Mythology and Folklore Resource Guide: Selected Print & Online Resources

REF BL312 .W67 2003 (2 vols.)
Significant world myths are retold. Authors describe the cultural background, written sources, and continuing importance of the major myths

Online through Gale Virtual Reference
A valuable resource on creation myths, their narratives, themes, similarities, and differences-and how they reveal their cultures of origin.

REF BL325.C7 L44 1994
Covers creation myths worlwide, including Babylonian, Native American, Mayan, Sumerian, Greek, and Hebrew. Title is available online from EBSCO

REF BL312 .S76 2004
Explains and analyzes motifs which appear in multiple myth traditions. Includes a glossary of terms.

REF BL715 .O845 2003
This book's selections are drawn from The Oxford Classical Dictionary, 3rd Ed. and covers both ancient Greek and Roman mythology and religion. Includes entries on Judaism and Christianity of the classical time period. Includes an annotated bibliography for further reading.

,b>Online through ABC - CLIO
Examines folklore within the contexts of culture areas and within the more narrow contexts of specific societies.

REF BL715 .H4713 1996
"A concise collection of tales that have inspired artists throughout the centuries." Each character entry includes a brief history and clarification of the meaning of the artwork attached to the character. Aim is to show how artists interpret mythology.

REF BL715 .B44 1982
This is a topical dictionary of classical mythology. Includes about 100 subject headings with between one and 100 entries under each. Concise but comprehensive.

REF BL715 .K7 1976
Provides brief entries of numerous Greek and Roman figures. Includes relatives of each figure and their individual creature changes.

REF BL303 .M45 2004 (2 vols.)
Organized alphabetically with cross references, this title provides brief explanations of world-wide myths, legends, and characters.

REF BL303 .L8713 1987
Covers important deities and demons from around the world. The gods of ancient mythology as well as gods of contemporary religion, and `lesser' mythologies are also included. Extensive cross-references are included.

REF AZ108 .C44 1996
Contains comprehensive entries, written by fifteen experts, and covering the fields of spirituality, philosophy, art, classics, psychology, and more.

REF PN43 .B65 1995 (print)
Revised by Adrian Room, this edition includes over 21,000 entries covering terms ranging from older words and phrases that appear here for the first time to terms of more recent times. There are more sub-entries,and many of the su-entries refer the reader to main entry headings. A comprehensive work.

REF BL458 .W34 1983
This is a scholarly gathering of information about the feminist foundations of myth, religion, and culture. Includes descriptions about word origins, legends, superstitions, and customs. Provides over 1,350 entries on magic, witchcraft, fairies, goddesses, gods, and much more. Includes a bibliography.

REF AZ 108 .W35 1988
A guide to history and mythology of female-related symbols. Divided into 21 broad sections, each having an introductory essay. Provides more than 750 entries and more than 600 illustrations.

Online through ABC-CLIO
More than 260 alphabetically entries describe the beliefs and customs of women around the world.

REF GT4803 .F65 1999
"Contains over 630 items of folklore associated with more than 140 American holidays and festivals." Covers legends, beliefs, superstitions, songs, recipes, parades, fairs, food, games, music, and more.

REF GR101 .A54 1996
Covers the United States and Canada and includes scholarship, film, history, mass media, cultural studies, and more. Articles include bibliographies and cross-references.

REF GT3930 .F65 1999
Arranged chronologically by date, this title documents folklore associated with holidays and festivals worldwide.

REF PN41 .E48 1998
This is a selective title which includes entries covering writers and works of literature; comparable concepts in folklore and literature; themes and characters; and information on scholars. Each entry is signed and includes a bibliography.

REF GR35 .F63 1997 (2 vols.)
Articles include forms, themes, methods, and theory. Each entry begins with a basic definition of the topic, generally followed by a historical overview with analysis of the research. Each entry contains a bibliography.

Online through EBSCO eBooks
REF E98.R3 G46 1992 (print)
Dictionary entries cover stories, rituals, and myths. Includes an extensive bibliography and an index by tribe.

REF F1219.3.R38 R42 2000
The geographic area covered includes Mexico and Central America. The book discusses broad themes in the regional mythology and includes historical background and an extensive chapter on further print and nonprint resources.

Covers stories of deities, sacred places, key events and epics, with many recurring themes and traditions. Entries address the key mythologies of the regions.

REF G1106.E627 G8 1995
Provides brief descriptions and locations for power points and sacred places, earthworks and mounds, stoneworks, haunted places, mystery ships, and more.