Social Science, Folklore & Mythology
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A Legend Hunter's Search for Ogopogo the Elusive Creature of Okanagan Lake
by William Steciuk
Kelowna resident Bill Steciuk didn’t believe in Ogopogo. But that was about to change. In October of 1978, while driving across the bridge from the west side of Lake Okanagan, he saw something in the water that made him stop his car. All the...
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Land of the Golden River
The Medieval Tamil Folk Epic of Poṉṉivaḷa Nāḍu by Brenda E. F. Beck
A Journey through Story to Poṉṉivaḷa Nāḍu: An Ancient Tamil Kingdom This remarkable epic-length legend presents a rich and well-rounded view of local South Asian folk history, masterfully interwoven with many social themes and multiple layers of...
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The Song and the Swallow
Authenticity and Love by Matthew Anghelos March
Our need for meaning and substance is ubiquitous in the human condition, but how do we reliably find meaning? How are we susceptible to doing it the wrong way? What does this look like, what is produced, and why we should avoid it? Using...
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The Divine Daughter
A Naming Ceremony by Andrew Gilchrist
Ever feel swept up in a sea of novelty? When did the new become more important than the true? Andrew Gilchrist found a remedy to today's nausea of novelty in the most familiar elements of narrative and music. He has composed a new arrangement...
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