Birds: Myth, Lore and Legend
(Sprache: Englisch)
The stories, myths and legends associated with more than 80 kinds of birds from around the world
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The stories, myths and legends associated with more than 80 kinds of birds from around the world
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Why are owls regarded either as wise or as harbingers of doom? What gave rise to the fanciful belief that storks bring babies? Why is the eagle associated with victory or the hummingbird with paradise? The answers are here in this new and engaging book. By re-telling the many legends, beliefs, proverbs and predictions associated with more than 80 birds from many nations, it brings into focus the close - and often ancient - links between humans and these remarkable feathered descendants of dinosaurs. Discover, for instance:Why the cockerel features on many church spires
The one sacred bird that symbolises life and peace in most cultures
How to dispel bad luck if you see this black-and-white bird
The South-American 'devil bird' once thought to be a dragon
Birds: lore, myth and legend draws on historical accounts and scientific literature to reveal how colourful tales or superstitions were shaped by human imagination from each bird's behaviour or appearance. It offers an enchantingand different perspective on birds across the world.
Autoren-Porträt von Rachel Warren Chadd, Marianne Taylor
Taylor, MarianneMarianne Taylor is a birdwatcher, dragonfly-finder and mammal-seeker from Kent, England. She has written many books on wildlife including British Naturefinder, British Birds of Prey and Spotlight Robins for the RSPB and two previous nature-writing narratives, Dragonflight and Way of the Hare.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Rachel Warren Chadd , Marianne Taylor
- 2016, 304 Seiten, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
- ISBN-10: 1472922867
- ISBN-13: 9781472922861
Sprache:
Englisch
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