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FOLKLORE & MYTHOLOGY  |  -- Byzantium
	Byzantine Magic, Edited by Henry Maguire Written by specialists in several disciplines, this volume explores the parameters and significance of magic in Byzantine society, from the 4th century to after the empire's fall. 216pp Paper Price: $20.00
FOLKLORE & MYTHOLOGY  |  -- Late Antiquity
	Prayer, Magic, and the Stars in the Ancient and Late Antique World, Edited by Scott Noegel, Joel Walker, and and Brannon Wheeler In Prayer, Magic, and the Stars in the Ancient and Late Antique World, a distinguished array of scholars explores the many ways in which people in the ancient world sought to gain access to - or, in some cases, to bind or escape from - the divine powers of heaven and earth. 272pp Paper Price: $29.00
FOLKLORE & MYTHOLOGY  |  -- Russia
	Occult in Russian and Soviet Culture (The), Edited by Bernice Glatzer Rosenthal This is the first book in any language that provides a comprehensive account of the influence of occult beliefs and doctrines on intellectual and cultural life in twentieth-century Russia. 480pp Paper Price: $35.00
	Old Faith and the Russian Land (The): A Historical Ethnography of Ethics in the Urals , by Douglas Rogers The Old Faith and the Russian Land is a historical ethnography that charts the ebbs and flows of ethical practice in a small Russian town over three centuries. 360pp Price: $25.00
	Possessed: Women, Witches, and Demons in Imperial Russia, by Christine D. Worobec Possessed is the first book to examine the phenomenon of demon possession in Russia. 260pp Cloth Price: $38.00
	The Bathhouse at Midnight: An Historical Survey of Magic and Divination in Russia, by W.F. Ryan "The Bathhouse at Midnight is an excellent study and source book of Russian supernatural and magical beliefs that should be read by anyone working with Russian supernatural belief, with the comparative study of belief - whether Slavic, European, or Indo-European - or with Christian folk religion." - David E. Gay, Journal of Folklore Research. 512pp Paper A Hardcover Edition is Available at $97.00. Price: $36.00