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Dictionary
of Accounting
Second Edition
Edited by R. HUSSEY
The most comprehensive and up-to-date accounting dictionary
Now fully updated and expanded for this new edition, this is the most
comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of accounting available in paperback.
Featuring over 3,500 entries, Oxford's Dictionary
of Accounting
provides comprehensive coverage of financial accounting, financial reporting,
management accounting, direct taxation, indirect taxation, auditing, corporate
finance, and accounting bodies and institutions. It includes important terms
specific to accounting in the U.S., and straightforward definitions of the
latest financial jargon. A unique reference tool and an excellent value, this
authoritative dictionary will be invaluable to a range of students and
professionals in the world of accounting and finance.
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R. Hussey is NWIS Professor of Financial Services at the
University of the West of England.
368 pp.; 0-19-280099-X; Published: 1999; Price: $16.95
NEW!: / 2002:
The
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology
TIMOTHY DARVILL
Here is the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and useful guide to the
language of archeology. With more than 4,000 original entries mapping the world
of archeological theory and research, this book details the concepts, methods,
materials, artifacts, findings, and sites around the world.
This A-to-Z resource is a virtual introduction to archeology as a science,
covering its key themes, trends, techniques, and major figures, as well as its
principal discoveries and findings in all parts of the world. Included are quick
reference guides to chronological periods and traditions, lists of abbreviations
and key historical figures, and detailed portraits of the archeology of key
sites from around the world.
The Dictionary is unique in providing full coverage of the principles
and theoretical perspectives that are the foundations of the field, as well as
American and British legislation relevant to archeological sites and research.
For students teachers, scholars, for armchair and amateur archeologists, the Dictionary
is an invaluable resource-and a much-needed tool.
Timothy Darvill is professor of archeology at Bournemoth
University and author of many articles and books, including Prehistoric
Britain from the Air.
544 pp.; 0-19-211649-5; Published: 2002; Price: $60.00
A
Dictionary of Architecture
JAMES STEVENS CURL
Line Drawings by JOHN SAMBROOK
The most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of architecture available
From Aalto to ziggurat, this new work offers an authoritative and
accessible guide to architecture and its history. With over 5,000 entries--twice
as many as its nearest competitor--it provides extensive coverage of all periods
of Western architectural history, from ancient times to the present day, in
styles ranging from Assyrian architecture to Flemish Mannerism.
With entries spanning from the commonplace to the less well known, this
dictionary aims to cover as wide a range of architectural terms as possible in
an accessible style. Curl has included over 250 attractive illustrations, which
add vital visual information to entries on topics such as the arch or the cross.
There are also longer entries which explain the different schools of
architecture--from Bauhaus to the Federal Style--and put them in their
historical context. Biographical entries are provided for a great number of
architects from the ancients to leading figures of today. From Brunelleschi and
Gropius to Le Corbusier and Brunel, each entry outlines the architect's
importance and gives examples of their most notable buildings.
Comprehensive and up to date, this book will prove to be an indispensable
guide to anyone interested in architecture and its history. It is ideal for
students and professional architects, as well as general readers.
James Stevens Curl is Research Professor of
Architectural History at the Department of Architecture, De Montfort University,
Leicester. He won the Sir Banister Fletcher Award for Best Architectural Book of
the Year for his book The Art and Architecture of Freemasonry.
848 pp.; 150 line drawings; 0-19-210006-8; Published: 1999; Price: $55.00
848 pp.; 150 line drawings; 0-19-280017-5; Published: 2000; Price: $17.00
A
Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
Edited by IAN CHILVERS
From Renoir to Red Grooms, the only one-volume dictionary of 20th-century art
From Renoir and Picasso to Red Grooms and Guerrilla Girls, this is the
most useful reference work on twentieth-century art available in a one volume.
Compiled by Ian Chilvers, the editor of The Oxford
Dictionary of
Art, it is both authoritative and
accessible, with generous use of anecdote and clear explanations of many
potentially confusing terms.
Providing broad coverage of painting, sculpture, drawing,
and the applied arts, the dictionary has major entries on the important
movements and styles of the twentieth century, including Dada, Cubism,
Surrealism, Art Deco, Abstract Expressionism, Pop art, Body and Performance art,
and Neo Expressionism. In addition there are entries on art schools and
galleries, exhibitions and prizes, terms and techniques. The biographies feature
not only artists but also collectors, critics, dealers, and patrons. And though
the dictionary concentrates on the great names, it is not confined to the
mainstream of modern art, featuring many artists working in a more popular
tradition as well as interesting peripheral figures (such as the forger Elmyr de
Hory).
This up-to-date and informative guide is an essential reference for anyone
interested in modern art.
Ian Chilvers is a freelance writer and editor. He
also edited The Oxford Dictionary
of Art.
He lives in London.
688 pp.; 0-19-211645-2; Published: 1998; Price: $50.00
688 pp.; 5 x 7 3/4; 0-19-280092-2; Published: 1999; Price: $19.00
Chosen
as an Outstanding Academic Book of 1997 by Choice
A Dictionary of
the Bible
W. R. F. BROWNING
Consultant Editors: RICHARD COGGINS and GRAHAM N. STANTON
"Interesting and significant."--Times Higher Education
Supplement
Authoritative, comprehensive, and written for a broad readership,
Oxford's Dictionary of
the Bible
is an invaluable guide to the books of the Old and New Testaments. The over
2,000 entries provide helpful information about the important places, people,
and stories of the Bible, while clarifying the many overarching themes and
controversies that are still important today. Based on the most current
scholarship, the Dictionary provides clear explanations of technical
terms and methods of interpretation, as well as profiles of leading biblical
scholars and their contributions to the field. With its balanced approach and
wide scope, this lively and absorbing reference is an ideal choice for anyone
studying the Bible or those who simply wish to improve their knowledge of one of
the central books of Western culture.
"Should send you scurrying to the Good Book if you don't have it to hand
already. Theology, history, textual criticism, names and place-names in both
Testaments, it's all there."--Sunday Telegraph
About the Editors:
Rev. Canon W. R. F. Browning was Canon Residentiary of Christ Church
Cathedral, Oxford, from 1965 to 1987 and has been an Honorary Canon since 1987.
448 pp.; 4 maps; 0-19-280060-4; Published: 1998; Price: $16.00
NEW!: / 2002:
A Dictionary
of Business
Third Edition
Edited by JOHN PALLISTER, Bristol Business School, and ALAN ISAACS, Market
House Books Ltd
The third edition of the Dictionary
of Business
is a wide-ranging and informative guide to all areas of modern business.
Completely revised and updated, with over 6,500 entries covering terms from
marketing to taxation and accounting, business strategy to international
finance, human resources management to banking, this dictionary will prove
indispensable to both students and professionals. It also covers U.S. business
terms as well as business and financial jargon.
Written by a specialized team of contributors, this
dictionary is authoritative yet written in a clear and accessible style. Over
500 new entries have been added for this new edition, including extensive
additions to terms relating to e-commerce.
576 pp.; 5 x 7 3/4; 0-19-860397-5; Published: 2002; Price: $317.00
Dictionary of
Celtic Mythology
JAMES MACKILLOP
An invaluable reference to one of the world's most fertile mythologies
This new work offers an exhaustive survey of one of the world's most
fertile and exciting mythological traditions. It covers the persons, themes,
concepts, places, and creatures of Celtic mythology, in all its ancient and
modern traditions, in 4000 entries ranging from brief definitions to extended
essays on major tale cycles. An introductory essay explains who the Celts were,
explores the history of the Celtic revival, and examines the meaning and role of
mythology and tradition. An invaluable pronunciation guide for the major Celtic
languages, a topic index of entries, thorough cross-references within Celtic
mythology and to other mythologies, such as Classical and Norse, enables the
reader to see the relationship between Celtic mythology, later Irish literature,
and other literary and mythological traditions.
The Dictionary of
Celtic Mythology
is the first place to turn for an authoritative guide to this colorful world of
tragedy, revenge, honor, and heroism of Celtic myth.
"...this scholarly dictionary should be a valuable
addition..."--Booklist^
James MacKillop is a former Professor of English at
Syracuse University, New York.
496 pp.; 0-19-280120-1; Published: 2000; Price: $16.00
The
Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Third
Edition
Edited by
the late F. L. CROSS
Third Edition edited by E. A. LIVINGSTONE
The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, since its first
publication in 1957, has become the indispensable one-volume reference work on
all aspects of the Christian Church. This new third edition, the first in over
twenty years, builds on the unrivaled reputation of the previous editions.
Extensively revised and updated, it reflects important changes in academic
opinion and Church organization. There is increased coverage of the Eastern
Churches, issues in moral theology, and developments stemming from the Second
Vatican Council. Many new entries have been added--including articles on
Liberation Theology, the ordination of women, Christianity in Vietnam, The Quest
of the Historical Jesus, and the ethics of contraception and abortion--and the
extensive bibliographies have been brought up to date. Readers are provided with
over 6,000 authoritative cross-referenced A to Z entries covering all aspects of
the subject.
Theological issues addressed include the development of doctrines in
different Churches, heretical movements and spirituality and their exponents,
and the discoveries of Nag Hammadi and their significance for Gnosticism.
Coverage of patristic scholarship includes subjects like the problems of
Macarius of Egypt and Macarius/Simeon and the recently discovered Sermons of St.
Augustine. Churches and denominations are covered in detail, including the
beliefs and structures of both the mainstream and the lesser-known denominations
such as Shakers, Amish, and Wee Frees and lengthy articles on the history of
Christianity throughout the world, in countries such as Ireland, Spain, Poland,
Canada, New Zealand, Angola, Zaire, and the Phillipines. The Church calendar and
organization is a major area of coverage, with articles such as feast and
saints' days; Sacraments; church services, offices, rites, and practices; canon
law including Catholic revision; councils and synods; and religious orders.
Extensive biographical entries include saints, popes, patriarchs, and
archbishops; mystics, heretics, and reformers; theologians and philosophers; and
artists, poets, and musicians whose work has been influenced by Christianity.
"Remains unrivaled as the authoritative one-volume dictionary of the
Christian church, its doctrines and practices, and its most influential
historical figures....Highly recommended for general libraries, especially those
that serve the needs of informed lay readers or ecclesiastical
researchers."--Library Journal
Praise for the Second Edition:
"Has no peer as a one-volume encyclopedia."--The
Review and Expositer
- Revised and updated--the unrivaled reference on all aspects of the
Christian Church
- Over 6,000 entries from more than 250 of the very best scholars in the
field
E. A. Livingstone was involved in the first
edition and assumed the editorship of the second on the death of F.L. Cross. She
has been responsible for the organization of the International Conferences on
Patristic Studies from 1971 to 1995 and has edited the proceedings. The late F.L.
Cross was the Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at the University of
Oxford from 1944 to 1968.
1824 pp.; 0-19-211655-X; Published: 1997; Price: $125.00
NEW!: / 2002:
The Oxford Dictionary of
Dance
DEBRA CRAINE and JUDITH MACKRELL
A fan's guide to dance performance, from the classical to the post-modern
Here is a lively, informative roadmap to a truly protean art form, an
ideal resource for everyone who loves Swan Lake or the Rockettes, Merce
Cunningham or Fred Astaire.
The Oxford Dictionary
of Dance
offers wide coverage of dancers, choreographers, teachers, composers, technical
terms, major works, important films, and organizations involved in the dance
world. It embraces the new activity within traditional forms like ballet as well
as the stream of new dance languages invented by fresh generations of
choreographers and the many dance forms imported from the rest of the world.
Readers will find information on classical ballet, Spanish flamenco, Indian
Bharata Natyam, Japanese Butoh, and jazz. The volume also covers post-modern
dance, examining everything from Balanchine to recent practitioners of
Eurocrash, minimalism, and contact improvisation.
Ranging from the history of music to the changing design of the ballet shoe,
here is a comprehensive and affordable dictionary compiled by two leading
authorities on dance.
"Highly recommended for all libraries."--Choice
Debra Craine is the deputy arts editor and chief
dance critic for The Times (London). Judith Mackrell is the dance
critic for The Guardian.
544 pp.; 1 line illus; 6-1/8 X 9-1/4; 0-19-860106-9; Published: 2000; Price: $50.00
544 pp.; 0-19-860400-9; Published: 2002; Price: $17.00
NEW!: / 2002:
A Dictionary of
Economics
Second Edition
JOHN BLACK
This second edition provides comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date
coverage of economics, with fully updated entries on developments such as
e-commerce and the Euro.
The author, a leading academic in his field, provides over
2,500 clear and jargon-free definitions. All aspects of economic theory, from
microeconomics to public finance and international trade are covered, as well as
international coverage of economic organizations and institutions. Mathematical
and statistical terms widely used in economics, as well as words in related
areas such as business and finance, are also covered. Anyone who comes into
contact with economic terms will find this dictionary an indispensable source of
reference.
John Black read Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at
Oxford. He was Fellow and Tutor in Economics at Merton College, Oxford, from
1957 to 1966, and Professor of Economic Theory at the University of Exeter from
1967 to 1996. He has been Assistant Associate or Production Editor of the Review
of Economic Studies between 1958 and 1971, of the Economic Journal
from 1971 to 1980, and of Economic Policy from 1985 to 1995. He has
written ^The Economics of Modern Britain, Essential Mathematics for
Economists (with J.F. Bradley), and Housing Policy and Finance (with
D.C. Stafford), and has helped to edit books for the International Economics
Study Group and the Centre for Economic Policy Research. He took early
retirement in 1984 to concentrate on editorial work, and is now an Emeritus
Professor of the University of Exeter, and Honorary Departmental Fellow at the
University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
544 pp.; 31 figs; 5 x 7 3/4; 0-19-861349-0; Published: 2002; Price: $17.00
NEW!: / 2001:
The Film Studies
Dictionary
STEVE BLANDFORD, BARRY KEITH GRANT, and JIM HILLIER
This unique reference work is designed to bridge the
gap between guides and dictionaries that are primarily academic and theoretical
and those that deal mainly in technical jargon. Above all, it is aimed at
students of film and media who are likely to encounter a wide range of
specialist language in a variety of places--in film reviews, critical essays,
interviews with filmmakers and stars, and academic and Internet publications. The
Film Studies
Dictionary contains around 1,000 entries
ranging from terms that have always puzzled audiences such as "best
boy" and "gaffer" to those required by specialist students of
film such as "post-colonial theory" and "third cinema." It
uses a system of careful cross-referencing and concise and up-to-date references
to further reading for exploration.
- A handy reference tool that includes authoritative definitions for both
critical and technical words in the field
Steve Blanford teaches film at the University of
Glamorgan, Wales. Barry K. Grant teaches film at Brock University in Canada. Jim
Hillier teaches film at the University of Reading in England.
296 pp.; 0-340-74190-2; Publ. 2001; Price: $65.00
296 pp.; 0-340-74190-2; Publ. 2001; Price: $20.00
A Dictionary of
Finance and Banking
Second Edition
Over 3,000 authoritative entries on every aspect of the financial world
Would
you buy from a stag or a stale bull? Does a blue chip
company issue a naked debenture? From dawn raid to liquidity
trap, from FOOTSIE to the Nikkei, Dictionary
of Finance
and Banking, Second Edition provides
comprehensive coverage of financial matters that will make it an invaluable
resource for anyone working in banking or finance. Completely updated with
substantially expanded coverage of banking, it contains over 3,000 entries on
every aspect of the financial world: insurance, stocks and shares, commodities,
takeovers and mergers, international trade, and government finance.
The dictionary also provides international coverage of the world's most
important financial centers, including New York, London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, and
Hong Kong. Prepared with the help of a team of experts from Lloyds Bank, this
essential reference offers straightforward definitions of the latest financial
jargon, making it the most inclusive paperback finance dictionary on the market.
The lucid entries and in-depth coverage of personal finance--including
investments, pensions, and taxes--also make the Dictionary
of Finance
and Banking ideal for investors,
homeowners, students, and those generally interested in business and finance.
384 pp.; 0-19-280067-1; Publ. 1998; Price: $16.00
NEW!: / 2001:
A Dictionary of
Human Resource Management
EDMUND HEERY and MIKE NOON
This dictionary is an authoritative source of precise and easy to
understand definitions of words, terms, and phrases that are encountered in the
fields of HR managment, personnel, and industrial relations. It demystifies and
makes accessible the vast specialist language that has developed within the HR
discipline.
Edmund Heery is Professor of HRM at Cardiff Business School and
coordinator of his department's recently launched M.Sc. in Human Resource
Management. He worked previously at Kingston University, Imperial College, City
University, and the London School of Economics. His research and publications
cover two main fields: the analysis of trade unions and the management of pay
and rewards. Currently he is engaged in research into union recruitment and
organizing, and the representation by unions of workers with contingent and
non-standard contracts. Edmund Heery is an adviser to the Trades Union Congress
and editor (with Rick Delbridge) of the Routledge Studies in Employment
Relations. Mike Noon is Professor of Human Resource Management at the School of
Business, De Montfort University, Leicester. He has previously held research and
teaching positions at Cardiff Business School, University of Wales, and the
Management School, Lancaster University. His current research interests include:
organizational change and work transformation; equality and discrimination (with
specific reference to ethnic minorities); and contemporary developments in human
resource management. He has published widely in academic journals in the fields
of industrial relations, human resource management, organizational behaviour,
and the sociology of work.
480 pp.; 0-19-829618-5; Publ. 2001; Price: $90.00
480 pp.; 0-19-829618-5; Publ. 2001; Price: $30.00
NEW!: / 2002:
A Dictionary of
Law
Fifth Edition
Edited by ELIZABETH A. MARTIN
This enormously successful dictionary is written in clear, jargon-free
language and has proved to be an indispensable reference tool for lawyers,
students, and secretaries, as well as non-specialists who need concise
information about every aspect of the law. Substantially revised and expanded
for this fifth edition, it is an ideal legal guide to the language and concepts
of law in the United Kingdom or any Commonwealth country where the legal system
is founded on English law.
The dictionary features over 3,650 entries defining and explaining the major
terms, concepts, processes, and organization of the law, which have been
compiled by practising lawyers and so are authoritative and up-to-date.
Revisions include all legal developments since the publication of the
previous edition in 1997, covering new legal terms that have resulted from Lord
Woolf's reform of the justice system.
560 pp.; 0-19-860399-1; Publ. 2002; Price: $17.00
Dictionary of
Media and Communication Studies
Fifth Edition
JAMES WATSON and ANNE HILL, both at West Kent College
This now-standard reference offers instant access to the latest
information on communication and cultural theory, media policy and media
practice. In addition to its usual comprehensive coverage of topics as diverse
as media audiences, censorship, electronic mail, and communications models, this
new edition includes a new chronology of media events, providing a guide to key
moments in the development of the mass media, as well as a host of new entries.
384 pp.; 0-340-73205-9; Publ. 2000; Price: $20.00
The Oxford Dictionary
of Music
Second Edition
MICHAEL KENNEDY
Associate Editor: JOYCE BOURNE
A new edition of the most comprehensive one-volume music dictionary available
When The Oxford Dictionary
of Music
first appeared, it was hailed as "without question the most comprehensive,
detailed, reliable one-volume reference work on music now available in the
English language" (Music and Musicians). Extensively revised and
expanded, the second edition features over 900 entirely new entries, and many
more descriptions of U.S. composers and performers than in the original work.
Now with over 12,000 total entries, the dictionary remains the most
comprehensive one-volume reference work available, offering a wealth of
information on music and musicians from the Middle Ages to the present.
As in the past, the dictionary's coverage is exceptional,
spanning musical topics of all kinds. Arranged alphabetically and laid out in an
attractive two-column format, the entries cover over 2,000 composers of all
nationalities, from Ludwig van Beethoven to Stravinsky and Strauss (including
extensive, up-to-date lists of their principal works); almost 1,800 entries on
performers in all fields, from Beverly Sills, to Paul McCartney, to Vaclav
Nijinsky; over 450 entries on conductors; over 2,200 definitions of musical
terms and forms, such as "intonation," "reggae," and
"partimento"; over 550 descriptions of musical instruments; entries on
leading orchestras and music academies around the world; and information on
critics, journalists, and other writers on music.
Written to appeal to general readers as well as musicians and musicologists, The
Oxford Dictionary
of Music
is an indispensable addition to the reference shelf of the concert goer, the
opera buff, the record buyer, or anyone involved in music, whether amateur or
professional.
"The first edition of this title received an unequivocal endorsement in RBB
stating that it was 'indispensable to all types of libraries'; this new edition
merits the same recommendation."--Booklist
"An excellent resource for music and history students."--School
Library Journal
"Up-to-date, and, frankly, indispensable."--The Times
- Compiled by one of England's foremost music authorities
- Over 12,000 entries (over 900 of which are entirely new)
- 2,000 entries on composers, 1,800 on performers, 450 on conductors
- Over 2,200 definitions of musical terms and forms
- Over 550 descriptions of musical instruments
- Offers expanded coverage of U.S. composers and performers
IAbout the Author:
Michael Kennedy is one of England's foremost authorities on music. He
has been a music critic for over forty years, at present with The Sunday
Telegraph of London, and he has written books on Mahler, Strauss, Elgar,
Vaughan Williams, and Britten.
1008 pp.; music examples; 6-1/8 x 9-1/4; 0-19-869162-9; Published: 1995; Price:
$50.00
832 pp.; music examples throughout; 0-19-280037-X; Published: 1996; Price:
$18.00
NEW!: / 2001, 2002:
A Dictionary of
Psychology
ANDREW M. COLMAN
The most up-to-date dictionary of psychology available, and the only one to
combine psychology, psychiatry, and psychoanalysis in one volume
From aggression to amnesia and from schizophrenia to shock therapy, here
are 10,500 alphabetically arranged entries that cover all the major topics in
psychology.
Guided by an eminent team of seven consultant
editors--including Robert J. Sternberg, Harvey R. Schiffman, Dr. Leonard W.
Hamilton, Robert P. Kimble, and Dr. Robert Spitzer--Andrew Colman provides in A
Dictionary of
Psychology clear, concise definitions of
terms and concepts in such areas as sensation and perception, cognition,
learning and skills, mental disorders, emotion and motivation. Colman not only
covers all areas of psychology, but he also explains relevant technical words
from other disciplines used by psychologists, including psychiatry,
neuroanatomy, and statistics--subjects that are often excluded from
single-volume dictionaries of psychology. Likewise, this is the only dictionary
to offer extensive coverage of psychoanalysis, with clear explanations of terms
introduced by Freud, Jung, Adler, Erikson, Kohut, Lacan, Reich, and others.
There is comprehensive coverage of phobias and phobic stimuli and mental
disorders, as well as a list of over 700 abbreviations and symbols commonly used
in psychology. All entries are detailed and explicit, with word origins and
illustrations given where necessary. Moreover, the entries are far more
extensively cross-referenced than customary. For example, the entry "visual
illusion" includes cross-references to every particular visual illusion
described in the dictionary, and the entry for "cranial nerve" directs
the reader to all twelve of the human cranial nerves, each of which has its own
separate entry.
Written by a leading authority and completely up to date, the Dictionary
is an ideal resource for students of psychology, professional psychologists, and
the general reader.
Andrew Colman is Reader in Psychology at the University
of Leicester. He is the author of What is Psychology? and editor of The
Routledge Companion Encyclopedia of Psychology. Robert P. Kimble is
at the University of Oregon. Dr. Leonard W. Hamilton and Harvey R.
Schiffman are at Rutgers University. Robert J. Sternberg is at Yale
University. And Dr. Robert Spitzer is at the New York State Psychiatric
Institute.
864 pp.; 75 line illus; 6-1/8 x 9-1/4; 0-19-866211-4; Published: 2001; Price:
$45.00
864 pp.; 79 intergrated b/w line drawings; 5 x 7 3/4; 0-19-280023-X; Published:
2002; Price: $17.00
NEW!: / 2001:
Dictionary of
Ancient Deities
PATRICIA TURNER and the late CHARLES RUSSELL COULTER
The most extensive reference ever compiled on ancient deities
Nothing reveals more about a civilization than the gods and goddesses it
worships. For thousands of years men and women have fashioned stories about
divine beings to explain their most mysterious, terrifying, and exalted
experiences. And yet today the names of many of these deities lie buried. The
Dictionary of
Ancient Deities
brings those names to light.
Here, in one superbly written volume, is every known divine being throughout
recorded history, from Athena and Brahma to the evil demon king Ngworekara of
the African Fan people and the Babylonian dream messenger Zaqar. With over
10,000 entries, The Dictionary of
Ancient Deities
is the most comprehensive reference of its kind, covering not only gods and
goddesses but also spirits, places, festivals, sacred texts and objects, heroes,
monsters, demigods, and the plethora of fantastic mythical beasts that have
populated the human imagination from time immemorial. The encyclopedia also
includes many deities often missing from standard collections, notably from
Inuit, Native American, and African cultures. Alphabetically arranged entries
provide the name of each deity (with alternate spellings), followed by the tribe
or culture that worshipped the deity. Most importantly, the entries--whether
brief descriptions or longer essays--offer lucid and engaging explanations of
the origins and functions of the god or goddess, as well as any needed
cross-references to guide the reader to related topics.
With a comprehensive index and an extensive bibliography, The Dictionary
of Ancient
Deities is the best choice for scholars,
students, or anyone intrigued by the rich pantheon of divine beings that have
mirrored the human psyche and shaped our earliest civilizations.
Patricia Turner is a writer and researcher living in
Daly City, California. The late Charles Russell Coulter, of Los Angeles,
was a novelist and engineer.
608 pp.; 7 x 10; 0-19-514504-6; Published: 2001; Price: $25.00
The Oxford Dictionary
of Saints
Fourth Edition
DAVID HUGH FARMER
"A memorable and absorbing collection."--The Methodist Recorder
From the famous to the obscure, this new edition of the immensely popular
Oxford Dictionary
of Saints
provides concise, readable accounts of the lives of over 1,300 saints, more than
any similar guide. In addition to the biographical sketches, information on the
cults and artistic associations of particular saints is also given full
coverage.
Fully revised and updated for this new edition, this handy resource also
includes new entries on a number of recently canonized saints as well as a new
appendix on patronages. The inclusion of more saints from Europe confirms the
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David Hugh Farmer retired as Reader in History at Reading University
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Lincoln by Adam of Eynsham, which he edited with Decima L. Douie for the
Oxford Medieval Texts series.
576 pp.; 0-19-280058-2; Published: 1998; Price: $15.00
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Dictionary of
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