German: Folklore and Mythology
Websites
- American Folklife CenterThe collections in the Center's Archive of Folk Culture include folk cultural material from all fifty states, as well as United States trusts, territories, and the District of Columbia. Most of these areas have been served by the American Folklife Center's cultural surveys, equipment loan program, publications, and other projects.
- American Folklore SocietyThe American Folklore Society is an association of people who study and communicate knowledge about folklore throughout the world. Our more than 2,200 members and subscribers are scholars, teachers, and libraries at colleges and universities; professionals in arts and cultural organizations; and community members involved in folklore work. Many of our members live and work in the US, but their interests in folklore stretch around the world, and today about one in every eight AFS members is from
- SurLaLune Fairy TalesSurLaLune Fairy Tales features 49 annotated fairy tales, including their histories, similar tales across cultures, modern interpretations and over 1,500 illustrations.
Featured Books
The Greenwood library of world folktales : stories from the great collections by Call Number: King Reference | GR74 .G74 2008ISBN: 0313337837Four volume reference work
Millennial mythmaking : essays on the power of science fiction and fantasy literature, films and games by Call Number: King Library (2nd floor) | PN1995.9.F36 M56 2010ISBN: 0786445629
Prehistoric monsters : the real and imagined creatures of the past that we love to fear by Call Number: King Library (2nd floor) | P96.M6 D43 2010ISBN: 0786442816
Lives of the trees: an uncommon history by Call Number: King Library (2nd floor) | GR785 .W45 2010ISBN: 156512491X
Bluebeard : a reader's guide to the English tradition by Call Number: King Library (2nd floor) | PR153.B58 H47 2009ISBN: 1604732318
Databases and Indices
- Motif Index of Folk LiteratureIdentifies motifs, such as characters, actions, or events, in folk literature.
Online Reference Books
- Black Short Fiction and FolkloreA full-text collection of short stories, fables, and folklore from African, African-American, and Caribbean authors.
- Creation Myths of Primitive America2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Dictionary of African MythologyKing Library (2nd floor) | BL2400 .S24 2000
Collection of synopses of tales from African mythology, covering the entire continent. - Dictionary of Asian MythologyKing Library (2nd floor) | BL1005 .L46 2001
Entries address the key mythologies of India, China, Tibet, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Japan, with broad overviews of specific cultures and their mythic traditions. - Dictionary of Celtic MythologySurvey of Celtic mythology, legend, saga, and folklore, covering people, themes, concepts, places, and creatures, from both ancient and modern traditions.
- Dictionary of Chicano Folklore2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Dictionary of English FolkloreKing Reference (Ground Floor) | GR141 .S573 2000
Entries on ancient folk customs, such as well dressing and harvest festivals, but also on photocopylore, the Tooth Fairy and the folklore of sex. - Dictionary of Native American Mythology1992, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Dictionary of SuperstitionsKing Library (2nd floor) | BF1775 .D53 1989
Dictionary covering the wide range of folk beliefs that have survived into our own age. - Dictionary of World MythologyPresents information on the gods of Greece, Rome, and Scandinavia, the more mystical deities of Buddhist and Hindu India, and the spirits of the African and American continents.
- Encyclopedia of Creation Myths1994, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Cente
- Encyclopedia of Folk Heroes2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Encyclopedia of Folk Medicine: Old World and New World Traditions2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Encyclopedia of Folklore and Literature1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Encyclopedia of Greco-Roman Mythology1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Encyclopedia of Russian & Slavic Myth and Legend1998, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Encyclopedia of Urban Legends2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- English Fairy Tales and More English Fairy Tales2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Cente
- Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Beliefs, Customs, Tales, Music, and Art1997, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Folktales from Northern India2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Goddesses in World Mythology1993, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Guide to the Gods1992, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Handbook of Egyptian Mythology2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Handbook of Hindu Mythology2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Handbook of Inca Mythology2004, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Handbook of Japanese Mythology2003, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Cente
- Handbook of Mesoamerican Mythology2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Handbook of Norse Mythology2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Italian Popular Tales2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Medieval Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Myths, Legends, Tales, Beliefs, and Customs2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Mythical West: An Encyclopedia of Legend, Lore, and Popular Culture2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Mythical Zoo: An Encyclopedia of Animals in World Myth, Legend, & Literature2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Myths gods & fantasy1991, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Nectar & Ambrosia: An Encyclopedia of Food in World Mythology2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Oxford Companion to World MythologyKing Reference (Ground Floor) | BL312 .L44 2005Essays on the world's major mythological traditions, retellings of some better-known myths, and entries on mythological types, motifs, and figures.
- Popular Stories of Ancient Egypt2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Popular Tales and Fictions: Their Migrations and Transformations2002, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- UFOs and Popular Culture: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Myth2000, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Cente
- Voyages in Classical Mythology1994, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
- Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary1991, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center