1st Edition
Storytelling An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore
By Josepha Sherman
Copyright 2008
910 Pages
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Routledge
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Storytelling is an ancient practice known in all civilizations throughout history. Characters, tales, techniques, oral traditions, motifs, and tale types transcend individual cultures - elements and names change, but the stories are remarkably similar with each rendition, highlighting the values and concerns of the host culture. Examining the stories and the oral traditions associated with... Read more
Contributors; Preface; Introduction; A-Z; Aarne, Antii; Abassi/Abasi and Atai (West African); Abatwa (South African); Aboriginal Mythology (Australian); Abracadabra; Abzu/Apsu (Sumerian and Babylonian); Achilles (Greek); Adapa (Babylonian); Adon/Adonis (Phoenician); Adroa and Adro (East African); Adroanzi (East African); Aeneid (Roman); Aesop and Aesop's Fables (Greek); Aetheopis/Aithiopis (Greek); African Bushmen Mythology; Ahti/Ahto (Finnish); Aigamuxa (South African); Aino (Finnish); Aiomum Kondi (South American); Ajok (North African); Alalu/Alalus (Hittite); Amadis of Gaul (Spanish or Portuguese); Amazons (Greek); Amled/Amleth (Danish); Amphisbaena (Greek); Amulets; Amun/Amen/Amon/Amun-Re (Egyptian); An/Anu (Sumerian); Anansasem (West African); Animal Bride or Bridegroom; Animal Helper and Grateful Animal; Antar (Middle Eastern); Antero Vipunen (Finnish); Antichrist (Christian); Antigone (Greek); Anu (Hittite); Anubis/Anpu (Egyptian); Anzu (Sumerian and Babylonian); Aphrodite (Greek); Apollo (Greek); Apple Trees; Arabic Storytelling; Arachne (Greek); Arawn (Welsh); Archetype; Argonautica (Greek); Arianrhod (Welsh); Armageddon (Judeo-Christian); Asbjrnsen, Peter Christen; Asgard (Norse); Ash Trees (Western European); Athena/Athene (Greek); Atlas (Greek); Atum (Egyptian); Aucassin and Nicolette (Medieval European); Avalon (Celtic); Aztec Mythology.
Biography
Josepha Sherman
