A collection of 400 folktales which come from all parts of the African continent...

"Stories of revered deities, sacred places, key events and epics, with many recurring themes and traditions...

Contains more than 4000 entries encompassing "the whole of Celtic mythology, legend, saga, and folklore...

Contains more than 1250 "explanations of a wide range of subjects in folklore and includes articles on oral and performance genres such as cheese rolling, morris dancing, and rushbearing, superstitions such as crossing fingers and wishbones, beliefs like fairy rings and frog showers, and calendar customs from April Fool's Day to St...

Contains 1250 entries on a "wide range of folk beliefs that have survived into our own age...

Contains thousands of entries on "the powerful gods of Greece, Rome, and Scandinavia, the more mystical deities of Buddhist and Hindu India, and the stern spirits of the African and American continents...

Full-text access to some important reference works on mythology, folklore and supersition from around the world, published by Oxford University Press...