Albanian Mythology
Albanian Mythology: The Complete Guide to the Kulshedra, the Drangue, and the Spirits of the Mountains
The Kulshedra, the Drangue, and the Zana
The mythology of the Albanian highlands: the Kulshedra, a fire-belching dragon-hag who hoards the rains, the Drangue, winged heroes born to fight her, and the Zana, mountain nymphs who bless and curse. A pagan world that survived in the songs of the highland warriors.
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Inside this book
What you will read
- 11 chapters, primary sources
- Instant PDF download
- Original ink illustrations
- Inline citations to the heroic songs
- Designed for print quality
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- 01The Eagle's Land
- 02The Kulshedra: The Dragon-Hag of Drought
- 03The Drangue: Winged Heroes Born to Kill Her
- 04The Zana and the Ora: Spirits of Mountain and Fate
- 05The Cycle of the Kreshnik: The Frontier Warriors
- 06Muji, Halili, and the Songs of the Highlands
- 07The Sun, the Moon, and the Old Sky Gods
- 08The Spirits of House and Hearth
- 09The Evil Eye, the Lugat, and the Restless Dead
- 10The Besa and the Sacred Law of Honor
- 11A Pagan World Under the Crescent and the Cross
Written by
Guillaume Henry
Founder of Mythologis
Guillaume Henry founded Mythologis to make the world's mythologies readable without losing what makes them strange. Every book draws on the primary sources first.
- Primary sources first
- No invented quotations
- Cross-referenced across translations
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