This book deals with folk narratives expressing some of the basic fears of ancient Roman culture. These included, on the one hand, threats to the survival of the family, especially concerning children,...
This study posits that the meanings of enchantment can be rationally described, but wondertales need to be elucidated in their own terms, as opposed to bringing preset external theories to bear on the...
The God Perkunas of the Ancient Lithuanians is the most thorough and extensive work on the Lithuanian thunder god to date. This book's nineteen chapters follow the god's Indo-European origins through the...
