Guide to Related Topics Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Encyclopedia References
ERNEST L. ABEL is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Psychology at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He is the author of more than 40 books and 200 publications. He is Past President of the Behavioral Teratology Society and the Fetal Alcohol Study Group of the Research Society on Alcoholism. In 1989, he was awarded the Distinguished Faculty Fellowship award by Wayne State University's Board of Governors.
Enhanced with the inclusion of extensive references and a
comprehensive index, Death Gods is a unique and highly recommended
addition for personal, community, and academic library Metaphysical
Studies, Mythology, and Religious History reference
collections.
*Midwest Book Review - Internet Bookwatch*
In this surprisingly slender, information-rich volume, Abel
(Intoxication in Mythology) offers a genuinely global survey of the
figures, places, and myths associated with death and the hereafter.
The author engagingly defines afterlife figures and locales from
Norse, African, Middle Eastern and Far Eastern, South Asian,
Caribbean, Meso-American, and Western cultures. An excellent
companion to Edith Hamilton's Greco-Roman focused book, Mythology,
this is a vital reference for scholarly research and an absorbing
read for the curious layperson.
*Library Journal*
Its coverage appears broad, including African, Chinese, Japanese,
Polynesian, and Himalayan death gods often neglected in world
mythology surveys, but the emphasis is still conventionally on
Greek, Roman, European Christian, Egyptian, Mayan, and Aztec
mythologies. In addition to the A-Z alphabetic listing, additional
guides at the front, such as the 'Guide to Related Topics' and
separate listing of 'Death Gods and Demons,' are helpful.
*ARBAonline*
This is a handy starting place for those interested in world
mythology. Abel provides an A-to-Z of names of gods, goddesses,
demons and dark creatures associated with death and the afterlife.
He covers societies from all over the world including Polynesia,
Africa, Aboriginal Australia and pre-European America as well as
many of the Judeo-Christian beliefs. Each entry is referenced for
those wishing more information.'
*Reference & Research Book News*
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