The Banshee

The BansheeExplores the social contexts and functions of belief surrounding this legendary herald of death. The new edition of this book unravels attitudes towards life and death, drawing on a large body of written and oral sources, including literary accounts from the Old Irish period to contemporary times, as well as extensive fieldwork by the author.

to tease out an important and innovative explanation of why lyric songs enjoyed such a remarkable renaissance in the eighteenth century

Includes chapters on endocrine tumours and growth factors

determined to fit in with his edgier peers

Securing a Place for Reading in Composition also explores how the field of composition might begin to effectively address reading

Carus sought to apply a scientific analysis to the principles of humanity’s religions

The previous edition (9789351523376) published in 2014

“[A] remarkable journey

Not since the writings of Jacques Derrida and Emmanuel Levinas has the work of Heidegger been the subject of such inventive interpretation and original theory in its own right

more than that

Case studies examined include the shift from print to Internet

Nigeria and Cameroon in Africa

This thirteen-volume catalogue documents the art and history of Wuming