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Edwin Sidney Hartland
Science of Fairy Tales [EPUB ebook]
An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology

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Selkie, wee people, elves, fauns, mogwai — no matter what you call them, virtually every cultural tradition has created a type of being that is analogous to the Western concept of the fairy. In this fascinating analysis, scholar Edwin Sidney Hartland delves into the inner workings of the ubiquitous fairy myth and traces its impact across many cultures.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 343 ● ISBN 9781775458425 ● Publisher The Floating Press ● Published 2012 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2504777 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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