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24 books recommended for fans of Shetland Folk-Lore by John Spence, tied together by themes of Folklore & Mythology, Ancient, Anthropology, and Social Science.

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Cleopatra Histories, Dreams and Distortions — Lucy Hughes-Hallett

Cleopatra Histories, Dreams and Distortions

Lucy Hughes-Hallett

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Ancient • Anthropology

Jealous Gods and Chosen People The Mythology of the Middle East — David Adams Leeming

Jealous Gods and Chosen People The Mythology of the Middle East

David Adams Leeming

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Ancient • Anthropology

A Handbook of Mythology The Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome (1886) — E. M. Berens

A Handbook of Mythology The Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome (1886)

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Ancient • Anthropology

Muhammad and the Golden Bough Reconstructing Arabian Myth — Jaroslav Stetkevych

Muhammad and the Golden Bough Reconstructing Arabian Myth

Jaroslav Stetkevych

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Ancient • Anthropology

The Fallen Angels and the Heroes of Mythology (1879) — John Fleming

The Fallen Angels and the Heroes of Mythology (1879)

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Ancient • Anthropology

Mushrooms and Mankind The Impact of Mushrooms on Human Consciousness and Religion — James Arthur

Mushrooms and Mankind The Impact of Mushrooms on Human Consciousness and Religion

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Ancient • Anthropology

A Short History of Myth — Karen Armstrong

A Short History of Myth

Karen Armstrong

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Ancient • Anthropology

Courting the Wild Twin — Martin Shaw

Courting the Wild Twin

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Ancient • Anthropology

The Greek and Roman Myths A Guide to the Classical Stories — Philip Matyszak

The Greek and Roman Myths A Guide to the Classical Stories

Philip Matyszak

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Ancient • Social Science

Greek Heroes in and Out of Hades — Stamatia Dova

Greek Heroes in and Out of Hades

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Ancient • Social Science

Robin Hood Green Lord of the Wildwood — John Matthews

Robin Hood Green Lord of the Wildwood

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Ancient • Social Science

Asclepius Collection and Interpretation of the Testimonies — Emma J. Edelstein

Asclepius Collection and Interpretation of the Testimonies

Emma J. Edelstein

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Ancient • Social Science

Odyssey — Stephen Fry

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Ancient • Social Science

The Science of the Dogon Decoding the African Mystery Tradition — Laird Scranton

The Science of the Dogon Decoding the African Mystery Tradition

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Ancient • Social Science

The Hero — Lee Child

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Ancient • Social Science

Enuma Elish – the Seven Tablets of Creation The Babylonian and Assyrian Legends Concerning the Creation — Leonard W. King

Enuma Elish – the Seven Tablets of Creation The Babylonian and Assyrian Legends Concerning the Creation

Leonard W. King

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Ancient • Social Science

Dioses egipcios Una fascinante guía de Atum, Horus, Set, Isis, Anubis, Ra, Thoth, Sejmet, Geb, Hathor y otros dioses y diosas del antiguo Egipto — Matt Clayton

Dioses egipcios Una fascinante guía de Atum, Horus, Set, Isis, Anubis, Ra, Thoth, Sejmet, Geb, Hathor y otros dioses y diosas del antiguo Egipto

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Ancient • Social Science

The Curse of Medusa A Modern Graphic Greek Myth — Jessica Gunderson

The Curse of Medusa A Modern Graphic Greek Myth

Jessica Gunderson

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Ancient • Social Science

The Ideology of Democratic Athens Institutions, Orators and the Mythical Past — Matteo Barbato

The Ideology of Democratic Athens Institutions, Orators and the Mythical Past

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Ancient • Social Science

The Bible, Homer, and the Search for Meaning in Ancient Myths Why We Would be Better Off with Homer’s Gods — John Heath

The Bible, Homer, and the Search for Meaning in Ancient Myths Why We Would be Better Off with Homer’s Gods

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Ancient • Social Science

Treasury of Greek Mythology Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters — Donna Jo Napoli

Treasury of Greek Mythology Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Heroes & Monsters

Donna Jo Napoli

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Ancient • Social Science

Symbolic Mythology Interpretations of the Myths of Ancient Greece and Rome — John Fiore

Symbolic Mythology Interpretations of the Myths of Ancient Greece and Rome

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Ancient • Social Science

Beowulf and the North Before the Vikings — T. A. Shippey

Beowulf and the North Before the Vikings

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Ancient • Social Science

Hercules The Twelve Labors [A Greek Myth] — Paul D. Storrie

Hercules The Twelve Labors [A Greek Myth]

Paul D. Storrie

Themes: Folklore & Mythology • Ancient • Social Science

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