LibGuides: Mythology and Folktales: Ebooks

Gale Ebooks

Encyclopedia of Religion
ISBN: 9780028657332
Publication Date: 2004-12-17

Gale Ebooks This link opens in a new window
password: dragons
You’ll find encyclopedias and specialized sources for art, environment, history, law, literature, religion, science, social science.

eBook Central

Here are just a few examples of the books you'll find in Ebook Central. Click on a title you find interesting. Clicking on the title will take you to eBook Central.

Sign into eBook central with your Student ID# or use code 999655

You can use the bookmark, highlight and note-taking tools as you read.

Save the book to your bookshelf. All of your bookmarks, highlights and notes will be saved when you save the book to your bookshelf.

Affrilachian Tales by Lyn Ford
ISBN: 9781935166672
Publication Date: 2013-12-01
Folktales from the African American Appalachian tradition. Told by Lyn Ford, one of America’s busiest touring storytellers. The power of Lyn's storytelling comes straight out of her family heritage, which is the content of this, her first book. Here she tells how she learned stories from her father and grandfather—and she includes many of the stories they told her.
Folktales of Egypt by Hasan M. El-Shamy
ISBN: 9780226206233
Publication Date: 2010-03-15
In this book Hasan M. El-Shamy has gathered the first authentic new collection of modern Egyptian folk narratives to appear in nearly a century.
Folktales of the Jews Volume 2 by Dan Ben-Amos
ISBN: 9780827610460
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Kentucky Folktales by Mary Hamilton
ISBN: 9780813136011
Publication Date: 2012-05-22
The storytelling tradition has long been an important piece of Kentucky history and culture. Folktales, legends, tall tales, and ghost stories hold a special place in the imaginations of inventive storytellers.
Maya Folktales from the Alta Verapaz by Elin C. Danien (Editor)
ISBN: 9781934536636
Publication Date: 2013-03-16
The Three Boys and Other Buddhist Folk Tales from Tibet by Yeshi Dorjee (Illustrator); John S. Major (Editor)
ISBN: 9780824865115
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Tumbuka Folktales by Lester Brian Shawa; Boston Jaston Soko
ISBN: 9789990802511
Publication Date: 2014-05-04
Tumbuka folktales are on the verge of extinction. If not recorded now, the loss would not only be the amusement they provide but chiefly lessons inherent. On the surface, they are simple narratives, however, subtly they evoke serious moral lessons that are very applicable to our everyday life today. This folklore collection is based on field research conducted by the authors in Citumbuka speaking areas of Mzimba and Rumphi districts in Nothern Malawi.
The Power of Song by Rita Roth
ISBN: 9780827610378
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Sacred Door and Other Stories by Makuchi
ISBN: 9780896804586
Publication Date: 2009-06-01
The Sacred Door and Other Stories: Cameroon Folktales of the Beba offers readers a selection of folktales infused with riddles, proverbs, songs, myths, and legends, using various narrative techniques.
Stars and Keys by Paul LeSage; Paula Derr; Jon Tariff
ISBN: 9780253000002
Publication Date: 2007-07-19
In Stars and Keys: Folktales and Creolization in the Southwest Indian Ocean, Lee Haring introduces readers to the rich folklore traditions of the islands of the southwest.
True and Untrue and Other Norse Tales by Sigrid Undset; Frederick T. Chapman
ISBN: 9780816684809
Publication Date: 2013-05-01
A selection of Norwegian folktales chosen by Sigrid Undset, True and Untrue and Other Norse Tales is based on the classic folklore collected by Pieter Christian Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe. These wonderful stories tell of worlds similar to our own, worlds with love and hate, sorrow and joy, humor and pathos. Beginning with brothers named True and Untrue, the book takes readers through tales of princes and princesses, giants and trolls, husbands and wives, and a castle that is “East o’ the Sun and West o’ the Moon.”
Vidokoni by Chidoba Banda
ISBN: 9789956763139
Publication Date: 2015-12-13
The book is a collection of twenty short stories that generally promote such themes as nkharo yiwemi (good behaviour); uheni wa chigolo na sanje (the bad side of selfishness and jealousy); kulimbikira pa vinthu (hard working spirit); and uheni wa mitala (the folly of polygamy), among others. The strength of the book lies in the fact that there is room for the reader to draw their own lessons based on their understanding of a particular story, in addition to the lesson already highlighted there-in. The book is a must read for all, young and old, especially those interested in understanding the societal values, not only about Malawi, but of Africa as a whole.
Wooden Gongs and Drumbeats by Dahi Chris Onuchukwu
ISBN: 9780954503734
Publication Date: 2003-11-01
An Illustrated Guide to Korean Mythology by Won-Oh Choi
ISBN: 9789004213258
Publication Date: 2008-04-10
A Dictionary of Ancient near Eastern Mythology by Gwendolyn Leick
ISBN: 9780203028520
Publication Date: 2002-09-11
Babylonian Creation Myths by Wilfred G. Lambert
ISBN: 9781575062471
Publication Date: 2013-10-03

Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Sign in with your School ID# or 999655

Ebook Central offers ebooks from trusted publishers in all academic subject areas.

Google Books

Google Books
Search the world's most comprehensive index of full-text books.

Search for books on mythology and folklore. The agreement between Google and the particular publisher, determines how much of the book is scanned and available to you. In some cases it is the entire book and in others it may be a chapter or two.

Oxford Reference

Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window
username: dragons
password: dragons

Oxford Reference is the premier online reference product, spanning 25 different subject areas, bringing together 2 million digitized entries across Oxford University Press’s Dictionaries, Companions and Encyclopedias.

Here are a few books from Oxford Reference that are relevant to your research on mythology.

A Dictionary of Asian Mythology by David Leeming
ISBN: 9780195120523
Publication Date: 2001-05-24
The Oxford Companion to World Mythology by David Leeming
ISBN: 9780195156690
Publication Date: 2005-11-17
The Companion locates myth firmly in our lives today by exploring language patterns, psychology, religion, politics, art, and gender attitudes.
A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology by James MacKillop
ISBN: 9780198609674
Publication Date: 2004-09-23
A Dictionary of World Mythology by Arthur Cotterell
ISBN: 9780192177476
Publication Date: 1990-04-19
It not only reveals the vast differences in these civilizations, but also demonstrates the unity of mankind in its fundamental need for explanations of the unknown.
A Dictionary of African Mythology by Harold Scheub
ISBN: 9780195124569
Publication Date: 2000-02-24