This internet encyclopedia provides over 7,000 articles on mythology, folklore, and legends regarding gods and goddesses,heroes, legendary creatures and beings from all over the world, contributed by 200+ individuals.
Type of Material:
Resources
Recommended Uses:
This title could be used as source materials for courses in mythology, folklore, comparative literature, and ancient history.
Technical Requirements:
None
Identify Major Learning Goals:
While no specific learning goals were given by the authors of this site, the reviewers determined that the goal seems to be the acquisition of knowledge about mythoology, folklore and legends.
Target Student Population:
This resource is appropriate for the undergraduate student in mythology and folklore, however, the large number of entries and diverse geographic and cultural content may also prove helpful to scholars in mythology, folklore, religion, and comparative literature.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
No specific prerequisites are needed.
Content Quality
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Strengths:
The Encyclopedia Mythica website has over 7,000 articles in its database of gods and goddesses, heroes, legendary creatures. This website includes an extensive pronunciation guide of vocabulary that appears in the Encyclopedia Mythica articles.
There is an image gallery and a resource page with links to similar websites. This website also includes a page to submit articles with submission guidelines.
The comprehensive, global approach of this resource is its major strength as there is no information for some entries included in this title.
Concerns:
Although the participation of over 200 contributors provides for the continuing growth of this resource, no process for validating the content or the expertise of the contributors is given. The inclusion of Google ads for each entry lead to information that may be irrelevant or reflect the multicultural insensitivity that this resource should counter. Little if any relevance is provided among the brief articles, limiting the use of this resource to provide a broad context for understanding the mythology, folklore, or religion of a specific area.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
As an encyclopedia, this resource serves only as a source of information.
Concerns:
Although the participation of over 200 contributors provides for the continuing growth of this resource, no process for validating the content or the expertise of the contributors is given. The inclusion of Google ads for each entry lead to information that may be irrelevant or reflect the multicultural insensitivity that this resource should counter
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
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Strengths:
Easy to navigate. A search engine is provided with several ways to locate information.
Concerns:
The division of this resource into browsing collections by mythology, folklore, or geographic area makes this resource difficult to use by the novice user with little or no knowledge of folklore. A simple search engine is included, however, the lack of an advanced search limits the usefulness of this resource.
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