Encyclopedia of Creation Myths

Encyclopedia of Creation Myths
Author: David A. Leeming
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1994-06-30
Genre: Reference
ISBN:

In encyclopedic format, this book presents creations myths, beliefs of ancient civilizations around the world, including Greeks, Romans, and others.

Encyclopedia of Allegorical Literature

Encyclopedia of Allegorical Literature
Author: David A. Leeming
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1996-09
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

From Absalom and Achitophel to Zadig, and from Richard Adams to William Butler Yeats, this volume presents more than 400 articles covering all aspects of literary allegory. In addition, it examines the relationship of allegory to film, music, psychoanalysis, and other fields. Includes many illustrations and black-and-white photos, and an extensive index and bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Creation Myths of the World [2 volumes]

Creation Myths of the World [2 volumes]
Author: David A. Leeming
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 654
Release: 2009-12-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1598841750

The most comprehensive resource available on creation myths from around the world—their narratives, themes, motifs, similarities, and differences—and what they reveal about their cultures of origin. ABC-CLIO's breakthrough reference work on creation beliefs from around the world returns in a richly updated and expanded new edition. From the Garden of Eden, to the female creators of Acoma Indians, to the rival creators of the Basonge tribe in the Congo, Creation Myths of the World: An Encyclopedia, Second Edition examines how different cultures explain the origins of their existence. Expanded into two volumes, the new edition of Creation Myths of the World begins with introductory essays on the five basic types of creation stories, analyzing their nature and significance. Following are over 200 creation myths, each introduced with a brief discussion of its culture of origin. At the core of the new edition is its enhanced focus on creation mythology as a global human phenomenon, with greatly expanded coverage of recurring motifs, comparative themes, the influence of geography, the social impact of myths, and more.

The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic and Mysticism

The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic and Mysticism
Author: Geoffrey W. Dennis
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2007
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0738709050

How are alchemy, astrology, magic, and numerology related to Jewish mysticism? The fabulous, miraculous, and mysterious are all explored in this comprehensive reference to Jewish esotericism-the first of its kind! From amulets and angels to the zodiac and zombies, the "Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic and Mysticism" features over one thousand alphabetical entries. Rabbi Geoffrey W. Dennis offers a much-needed culmination of Jewish occult teachings that includes significant stories, mythical figures, practices, and ritual objects. Spanning the Bible, the Midrash, Kabbalah, and other mystical branches of Judaism, this well-researched text is meant to trigger insight, spark inspiration, and illuminate one of the oldest esoteric traditions still alive today.

The Illustrated Book of Myths

The Illustrated Book of Myths
Author:
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Folklore
ISBN: 9780756622237

A collection of myths from many cultures.

Storytelling Encyclopedia

Storytelling Encyclopedia
Author: David A. Leeming
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 568
Release: 1997-09-23
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Mahabharata, maiden, Mali storytelling, marriage, masks and masquerade, Mayan storytelling, Mende storytelling, Mexican storytelling, Midrashim, Minotaur, miraculous birth, Monkey King, Moon, morality tale, Moses, motifs, Muhammad, myth, native North American storytelling, Navajo storytelling, Nigerian storytelling, Norse storytelling, number symbolism (zero, one, two three, four, seven, ten, twelve, forty) numbers, nursery rhymes, Odysseus, Oedipus, Oglala Sioux storytelling, origin stories, Penobscot storytelling, Persephone, Persian storytelling, Phoenix, plays, plot, poems, Polynesian storytelling, psychoanalysis, psychology, quest Brer Rabbit, rainbow serpent, raven, rebirth, Red Riding Hood, Rhiannon, riddles, romance, Scandinavian storytelling, serpent, William Shakespeare, Sioux storytelling, Song of Roland, Spanish storytelling, spell, wicked stepmother, Swedish storytelling, symbolism, tall tales, Thai storytelling, Thousand One Nights, Tibetan storytelling, tortoise, trees, trickster, trolls, troubadour, Troy, Uncle Remus, Valhalla, Valmiki, vampire, verse story, Virgin Mary, virginity, water Welsh storytelling, witch, women, Yahweh, Yiddish storytelling, Yoruba storytelling, Zeus, etc.

The Encyclopedia of Early Earth

The Encyclopedia of Early Earth
Author: Isabel Greenberg
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2013-12-24
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 0316225827

A beautifully illustrated book of imaginary fables about Earth's early -- and lost -- history. Before our history began, another -- now forgotten -- civilization thrived. The people who roamed Early Earth were much like us: curious, emotional, funny, ambitious, and vulnerable. In this series of illustrated and linked tales, Isabel Greenberg chronicles the explorations of a young man as he paddles from his home in the North Pole to the South Pole. There, he meets his true love, but their romance is ill-fated. Early Earth's unusual and finicky polarity means the lovers can never touch. As intricate and richly imagined as the work of Chris Ware, and leavened with a dry wit that rivals Kate Beaton's in Hark! A Vagrant, Isabel Greenberg's debut will be a welcome addition to the thriving graphic novel genre.

Mythology

Mythology
Author: Richard Cavendish
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1993
Genre: Folklore
ISBN: 9781566193894