Jean La Fontaine

Inspired new translations of the work of one of the world's greatest fabulists Told in an elegant style, Jean de la Fontaine's (1621-95) charming animal fables depict sly foxes and scheming cats, vain birds and greedy wolves, all of which subtly express his penetrating insights into French society and the beasts found in all of us. Norman R. Shapiro has been translating La Fontaine's fables for over twenty years, capturing the original work's lively mix of plain and archaic language. This newly complete translation is destined to set the English standard for this work. Awarded the Lewis Galantière Prize by the American Translators Association, 2008.

The Complete Fables of Jean de La Fontaine

Frank Kermode

Jack Goody

Alan Macfarlane

Creative Lives and Works: Raymond Firth, Audrey Richards, Lucy Mair, Meyer Fortes and Edmund Leach is a collection of interviews conducted by one of England’s leading social anthropologists and historians, Professor Alan Macfarlane. Filmed over a period of 40 years, the five conversations in this volume, are part of a larger set of interviews that cut across various disciplines, from the social sciences, the sciences to the performing and visual arts. The current volume on five of England’s foremost social anthropologists is the second in the series of several such books. These conversations and talks are interlaced with rich ethnography and interpretations of distant civilizations and the very real practices that enable these tribal societies and cultures to thrive. There are several teaching moments in these engaging conversations which are further enriched by detailed personal experiences that each of the five shares. Sir Raymond Firth gives us an insight into his Polynesian experience, while Audrey Richards and Lucy Mair recall their days in the African hinterland. Meyer Fortes’s account of his tribal study, yet again in the African subcontinent, is mesmeric, while Sir Edmund Leach’s Southeast Asian encounters are just as enthralling. Immensely riveting as conversations, this collection gives one a flavour of how tribal societies live and work. The book will be of enormous value not just to those interested in learning about tribal societies and cultures, and those interested in History, Culture Studies, but also to those curious to gather knowledge about other cultures. Please note: This title is co-published with Social Science Press, New Delhi. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Raymond Firth, Audrey Richards, Lucy Mair, Meyer Fortes and Edmund Leach

Creative Lives and Works

Ronald Hutton

Willem de Blecourt

Witchcraft continues to play a role in the modern European imagination and in its cultures. This book brings together studies of its most important modern manifestations. The volume includes a major new history of the origins and development of English 'Wicca', an account of satanic abuse mythology in the Twentieth Century and a survey of the continued existence of traditional witchcraft.

The Twentieth Century

Witchcraft and Magic in Europe, Volume 6

The Fables of Jean de la Fontaine: Gustave Doré Restored Special Edition

A number of cases of serious child abuse have resulted from beliefs that children may be possessed by evil spirits and may then be given the power to bewitch others. Misfortune, failure, illness and even death may be blamed on them. The 'cure', nowadays called deliverance rather than exorcism, is to expel the spirits, sometimes by violent means. This book draws together contributions on aspects of possession and witchcraft from leading academics and expert practitioners in the field. It has been put together following conferences held by Inform, a charity that provides accurate information on new religions as a public service. There is no comparable information publicly available; this book is the first of its kind. Eileen Barker, founder of Inform, introduces the subject and Inform's Deputy Director goes on to detail the requests the charity has answered in recent years on the subject of children, possession and witchcraft. This book offers an invaluable resource for readers, whether academic or practitioner - particularly those in the fields of the safeguarding of children, and their education, health and general welfare.

From Spirit Possession to Witchcraft: New Allegations that Affect Children

The Devil's Children

Edition exceptionnelle de 50 fables, avec illustrations originales en couleur. Les mots d'ancien fran�ais sont annot�s au sein des fables (et non en fin d'ouvrage) pour permettre une compr�hension facile pour tous, � tous les �ges. Cette �dition rassemble les plus belles fables de Jean de La Fontaine, toutes illustr�es par les artistes du XIXe si�cle � nos jours. Ces 50 histoires, chefs-d'oeuvre intemporels, o� l'on retrouve renard, fourmi, tortue, rat, loup et tant d'autres figures famili�res, surgissent de l'imaginaire du fabuliste pour enchanter petits et grands. Jean de La Fontaine nous livre un regard critique sur les travers de ses semblables, � travers un brillant maniement des vers et des morales d'une pertinente impertinence. Gr�ce � son talent et sa malicieuse sagesse, il a su transformer la tradition de la fable en un art exceptionnel.

Illustres Par Calvet-rogniat, Gustave Dor, Benjamin Rabier, Auguste Vimar

Les Plus Belles Fables De La Fontaine

A bilingual children's book in English and in French. - The Cricket and the Ant - The Crow and the Fox - The Frog that wanted to be as big as an Ox - The Hare and the Tortoise - The Wolf and the Lamb - Death and the Woodcutter - The Hen with the Golden eggs - The town Rat and the country Rat

The Most Beautiful Fables of La Fontaine - Les Plus Belles Fables de La Fontaine

Devil worship, black magic, and witchcraft have long captivated anthropologists as well as the general public. In this volume, Jean La Fontaine explores the intersection of expert and lay understandings of evil and the cultural forms that evil assumes. The chapters touch on public scares about devil-worship, misconceptions about human sacrifice and the use of body parts in healing practices, and mistaken accusations of children practicing witchcraft. Together, these cases demonstrate that comparison is a powerful method of cultural understanding, but warns of the dangers and mistaken conclusions that untrained ideas about other ways of life can lead to.

A Comparative Perspective on Witchcraft and Satanism

Witches and Demons

This collection includes 8 fables of La Fontaine. - The Cricket and the Ant - The Crow and the Fox - The Frog that wanted to be as big as an Ox - The Hare and the Tortoise - The Wolf and the Lamb - Death and the Woodcutter - The Hen with the Golden eggs - The town Rat and the country Rat

Jean de La Fontaine

Professor La Fontaine's investigation of satanic abuse in England includes a detailed analysis of a number of actual cases.

Jean La Fontaine

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