Encyclopedia of Folk Heroes
Publisher: ABC-Clio Inc; ABC-CLIO
Published: December 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Library binding
Number of pages: 347
ISBN-13: 9781576072165
Subjects: Folklore; Myths & mythology; Reference works; Heroes; Folklore & Mythology - Folklore; Children's 12-Up - Sociology; Reference; Heroes and heroines; General; Handbooks & Manuals; Encyclopedias
Description: Publisher description: 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.