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