The Ancient World (HUM 124 - UNC Asheville)/Reference books in Ramsey Library (UNCA)
These books are all located in the reference stacks on the Main Level of Ramsey Library at UNC Asheville. They are shelved according to their Library of Congress number (given below for each reference), and are non-circulating.
Resources by Culture[edit | edit source]
Africa (except Egypt)[edit | edit source]
Encyclopedia of Africa - DT 3 E53 2010
Encyclopedia of African and African-American Religion - BL 2462.5 E53 2001
Buddhism[edit | edit source]
Dictionary of Buddhism - BQ 130 K46
Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion - BL 1005 L4813 1994
China (including Taoism)[edit | edit source]
Encyclopedia of China - DS 705 P47 1998
Encyclopedia of Taoism - BL 1920 E539 2008
Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion - BL 1005 L4813 1994
Egypt[edit | edit source]
Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt - DT 58 O94 2000
Civilizations of the Ancient Near East - DS57 C55 1995
The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Egypt - BL 2428 L8713 1986
Handbook of Egyptian Mythology - BL 24413 P56 2002
Greece and Rome[edit | edit source]
Brill's New Pauly Encyclopedia - DE 5 N4813 2002
Oxford Classical Dictionary - DE 5 O0 2003
Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean - DE 59 C55 1988
Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece - DF 16 E52 2006
Dictionary of Classical Mythology - BL 715 G713 1985
Oxford Companion to Classical Literature - PA 31 H69 1989
Hebrew Bible[edit | edit source]
New Oxford Annotated Bible - BS 191.5 A1 2001
Anchor Bible Dictionary - BS 440 A54 1992
Eerdman's Dictionary of the Bible - BS 440 E44 2000
New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible - BS 440 N445 2006
Dictionary of Demons and Deities in the Bible - BS 680 G57 D53 1999
Encyclopedia Judaica - DS 102.8 E496 2007
Dictionary of Judaism in the Biblical Period - BM 50 D525 1996
Hinduism[edit | edit source]
Encyclopedia of Hinduism - BL 1105 E53 2008
Handbook of Hindu Mythology - BL 111.4 W55 2003
Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion - BL 1005 L4813 1994
Judaism[edit | edit source]
Encyclopedia Judaica - DS 102.8 E496 2007
Dictionary of Judaism in the Biblical Period - BM 50 D525 1996
Mesoamerica[edit | edit source]
Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures
F 1218.6 O96 2001
Mesopotamia[edit | edit source]
Civilizations of the Ancient Near East - DS57 C55 1995
New Testament/Christianity[edit | edit source]
A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs - BR 66.5 D53 1998
Encyclopedia of Early Christianity - BR 162.2 E53 1997
New Oxford Annotated Bible - BS 191.5 A1 2001
Anchor Bible Dictionary - BS 440 A54 1992
Eerdman's Dictionary of the Bible - BS 440 E44 2000
New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible - BS 440 N445 2006
Dictionary of Demons and Deities in the Bible - BS 680 G57 D53 1999
Dictionary of New Testament Background - BS 2312 D53 2000
Encyclopedia of Christianity - BR 95 E8913 1999
Theological Dictionary of the New Testament - PA 881 T4713 1985
North America[edit | edit source]
Handbook of North America Indians - E 76.2 H35
A Native American Encyclopedia - E 76.2 P75 2000
American Indian Religious Traditions - E 98 R3 C755 2005
Resources by Topic[edit | edit source]
Anthropology[edit | edit source]
Encyclopedia of Anthropology - GN 11 E63 2006
Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology - GM 307 E52 1996
Economics[edit | edit source]
Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History - HC 15 O94 2003
Folklore[edit | edit source]
Folklore - GR 35 F63 1997
A Dictionary of Folklore - GR 35 P5 1999
Standard Dictionary of Folklore - GR 35 F8
Motif-Index of Folk Literature - GR 67753
Storytelling Encyclopedia - GR 72 S76 1997
Index to Fairy Tales - GR 550 E2 1937
Language[edit | edit source]
Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages - P 140 C36 2004
Religion and Mythology[edit | edit source]
Encyclopedia of Religion - BL 31 E46 2005
New Larouse Encyclopedia of Mythology - BL 311 L37 1968
Oxford Companion to World Mythology - BL 312 L44 2005
Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses - BL 473 J67 2004
Atlases[edit | edit source]
Atlas of the World's Religions - G 1046 E4A7 2007
Atlas of World Cultures - G 1046 E1 P7 1989
Harper Atlas of World History - G 1030 G68513 1992
Writing Resources[edit | edit source]
English Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Oxford English Dictionary - PE 1625 O87 1989
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language - PE 1628 A623 2000
Style Guides and Research[edit | edit source]
Chicago Manual of Style - Z 253 U69 2010 (standalone reference desk as you walk towards the reference stacks)
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations - LB 2369 T8 2018 (standalone reference desk as you walk towards the reference stacks)