Folklore Reference Collection at Indiana University
This guide will introduce you to indexes, bibliographies, encylopedias, and dictionaries useful for research in folklore and ethnomusicology.
How to find your myth
The supply of encyclopedias on mythologies of the world is enormous. We have listed just a few here, roughly divided into general works; classical (Greek and Roman) myth; Celtic myth; and other mythologies from arounfd the world (from Native American to Russian).
We have also included a few bibliographies, research guides, and collections of core myth texts.
General
The Allborough new age guide: Biren Bonnerjea's A dictionary of superstition and mythology by
Call Number: BL303 .B6 1992 v.1ISBN: 1855710471Publication Date: 1992
The Encyclopedia of World Mythology by Call Number: BL303 .C67 2004ISBN: 0754814882Publication Date: 2004
The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend by Call Number: BL303 .M45 2004 v.1-2ISBN: 0816047081Publication Date: 2004
Encyclopedia of Creation Myths by Call Number: BL325.C7 L44 1994ISBN: 0874367395Publication Date: 1994
Legends of the Earth, Sea and Sky by Call Number: BL435 .A53 1998ISBN: 0874369630Publication Date: 1998
Dictionary of Jewish Lore and Legend by Call Number: BM50 .U582 1991ISBN: 0500110220Publication Date: 1991-07-17
A Dictionary of Christian Lore and Legend by Call Number: BR95 .M396 1983bISBN: 0500273731Publication Date: 1991Dictionary of Imaginary Places by
Call Number: GR650 .G8 1980ISBN: 0025793101Publication Date: 1980-10-01
The Mythical Zoo by Call Number: e-book; click title to connectISBN: 157607613XPublication Date: 2002
A Dictionary of Fabulous Beasts by Call Number: GR825 .B28 1996ISBN: 0851156851Publication Date: 2000
The Continuum Encyclopedia of Animal Symbolism in Art by Call Number: GR705 .W47 2004ISBN: 0826415253Publication Date: 2003
Classical
Dictionary of Classical Mythology by Call Number: BL715 .B44 1982ISBN: 0874363055Publication Date: 1980
Encyclopedia of Greco-Roman Mythology by Call Number: e-book; click title to connectISBN: 1576074889Publication Date: 2002
The Oxford classical Dictionary by Call Number: e-book; click title to connectPublication Date: 2002Place Names in Classical Mythology by
Call Number: DF16 .B45 1989ISBN: 0874365074Publication Date: 1988
Irish / Celtic
The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore by Call Number: BL900 .M66 2004ISBN: 0816045240Publication Date: 2003A Dictionary of Irish Mythology by
Call Number: BL980.I7 E45 1987ISBN: 0874365538Publication Date: 1989Myth, legend & romance : an encyclopaedia of the Irish folk tradition by
Call Number: GR153.5 .O16 1990ISBN: 1870805119Publication Date: 1990
Other Places
Dictionary of Native American Mythology by Call Number: e-book; click title to connectISBN: 0585024715Publication Date: 1992
Encyclopedia of Russian and Slavic Myth and Legend by Call Number: e-book; click title to connectISBN: 1576074870Publication Date: 2002-08-18
A Dictionary of African Mythology by Call Number: e-book; click title to connectISBN: 0195124561Publication Date: 2000
A Dictionary of Ancient near Eastern Mythology by Call Number: e-book; click title to connectISBN: 020302852XPublication Date: 1998The Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern Mythology and Religion by
Call Number: BL1060 .K58 1993ISBN: 1852304278Publication Date: 1993Who's Who in Egyptian Mythology by
Call Number: BL2428 .M47 1978ISBN: 0517534452Publication Date: 1978
The Mythology of the Americas by Call Number: E59.R38 J66 2000ISBN: 0754805670Publication Date: 2001
Handbook of Native American Mythology by Call Number: E98.R3 B26 2004ISBN: 1851095381Publication Date: 2004A Bibliography of Slavic Mythology by
Call Number: Z7836 .K85 1989ISBN: 0893572039Publication Date: 1989
