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.

Africa (except Egypt)
Encyclopedia of Africa - DT 3 E53 2010

Encyclopedia of African and African-American Religion - BL 2462.5 E53 2001

Buddhism
Dictionary of Buddhism - BQ 130 K46

Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion - BL 1005 L4813 1994

China (including Taoism)
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
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
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
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
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
Encyclopedia Judaica - DS 102.8 E496 2007

Dictionary of Judaism in the Biblical Period - BM 50 D525 1996

Mesoamerica
Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures

F 1218.6 O96 2001

Mesopotamia
Civilizations of the Ancient Near East - DS57 C55 1995

New Testament/Christianity
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
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

Anthropology
Encyclopedia of Anthropology - GN 11 E63 2006

Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology - GM 307 E52 1996

Economics
Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History - HC 15 O94 2003

Folklore
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
Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages - P 140 C36 2004

Religion and Mythology
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
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

English Dictionaries
Oxford English Dictionary - PE 1625 O87 1989

American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language - PE 1628 A623 2000

Style Guides and Research
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)