Modeled on the Egyptian and Tibetan Books of the Dead, this book traces the journey of the soul, and the insights that it must absorb and comprehend in the course of a lifetime. At the heart of the bo
Drawing on historical sources, myth and folklore, Fantastic Creatures in Mythology and Folklore explores the roles of fantastical beasts - particularly the unicorn, the mermaid, and the dragon - in a
'Here be dragons' was the traditional warning used by ancient mapmakers to indicate dangerous, or simply unknown, lands. These were the dwelling places of fantastical beasts, creatures such as dragons
