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Mythical Trickster Figures, is the first substantial collection of essays about the trickster to appear since Radin's 1955 The Trickster. Contributions by leading scholars treat a wide range of manifestations of this mischievous character, ranging from the Coyote of the American Southwest to such African figures as Eshu-Elegba and Ananse, the Japanese Susa-no-o, the Greek Hermes, Christian adaptations of Saint Peter, and examples found in contemporary American fiction and drama.

Animals, Mythical. --- Tricksters. --- Trickster --- Folklore --- Magicians --- Swindlers and swindling --- Creatures, Fabled --- Fabled creatures --- Fabulous animals --- Fabulous creatures --- Fantastic animals --- Fictitious animals --- Imaginary animals --- Legendary animals --- Mythical animals --- Zoological mythology --- Animals --- Dragons --- Mythology --- Tricksters --- Animals, Mythical

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The book ['In the moonlight glow. Outlines of mythic characters in the villages of Lokev and Prelože in the context of Slavic mythology'] is a rarity on the European scale in the field of pre-Christian beliefs. What makes it so valuable is that it is a first-hand record of these beliefs, as they were told to the author by people close to him, grandmothers, grandfathers and villagers, who preserved their old-faith beliefs and rituals until the last century. The book is therefore an inexhaustible source of old- faith practices, beliefs, sacred places and other folklore traditions in the villages Lokev, Prelože and their immediate neighborhood. As such, it is one of the main sources of study in Slavic mythology, as well as in general and monument to the integration of karst-nature and its people. Knjiga je redkost v evropskem merilu za področje predkrščanskih verovanj. Posebna dragocenost je, da gre za zapis iz prve roke, tako kot so avtorju pripovedovali njegovi najbližji, babice, dedki in vaščani, ki so ohranjali predkrščanska verovanja in obrede vse do minulega stoletja. Knjiga je zato neizčrpen vir staroverskih praks, verovanj, svetih mest in drugega folklornega izročila v vaseh Lokev, Prelože in njihovi bližnji soseščini. Kot taka je eden temeljnih virov študija mitologije pri Slovanih in tudi splošno ter spomenik povezanosti kraške narave in njenih ljudi.

dialects --- fabulous creatures --- Lokev --- microtoponyms --- Prelože pri Lokvi --- religious rituals --- Slavic mythology --- Slovene language --- Slovenian folk tales --- Slovenian folk tradition --- bajeslovna bitja --- ledinska imena --- narečja --- slovanska mitologija --- slovenščina --- slovenske ljudske pripovedke --- slovensko ljudsko izročilo --- verski obredi

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Throughout our history, humans have been captivated by mythic beasts and legendary creatures. Tales of Bigfoot, the Yeti, and the Loch Ness monster are part of our collective experience. Now comes a book from two dedicated investigators that explores and elucidates the fascinating world of cryptozoology. Daniel Loxton and Donald R. Prothero have written an entertaining, educational, and definitive text on cryptids, presenting the arguments both for and against their existence and systematically challenging the pseudoscience that perpetuates their myths. After examining the nature of science and pseudoscience and their relation to cryptozoology, Loxton and Prothero take on Bigfoot; the Yeti, or Abominable Snowman, and its cross-cultural incarnations; the Loch Ness monster and its highly publicized sightings; the evolution of the Great Sea Serpent; and Mokele Mbembe, or the Congo dinosaur. They conclude with an analysis of the psychology behind the persistent belief in paranormal phenomena, identifying the major players in cryptozoology, discussing the character of its subculture, and considering the challenge it poses to clear and critical thinking in our increasingly complex world.

Cryptozoology. --- Animals, Mythical. --- Pseudoscience. --- Junk science --- Science --- Creatures, Fabled --- Fabled creatures --- Fabulous animals --- Fabulous creatures --- Fantastic animals --- Fictitious animals --- Imaginary animals --- Legendary animals --- Mythical animals --- Zoological mythology --- Animals --- Dragons --- Zoology --- Mythology --- Animals, Mythical --- Cryptozoology --- Pseudoscience --- 59 --- Zoölogie. Dierkunde --- 59 Zoölogie. Dierkunde --- 59 Zoology --- Zoologie. Dierkunde

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Focusing on Slovenian mythology the book contains a review of Slovenian mythological, historical, and narrative material. Over 150 supernatural beings are presented, both lexically and according to the role that they have in Slovenian folklore. They are classified by type, characteristic, features, and by the message conveyed in their motifs and contents. The material has been analysed in the context of European and some non-European mythological concepts, and the author deals with theory and interpretations as well as the conclusions of domestic and foreign researchers. The book forms new starting points and a classification of supernatural beings within a frame of a number of sources, some of which have been published for the first time in this book.

Mythology, Slovenian. --- Animals, Mythical --- Folklore --- Tales --- Supernatural in literature. --- Folk beliefs --- Folk-lore --- Traditions --- Ethnology --- Manners and customs --- Material culture --- Mythology --- Oral tradition --- Storytelling --- Creatures, Fabled --- Fabled creatures --- Fabulous animals --- Fabulous creatures --- Fantastic animals --- Fictitious animals --- Imaginary animals --- Legendary animals --- Mythical animals --- Zoological mythology --- Animals --- Dragons --- Slovenian mythology --- Slovenia --- Folklore, myths & legends --- cynocephalus --- demons --- elves --- fabulous creatures --- folk literature --- folklore research --- King Matjaž --- literary folklore --- mythology --- Pehtra Baba --- Sloveneian folk fairy tales --- Slovenian folk tradition --- Slovenian mythological heroes --- Slovenian myths --- supernatural beings --- Water Sprite --- Zeleni Jurij --- Zlatorog --- bajeslovna bitja --- demoni --- folkloristika --- Kralj Matjaž --- ljudsko slovstvo --- mitologija --- nadnaravna bitja --- pasjeglavci --- Pehtra baba --- povodni mož --- škrati --- slovenska mitologija --- slovenske ljudske pravljice --- slovenski miti --- slovenski mitološki junaki --- slovensko ljudsko izročilo --- slovstvena folklora

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Emerging from depths comes a series of papers dealing with one of the most significant creations that reflects on and critiques human existence. Both a warning and a demonstration, the monster as myth and metaphor provides an articulation of human imagination that toys with the permissible and impermissible. Monsters from zombies to cuddly cartoon characters, emerging from sewers, from pages of literature, propaganda posters, movies and heavy metal, all are covered in this challenging, scholarly collection. This volume the third in the series presents a marvellous collection of studies on the metaphor of the monster in literature, cinema, music, culture, philosophy, history and politics. Both historical reflection and concerns of our time are addressed with clarity and written in an accessible manner providing appeal for the scholar and lay reader alike. This eclectic collection will be of interest to academics and students working in a range of disciplines, such as cultural studies, film studies, political theory, philosophy and literature studies.

Animals, Mythical. --- Monsters in art. --- Monsters in literature. --- Monsters in mass media. --- Monsters in motion pictures. --- Monsters. --- Anthropology --- Social Sciences --- Folklore --- Art. --- Literature. --- Mass media. --- Motion pictures. --- Ungeheuer. --- Motion pictures --- Mass media --- Creatures, Fabled --- Fabled creatures --- Fabulous animals --- Fabulous creatures --- Fantastic animals --- Fictitious animals --- Imaginary animals --- Legendary animals --- Mythical animals --- Zoological mythology --- Animals --- Dragons --- Mythology --- Monsters as literary characters --- Freaks --- Monsters, Double --- Monstrosities --- Curiosities and wonders --- Abnormalities