“Chasing the Monk´s Shadow”
A Jouney in the Footsteps of Xuanzang “An Indian woman with a China craze, a Chinese monk with an Indian obsession; we had the same schizophrenia, the monk and I. It seemed logical to take the same road.” In the seventh century AD, the Chinese monk Xuanzang (earlier spelt as Hiuen Tsang or Hsuan Tsang) […]
“Folk Belief Today”
The e-publication is based on the collection of articles, published in 1995 by the Institute of Estonian Language and the Estonian Museum of Literature. Edited by Mare Kõiva & Kai Vassiljeva. In collaboration with Ume Kelam, Õie Sarv, Leidi Veskis, Ergo-Hart Västrik. Notes Taive Särg
“Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristsics”
JEF Volume 2/2008 Number 1 Contents: Tuija Saarinen. Sickness, Hygienic Education and Village Practice: Tuberculosis in the Life of a Cobbler Outi Fingerroos. Places of Memory in the Red Vyborg of 1918 Riina Haanpää. From a Fratricide to a Family Memory Helena Riotsala. Does Sense of Place Still Exist? Kristin Kuutma. The Making of Sami […]
“Khanty Mythology. Encyclopaedia of Uralic Mythologies”
The Encyclopaedia of Uralic Mythologies offers a comparative base for the study of the roots and present forms of Finno-Ugrian and Samoyedic mythologies and ethnic religions. The peoples speaking the Uralic language are indigenous peoples of Northern Eurasia in the territory extending from Fennoscandia to the Taimyr Peninsula. Along with their complicated histories and cultural […]
“Lugalbanda: The Boy Who Got Caught Up In a War”
From the land we now call Iraq comes the story of a young prince’s extraordinary adventures. On his way to war with his older brothers, Lugalbanda meets the goddess Inana and the magical Anzu bird, which gives him the power to be strong, tireless and to run like lightning. Lugalbanda uses his new powers to […]
“Mansi Mythology. Encyclopaedia of Uralic Mythologies”
The Encyclopaedia of Uralic Mythologies offers a basis for the study of the roots and present character of Finno-Ugrian and Samoyedic ethnic religions, mythologies and folklore. Mythology is understood here in the broad sense, including not only myths proper but also the field of ethnic religion, by including beliefs and connected rituals, magic practices and […]
“Myths from Mesopotamia. Creation, The Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others.”
A new translation by Stephanie Dalley Oxford World´s Classics Between the great rivers Tigris and Euphrates lies the rich alluvial land of Mesopotamia (now in modern Iraq), which supported a complex and prosperous society over 4,000 years ago. The stories translated here are all of ancient Mesopotamia, and include not only myths about the Creation […]
“Poems of Heaven and Hell from Ancient Mesopotamia”
Translated and introduced by N. K. Sandars The Babylonian Creation, the first of these Ancient Mesopotamian poems, was probably composed in the twelfth century BC. Comparable with the Book of Genesis, it opens in watery chaos and sings of the foundation of the world and its centre, the fabulous golden city of Babylon. A hymn […]
“Selkup Mythology. Encyclopaedia of Uralic Mythologies”
Selkup Mythology is the fourth volume of The Encyclopaedia of Uralic Mythologies, edited by Anna-Leena Siikala, Vladimir Napolskikh and Mihaly Hoppal, which offers a basis for study of the roots and present nature of Finno-Ugric and Samoyed religions. The volume introduces readers to the mythic narratives, beliefs and religious traditions of the Selkups, an indigenous […]
“Sumerian Mythology: A Study of Spiritual and Literary Achievement in the Third Millennium B.C.”
“The Sumerians were a non-Semitic, non-Indo-European people who lived in southern Babylonia from 4000-3000 B.C.E. They invented cunieform writing, and their spiritual beliefs influenced all successive Near Eastern religions, including Judaism, Christianity and Islam. They produced an extensive body of literature, among the oldest in the world. Samuel Noah Kramer spent most of his life […]
“Tales of the Amber Sea”
Fairy tales of the peoples of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
“The Babylonian Legends of Creation”
The Babylonian Legends of the Creation is a summarization of the beliefs of the ancient Babylonians and Assyrians about Creation, taken from baked clay tablets discovered by British archaeologists in the mid-19th century in Nineveh. This relatively short book describes the excavation of the tablets, their publication and translation, as well as the contents of […]
“The Road to Middle-Earth”
Revised Edition A detailed and fascinating journey to the roots of The Lord of the Rings, by award-winning Tolkien expert Professor Tom Shippey. The Road to Middle-Earth is a fascinating and accessible exploration of J.R.R.Tolkien’s creativity and the sources of his inspiration. Tom Shippey shows in detail how Tolkien’s professional background led him to write […]
