Leeming, David Adams

An anthology of narrative texts, drawn from a wide array of sources, which illustrate the universal themes seen in the myths of different cultures; with commentaries that identify the basic myths that underlie the stories in each of eight thematically-grouped sections.

Presents a collection alphabetically arranged entries that provide definitions and explanations of terms, people, and words covering all aspects of world mythology. Includes essays on major mythological traditions.

An anthology of myths ranging from ancient Egypt and Greece to the Polynesian Islands and modern science.

An anthology of peculiarly American stories, featuring myths, legends, and folktales from Native American, European American, African-American, Asian American traditions.

Presents seventy-two myths drawn from the cultures and language groups of a variety of Native American tribes, and includes commentary on each story.

A dictionary of terms, names, and places in the mythology of various cultures around the world.

Baldwin's friend of twenty-five years writes about the man who struggled out of Harlem to create a series of works exposing racism in America and the world.

Provides a discussion of the basic creation myth types, and features entries that look at the creation myths of cultures around the world, arranged alphabetically from Achomawi to Zuni.

An illustrated dictionary that discusses the true stories behind some folktales, variant versions of popular tales, and familiar tales written by famous authors.