Dictionary of Contemporary Mythology

3500 entries limited to the amount of information necessary to identify a person, place or concept, and delinate its connection with mythology.
Dictionary of Contemporary Mythology is not an encyclopedia. As the author acknowledges, entries are limited to the amount of information necessary to identify a person, place or concept, and delineate its connection with mythology. Thus entries range from minimal {Abdon, Saint = canonization of Abaddon} to a full page {Rhine, Dr Joseph}. But most are a single short paragraph. As acknowledged on the cover many ancient gods are listed, not because they have modern day believers but because myths once told of older gods continue to be told in connection with newer gods. While entries in Skeptic's Dictionary and James Randi's Encyclopedia are more detailed their 400 and 666 entries respectively fall short of Harwood's 3,500. This is a necessary reference work for all students of religion, the paranormal, urban legends, and all forms of popular superstition.