Sentences with phrase «of folk lore»

It is a game that was specifically designed and put out by a group of game designers that worked with educators and an indigenous tribe from Alaska, the Iñupiaq tribe; made a game that told the story of a bit of their folk lore and it's a really beautiful atmospheric story of side scrolling puzzle platformer where you are a young girl who has to find the source of a sort of villiage ending blizzard - like this blizzard has been going on and it's slowly killing the villiage - with the help of her friend who is an arctic fox.

Every superstition, old wives tale, piece of folk lore, urban legend is our mythology.

Only to those that are too uninformed, and too indoctrinated to see it for what it really is, does it look like the bible is anything but a collection of folk lore.

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The sources of the folk - lore and the basis of al - Tabari «s account is perhaps to be found in the epic of Gilgamesh, the Alexander Romance and Jewish legend of Elijah.

Small political groups of peasants could not long resist the masses of the invaders» But the folk genius gave the most effective response through folk - lore which transformed these misfortunes into moments of joy and happiness.

Much has been written about the ancient myth since Sir James Frazer completed his monumental task of assembling the myths and folk - lore of primitive man in The Golden Bough.

Ancient folk - lore says there are gods and there are many creations stories... all have the same 100 % lack of evidence.

Fred, what you are not comprehending is the fact that the conclusion of that report specifically states that the bible is NOT an historical doc.ument because it contains literary genre and folk lore.

Some take their inspiration from the practices and beliefs of tribal folk or are culled from the literature of myth and lore.

You are going to be an integral part of Arsenal folk - lore.

There are also a host of water retention solutions that aren't exactly proven by science, but are backed by common folk lore (at the least):

For many centuries folk lore medicine has recommended the use of castor oil, either orally or transdermally for a wide range of complaints.

Folks who aren't that familiar with the, ah, lore of Godzilla might not recognize the other monsters we get a glimpse at, but monster movie fans will likely identify the other creatures pretty quickly: Mothra, Rodan and King Ghidorah.

When failed concert promoter Uncle Sweetheart (John Goodman) asks down - on - his - luck folk singer Jack Fate (Dylan) about the importance of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin to American rock - and - lore, the inanity of the answer (and the evasiveness of Dylan's demeanour — «Well, it matters to someone, I guess») isn't mysterious so much as inane and disingenuous; even the evocation of social phenomena as important and galvanizing to roots rock and the inner city as the myth of Stagger Lee is tossed off with a wry flick of the hand.

Su says of her work...» I often work within the realm of fairy - tales and folk - lore.

With a good command of the English and French languages, my research interests have been particularly focused on Cultural Studies (Folk Culture, Mythology, Ancient lore, Superstition and Popular Beliefs, Life After Death... [Read more...]

# 1 So mysterious that they were once considered folk lore, the movie based on von Däniken's book Chariots of The Gods visually revealed Ley lines and other unexplained formations which have since been charted by satellite.

Along the way, guides will share «bush culture», identifying local flora and fauna, the medicinal uses of plants, local folk lore and basic tracking & survival skills.

The way the game works as like any jrpg is you progress by leveling your characters / team members being demons of several folk lore and mythological origins.

That last sentence may give you the impression that this game is fantastical and outlandish, and in some ways it is — but one of its greatest strengths is the way it represents this fantasy as folk lore.

The game's art direction further strengthens this theme of American folk - lore.

For the lore folks reading the review, we've got a little description of each vital character, and we highly recommend you read it before you dive in!

During this period he was exposed to the figurative painting of the New Leipzig School and found an unexpected convergence between the folk - lore and rituals of his own country of birth and the imaginative traditions of Germany.

About Blog Old Growth Alchemy began as a way to share illuminations of ongoing study in folk herb craft, lore, story, and traditional witchery through interaction with the sensuous, animate earth.

Winston will be rembered in the folk lore of your family's history.