Who's Who in Non-Classical Mythology (Who's Who

by Edgerton Skyes, Alan Kendall, Egerton Sykes

First published in 2001. Part of the Routledge Who's Who series, this is an accessible, authorative and enlightening definitive biographical guides to a range of subjects. Focusing on mythology, this book provides a uniquely comprehensive guide to world mythology beyond Greece and Rome with over 2,500 accessible and detailed entries. A complete historical and cultural context of each entry covering a wide geographical scope, from the Near East and Europe to Asia, the Americas, Australasia and Africa. Presented in an easy to use A-Z format this is the ideal reference resource for anyone interested in mythology.

Genres: Nonfiction, Mythology, History, Reference

248 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 1993

Reviews

[Adrian Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent resource for those who want a more diverse slice of the Mythology pie. There comes a time when classical myth (Greco-Roman) just isn't doing it for you, lol. I love the structure and organization of the text and it is truly great work! Nice resource for writers too who want to write mythologically based works....and then find themselves bogged down in the old worn out world of Greece and Rome...wanting to be original and then not having an information source.

Loooooooooove it!

[mairywo · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really good reference guide to the gods of the lesser known mythologies and religions, meaning from cultures except the Greeks and the Romans.[return]If you want to know something about a Slavic or Basque god for example, this is the book to turn to.