LibGuides: HUMN 3H World Myths in Literature, Arts & Film: Mythology of Africa

Search Terms for Mythology of Africa

Subject and keywords terms to start your search include:

Folklore -- Africa
Mythology, Egyptian
Ritual -- Africa
Tales -- Africa
Search by the names of tribes or ethnic groups (Akan, Himba, Maasai, Somali, Yoruba, Zulu etc)

Who's Who in Egyptian Mythology by Anthony S. Mercatante
Call Number: REF BL2428 .M47 1978
ISBN: 9780517534458
Publication Date: 1978-01-01

African Folklore by Philip M. Peek (Editor); Kwesi Yankah (Editor)
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 9780415939331
Publication Date: 2003-12-08
The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses by George Hart
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 9780415361163
Publication Date: 2005-05-17

African Ceremonies by Carol Beckwith; Angela Fisher; Malidoma Patrice Some
Call Number: GN645 .B4 1999
ISBN: 9780810942059
Publication Date: 1999-11-01
The Egyptian Myths by Garry J. Shaw
Call Number: BL2441.3 .S53 2014
ISBN: 9780500251980
Publication Date: 2014-04-22
The Girl Who Married a Lion by Alexander McCall Smith
Call Number: GR358.62 .N34 M23 2004
ISBN: 9780375423123
Publication Date: 2004-12-07
Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales by Nelson Mandela (Editor)
Call Number: PZ8.1 .N28 2002
ISBN: 9780393052121
Publication Date: 2002-11-17
Rock Art in Africa by Jean-Loic Le Quellec
Call Number: GN799 .P4 L46 2004
ISBN: 9782080304445
Publication Date: 2004-11-27

African Tales by Harold Scheub (Compiled by)
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 9780299209407
Publication Date: 2005-04-30
Divining the Self by Velma E. Love
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 9780271054056
Publication Date: 2012-10-25
Egyptian Myth: a Very Short Introduction by Geraldine Pinch
Call Number: ONLINE
ISBN: 9780192803467
Publication Date: 2004-07-08