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Creation Myths of the World: An Encyclopedia
ABC-CLIO 2009; US$ 180.00The most comprehensive resource available on creation myths from around the world?their narratives, themes, motifs, similarities, and differences?and what they reveal about their cultures of origin. more...
Thematic Guide to World Mythology
ABC-CLIO 2004; US$ 101.00All around the world, myths address questions that humans have always posed about their origins, their environments, their ultimate destinies, and the meanings of their lives. This book examines 30 common motifs that thread their way through mythological tales across history and around the globe. The themes are presented in alphabetical order, moving... more...
Archiv für Religionsgeschichte 2009
Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 2009; US$ 251.00Das Archiv für Religionsgeschichte ist eine Fachzeitschrift, die sich hauptsächlich mit den Religionen der Alten Welt beschäftigt. Die verschiedenen Aspekte dieses Forschungsgebietes werden in Form von Aufsätzen, Berichten über religionswissenschaftliche Hauptgebiete und Einzelreferaten behandelt. Jeder Band setzt einen thematischen... more...
Aurora (2008/2009)
Walter de Gruyter, Inc. 2010; US$ 67.00Aurora, das Jahrbuch der Eichendorff-Gesellschaft erschien als Fortsetzung des Almanachs Aurora (1929-1943) nach dem Kriege erstmals wieder 1953. Seitdem ist das Jahrbuch durch eine zunehmende Öffnung gegenüber dem kulturgeschichtlichen Umfeld von Eichendorffs Leben und Werk und seinen umfangreichen Rezensionsteil zu einem der führenden... more...
Religious Studies: The Key Concepts
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 29.95Religious Studies: The Key Concepts is an accessible, A-Z resource, defining and explaining key terms and ideas central to the study of religion. Exploring broad and recurring themes which are applicable in both eastern and western religions, cross-cultural examples are provided for each term to give a comprehensive overview of the subject. Subjects... more...
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Cults, Sects, and World Religions
Zondervan 2010; US$ 27.99An improved, updated edition of a much-needed reference work in an increasingly pluralistic world where all kinds of unconventional religious groups abound. Formerly published as Dictionary of Cults, Sects, Religions, and the Occult. more...
Myths, Martyrs, and Modernity
BRILL 2010; US$ 278.00This volume in honour of Jan N. Bremmer consists of a variety of contributions offering a broad spectrum of original ideas and innovative approaches in the history of religions both past and present, thus reflecting the nature of the scholarship of Bremmer himself. more...
Drachen und Sirenen
BRILL 2010; US$ 292.00Stretching from the Middle Ages to Modern Times and including sholars like Albertus Magnus, Conrad Gessner, and even Georges Buffon and Carl of Linné, this book offers a wideranging survey of the theological, medical and zoological discussions devoted to hybride creatures such as mermaids, fauns, dragons, giants and dwarfs. more...
A Short History of Myth
The Text Publishing Company 2010; US$ 23.95The history of myth is the history of humanity. Our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world link us to our ancestors and each other. Myths help us make sense of the universe. Armstrong's characteristically insightful and eloquent book serves as a brilliantly thought-provoking introduction. more...
When They Severed Earth from Sky
Princeton University Press 2012; US$ 28.95Why were Prometheus and Loki envisioned as chained to rocks? What was the Golden Calf? Why are mirrors believed to carry bad luck? How could anyone think that mortals like Perseus, Beowulf, and St. George actually fought dragons, since dragons don't exist? Strange though they sound, however, these "myths" did not begin as fiction. This absorbing... more...









