Encyclopedia of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, & Other Supernatural Creatures
A complete guide to fairy lore from the Middle Ages to the present. Both an anthology of fairy tales and a reference work with essays about the fairy economy, food, sports, powers and more.
A complete guide to fairy lore from the Middle Ages to the present. Both an anthology of fairy tales and a reference work with essays about the fairy economy, food, sports, powers and more.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780394734675 (039473467X)
Publish date: August 12th 1978
Publisher: Pantheon
Pages no: 453
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Magic,
Paranormal,
Reference,
Fairies,
Fairy Tales,
Religion,
Research,
Mythology,
Folklore,
Supernatural,
Paganism
A wonderful compendium of the folkloric inhabitants of the British Isles.In addition to entries about the Little People, there are also entries on certain folkloric motifs, such as Shapeshifting and Captives in Fairyland, and on prominent collectors of tales and writers upon the subject.As well as t...