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Gardener's Folklore
Ever wondered if there's any truth behind planting by the moon? Or why wassailing is still a common folk practice in some parts of the world? In Gardener's Folklore, the record of …
Made in Mexico
Made in Mexico examines the aesthetic, political, and sociopolitical aspects of tourism in southern Mexico, particularly in the state of Oaxaca. Tourists seeking ""authenticity"" …
One Hundred Proofs That the Earth Is Not a Globe: Flat Earth Theory
The flat Earth model is an archaic conception of Earth's shape as a plane or disk. Many ancient cultures subscribed to a flat Earth cosmography, including Greece until the …
Paganism Persisting
Paganism in Europe was not defeated by Christianity: it never went away. From the fourth century to the twentieth, against the background of a largely Christian culture, people …
In Favor of Deceit
In stories ranging from subtle creation myths to derisive, off-color tales, the Kalapalo Indians of central Brazil demonstrate a fascination with deception and its many functions. …
From Imagination to Faërie
The Wild Rue of Persia
‘When an afflicted person is believed to be a victim of nazar, or the glance of the evil eye, a particular kind of incense, which is made of seeds of the wild rue, mixed with …
A Wonder-Book for Boys and Girls
Anomalies of the Early 21st Century / Some Case Studies
Kun N.A. Mify Drevnej Gretsii
Zevs-gromoverzhets i pokrovitelnitsa bogov Gera, kolebatel zemli Posejdon i ego supruga Amfitrita, predvoditel muz Apollon, okhotnitsa Artemida, mudraja voitelnitsa Afina, vechno …
One Thousand Ways to Make a Living
One Thousand Ways to Make a Living: An Encyclopaedia of Plans to Make Money is a comprehensive and practical guidebook originally published in the early 20th century, designed to …
