroes, both fictional and historical, from the earliest times to the present, taken from societies throughout the world as they exist in folktales, folksongs, customs, speech, and other folklore genres.


Spotlights 366 folk heroes, from old acquaintances like Bluebeard and Casey Jones to new friends like Bunuwas and Chokanamma

Includes 51 illustrationspaintings, drawings, and photographs

A timeline documents the earliest known appearance of each hero

A general index combined with indexes by heroic type and by country/culture make research easy

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