Trailblazer Research Guide
Mythology of India
Mythology of India
Dewey Decimal Call Numbers
- 290, 294
General Information
- Man, Myth, & Magic R 133.03 M266
- World Mythology R 291.13 W927
- Mythologies of the World: A Concise Encyclopedia R 299.13 M999
- Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore & Symbols R 398.03 J62
- Hindu Mythology R 294.5I64
Biographical Information
- Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities Ref. 291.211 C855
- Guide to the Gods Ref. 291.211 L434
Finding Books Using the Online Catalog
Subject Headings
- Mythology, Hindu
- Gods, Hindu
- Mythology, Indic
- India--Religion
- Name of mythological character or god e.g. Siva (Hindu deity), Kali (Hindu diety)
Keywords
- india, indian, mythology
- name of mythological character or god e.g. kali, shiva, ganesha, hanuman, (Note: you may need to try alternate spellings for any of these)
Databases to Use for Finding Articles
- Academic Search Premier
- Academic Universe (Lexis Nexis)
- ArticleFirst
- History Reference Center
- MAS Ultra: Student Ed.
- MLA Bibliography
Internet Resources
- Hinduism Potpurri http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/hindu/index.htm
- Encyclopedia Mythica: Hindu Mythology http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/asia/hindu/articles.html
- Internet Public Library: Hinduism http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hum80.10.40/
- Bulfinch's Mythology: CHAPTER XXXVII (includes Hindu Mythology) http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/b/bulfinch/thomas/b93fab/chap37.html
- Bartleby http://www.bartleby.com/
- The Bhagavad-Gita http://www.bartleby.com/45/4/
- Buddhist Writings http://www.bartleby.com/45/3/
- Mythical-Folk Encyclopedia: Hindu Mythology http://www.themystica.org/mythical-folk/pages/hindu_mythology.html
- Wikipedia: Hinduism http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_mythology
- Hinduism: Gods & Goddesses from About.com http://hinduism.about.com/od/godsgoddesses/Hindus_Gods_Goddesses.htm
- Project Gutenberg (Try keywords hindu, golden bough, bulfinch's) http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
