[First Edition] Popular Beliefs and Folklore Tradition in …, Atlanta

Condition Very Good: Publisher's original cloth binding shows light wear to extremities, most noticeable at the head of the spine. Spine clean overall with faint creasing and minor surface marking. Boards display slight bumping to corners and light handling marks, though decorative elements remain sharp and well-defined. Binding tight and square, housed in a protective plastic sleeve. Pen and pencil bookseller notes to the endpapers. Internally bright, clean, and fresh, appearing little used. Illustrative plates throughout remain immaculate. Description First edition edited by V. Diószegi, translated by Stephen P. Dunn, published jointly by Indiana University and Mouton & Co., The Hague, 1968. A scholarly production issued in original publisher's cloth and illustrated with photographic and documentary plates. An important academic contribution to twentieth-century ethnographic and folkloric studies, increasingly sought after by collectors of anthropology, mythology, and Eurasian cultural history. A detailed academic survey examining traditional beliefs, shamanistic practices, ritual customs, and mythological systems among Siberian peoples, drawing on ethnographic research and comparative folklore scholarship.