12935 University Books New Hyde Park, New York, USA 1967 Reprint Edition Dust Jacket Very Good Hard Cover Very Good Black paper on boards. Volume has minor edgewear. Jacket has light wear to edges, rubbing. Now in clear cover. "William Tell . The Wandering Jew . Saint George . Tailed Men . Pre-Christian Crosses . The Eleven Thousand Virgins . The Divining Rod . The Piper of Hamlin . The Mountain of Verses . Swain-Maidens . Antichrist . The Fortunate Isles . The Terrestrial Paradise . Prester John . Pope Joan - Baring-Gould has a great gift for presenting complex research in simple language with occasional dry humor, essentially in the homely tradition of the myths themselves. It is because of this that he is able to capture some of the hopes and fears of former generations, the romantic ideals and hidden meanings which excited the sense of wonder, without which religion lapses into formal doctrine. For many centuries myth and legend have been the magical current of symbolism that underlies and illuminates everyday piety. If doctrine is the mind of religion, myth and legend are the heart of it, timeless archetypes of the human soul. These essays first published in 1866-8 were very popular and went into many editions over fifty years." $25.00USD
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