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The variety of cultures represented is breathtaking. . . . Rose's encyclopedia will enrich reference collections in several thousand little ways. -- Rettig on Reference
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Fabulously entertaining, and featuring more than 100 delightful illustrations, this encyclopedic work contains over 2,000 alphabetically arranged entries covering angels, demons, elves, fairies, nats, nymphs, and other strange beings from around the world.
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This is the name of an evil spirit or devil in the folklore of the Basque people of southwestern France and northwestern Spain. Read the first page
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This is the name of an evil spirit or devil in the folklore of the Basque people of southwestern France and northwestern Spain. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Just what the title indicates,
By Kelly (Fantasy Literature) (Columbia, MO United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Spirits Fairies Leprechauns And Goblins An Encyclopedia (Paperback)
This is an amazingly comprehensive volume cataloguing spirits--supernatural beings less powerful than deities--from cultures around the world.A book like this is hard to summarize in a review, but it suffices to say that this is a wonderfully broad overview of the subject, covering every culture and every spirit you can think of, with only a little bit of oversimplification. (Durga, for example, is referred to as evil, which is somewhat less than accurate.) Spirits, demons, djinns, faeries, and their kin are all present and accounted for. Use this as a first reference, then make sure to look more deeply into whatever interests you most.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nearly everything you wanted to know about the Fairy Realm,
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This review is from: Spirits Fairies Leprechauns And Goblins An Encyclopedia (Paperback)
While not as good as the Oxford Dictionary of Celtic Mythology, this is a very good resource on fairy lore from cultures around the world. The entries are well written and very comprehensive.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Resource,
By char1077 (Petoskey, MI United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Spirits Fairies Leprechauns And Goblins An Encyclopedia (Paperback)
It seems Carol Rose went through every culture to collect all the entries. Its very hard, these days, to find good resource materials for mythological beings but this book has it all. No fairy tale aspects, just facts:) Definetly recommended for the fantasy writer or fantasy fanatic.
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