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Title: The Encyclopedia of Gods: Over 2,500 Deities of the World by Michael Jordan ISBN: 0-7881-5809-0 Publisher: Diane Books Publishing Company Pub. Date: November, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (5 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Frustrating...
Comment: This book has 2,500 deities listed! Seems like a lot. It certainly is fun to flip through. Encyclopaedias, however, are intended as resource material for when we have specific questions. Many many times I have not been able to find a deity of interest. Many many times I have found the entries to be far too brief and bereft of significant information. Furthermore, there is no index!!! Cross referencing is impossible with this book. To date, I have found my copy to be virtually useless.
Rating: 3
Summary: Extensive listing of deities, but.....
Comment: This is a handy book to have around because of the quantity of deities which it lists, and for getting a basic idea of the deities(pantheon/general theme as in associated with wealth, prosperity, sensuality, ect.) The quantity is what got this book three, rather than two stars for my vote.
However, I would not reccomend this book for any sort of in-depth study. Simply going on the information contained about the norse deities(the pantheon I follow) there were too many mistakes and too little information. It seems to even say Freya and Frigga are the same goddess.
Rating: 2
Summary: Lots of deities, too little info
Comment: I seriously doubt if Jordan the NBA star wrote this book. Trivia aside, this 'encyclopedia' does cover a good number of gods of the world, not just those of Greek and Roman mythology.
Not much by way of details. It can't possibly cram any significant amount of information on any entry given the fact that it tries to cover so many world deities in so little space (less than 350 pages). I expected more but reading any entry one gets a feeling of just never getting enough, not even enough for an intro. Quite telegraphic in its 'discussion' too. As a random example, under the entry "Ellel" the description goes: "Creator god. Hittite and Hurrian. Derived from Babylonian-Akkadian god Ellil." Rather than encyclopedia it should have been labeled a dictionary, and a very abridged one at that.
One error I've discovered is that Salus is mistakenly referred to as a god when in fact she's a goddess! Other references I've come across all refer to Salus as feminine so I guess Jordan had a lapse there, unless Salus is a hermaphrodite.
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Title: Gods, Goddesses, and Monsters: An Encyclopedia of World Mythology by Sheila Keenan, Belgin Wedman ISBN: 0439042895 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (Llewellyn's Sourcebook Series) by Scott Cunningham ISBN: 0875421229 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: 01 October, 1984 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Celebrate the Earth: A Year of Holidays in the Pagan Tradition by Laurie Cabot, Jean Mills ISBN: 0385309201 Publisher: Delta Pub. Date: 01 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner by Scott Cunningham ISBN: 0875421180 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: 01 December, 1988 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Magician's Companion: A Practical and Encyclopedic Guide to Magical and Religious Symbolism (Llewellyn's Sourcebook Series) by Bill Whitcomb ISBN: 0875428681 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: 01 January, 1993 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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