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Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology, and Legend (Paperback)

by Maria Leach (Author)
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This one volume edition includes 8000 articles by specialists in the field.

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  • Paperback: 1264 pages
  • Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco (September 26, 1984)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0062505114
  • ISBN-13: 978-0062505118
  • Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.5 x 1.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #750,808 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough, broad in scope, simple, easy to use, March 29, 1999
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This reference work is not specific to any particular mythos, pantheon, or people, but encompasses beliefs of the entire world. If one wishes to be as general as fire, or as obscure as rakshasa, he will find what he is looking for: and if not, this will tell him he needs a resource more specific to what he is after.
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5.0 out of 5 stars If you're interested in mythology seriously, then possess, June 6, 2000
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these books you must. I have read enough reviews here to know that people dole out 5 stars with impugnity (the ones that don't like certain books don't bother to look at other reviews of them) and realize that the rating system here is meaningless (not because of Amazon), but if you have ANY interest in the serious study of mythology, these books, edited by Maria Leach, are a necessity; look thru whatever foul paperbacks pretending to be concerned with mythology you own and notice they all reference this grand work, full of SCHOLARLY treatise on a vast array of subjects. And they are fantastic reading in sortes fashion; to just open randomly and read whatever your finger touches. Nuff said.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Still the Best in Its Class, August 30, 2006
Everyone interested in the myth beneath the story needs to own a copy of this book. I've consulted it for decades and can't imagine my library without it. Though it has odd lapses, its coverage of world mythology is awe-inspiring and its usefulness for investigating the full outline of recurring myths is endless.
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