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Folklore & Mythology

LibGuide to Folklore & Mythology resources at Sims Memorial Library.

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

Encyclopedias

American Folklore: An Encyclopedia
--Reference Stacks-- GR 101 .A54; also available online
Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities
--Reference Stacks-- BL 782 .C67
Encyclopedia of Easter, Carnival, and Lent
--Reference Stacks-- GT 4935 .G85
Encyclopedia of Folk Heroes
--Reference Stacks-- GR 35 .S4
Encyclopedia of Folklore and Literature
--Reference Stacks-- PN 41 .E48
Encyclopedia of Greco-Roman Mythology
--Reference Stacks-- BL 715 .D56
Encyclopedia of Urban Legends
--Reference Stacks-- GR 105.34 .B78
Medieval Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs
--Reference Stacks-- GR 35 .M43 (2 Vol.)
South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
--Reference Stacks-- GR 302 .S68

Dictionaries

A Dictionary of Asian Mythology
--Reference Stacks-- BL 1005 .L46
A Dictionary of Folklore
--Reference Stacks-- GR 35 .P5
Dictionary of Chicano Folklore
--Reference Stacks-- GR 111 .M49 C37
A Dictionary of English Folklore
--Reference Stacks-- GR 141 .S59
Dictionary of Native American Mythology
--Reference Stacks-- E 98 .R3 G46
The Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion
--Reference Stacks-- BL 715 .O94

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