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Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology
Author(s): Theresa Bane (Author)
- Publisher: McFarland & Co
- Publication Date: 30 Sept. 2013
- Language: English
- Print length: 428 pages
- ISBN-10: 0786471115
- ISBN-13: 9780786471119
Book Description
Fairies have been revered and feared, sometimes simultaneously, throughout recorded history. This encyclopedia of concise entries, from the A-senee-ki-waku of northeastern North America to the Zips of Central America and Mexico, includes more than 2,500 individual beings and species of fairy and nature spirits from a wide range of mythologies and religions from all over the globe.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“meticulously researched”―Booklist; “more than 2,000 individual fairies and species of fairy from around the world and across time, as well as helpful entries on the phenomenon as observed in various geographic areas. Well done. For writers, mythologists, and fairy tale lovers and scholars in high school, public, and academic libraries”―Library Journal; “recommended”―ARBA; “very thorough…easy to follow and understand. Everything in the book is factual and confirmed…recommend”―Reference Reviews.
About the Author
Mythologist, Theresa Bane, is the author of nearly a dozen historical, non-fiction, reference encyclopedias on demons, fairies, ghosts, giants, monsters, mythical places, mythological objects, vampires, and G.I. Joe. She works at the Augusta County Library in Fishersville, Virginia.
