Mythology & Folklore eReference Books
A Dictionary of Superstitions by ISBN: 9780192829160Publication Date: 1992-10-29Entries tell of the traditional significance of animals, colours, days, and the elements; rituals to be observed at certain seasons or when faced with natural and unnatural occurrences; cures, taboos, and the uses to which people have put everyday objects in pursuit of good fortune or knowledge of the future.
A Dictionary of World Mythology by ISBN: 9780192177476Publication Date: 1990-04-19Presents the powerful gods of Greece, Rome, and Scandinavia, the more mystical deities of Buddhist and Hindu India, and the stern spirits of the African and American continents.
Folk and Fairy Tales by ISBN: 9780313328107Publication Date: 2004-05-30Offers a broad examination of folk and fairy tales as a folklore type. It looks at tales from around the world and from diverse cultures.
Handbook of Classical Mythology by ISBN: 9781280711183Publication Date: 2004-06-10An introduction to the mythological world of the Greeks and the Romans, combined with a chronology of myths and a dictionary of key characters, objects, and events.
The Oxford Companion to World Mythology by ISBN: 9780195156690Publication Date: 2005-11-17Covers all aspects of mythology, this Companion includes essays on the world's major mythological traditions (Greek, Native American, Indian, Japanese, Sumerian, Egyptian), along with retellings of better-known myths, and entries on mythological types, motifs, and figures (such as the Descent to the Underworld, the Hero, Creation, Odysseus, Spider Woman, and Inanna), and related subjects (such as fairly tales and legends).
The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology by ISBN: 9780203446331Publication Date: 2003-12-09The definitive account of ancient Greek mythology for generations to come.
