CULTURE AND MYTH  PROJECT
 Book  Review List

These are books and videos available in the MCC Libraries. 
I've included the videos as you may find them useful for your background research. 
You may use one as an extra credit video review.
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Assyrian * Nubian * Persian * Carthaginian * Etruscan * Tibetan * Jain * Germanic * Olmec * Chavin/Nazca/Moche

Assyrian:
Delaporte, Louis. Mesopotamia;  the Babylonian and Assyrian civilization. DS69.5 .D5 1970 
Healy, Mark The Ancient Assyrians. DS73 .H42 1991
Jastrow, Morris.  The civilization of Babylonia and Assyria;  its remains, language, history, 
    religion, commerce, law, art, and literature. DS71 .J3 1971 
Lćssoe, Jřrgen. People of ancient Assyria,  their inscriptions and correspondence. DS70.87 .L3
Reade, Julian . Assyrian sculpture. NB80 .B772 1983 
Saggs, H. W. F. Everyday life in Babylonia & Assyria. DS70.7 .S26
Spence, Lewis. Myths and Legends: Babylonia and Assyria. BL1620 .S7
Wilson, Epiphanius. Intro. Babylonian and Assyrian literature :  comprising the epic of Izdubar, 
    hymns, tablets, and cuneiform inscriptions. PN6013 .W5 

Nubian:
Gates, Henry Lewis. Wonders of the African World. DT14 .G385 1999 
O'Connor, David.  Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa. DT159.6.N83 O25 1993  
Rosellini, Ippolito. The monuments of Egypt and Nubia. DT60 .R67 2003  
Welsby, Derek A. The Kingdom of Kush: The Napatan and Meroitic Empires DT159.9.N83 W45 
    1998   
On order:
Morkot, Robert G. The Black Pharaohs: Egypt's Nubian Rulers 
Paperback: 342 pages Publisher: Rubicon Press (September 1, 1996) Language: English ISBN: 0948695242
Mahfouz, Naguib. Rhadopis of Nubia  
Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Anchor (March 8, 2005) Language: English ISBN: 1400076684             

Persian:
Attar, Farid ud-Din.  The conference of the birds. PK6451.F4 M2813 1984 
Brosius, Maria. Women in ancient Persia, 559-331 B.C. LINCC eBooks
Cook, J. M. The Persian Empire. DS281 .C66 1983 
Curtis, John . Ancient Persia. DS261 .C87 1990 
Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh. Persian myths. BL2270 .C87 1993 
Firdawsī. The epic of the kings; Shah-nama, the national epic of Persia. PK6456.A1 L4 1967 
Gottheil, R. J. H. ed. The literature of Persia in  Oriental Literature, v.1-2. PN6013 .G6 
Herodotus. The Persian wars. DF225 .H4 1947 
Kriwaczek, Paul. In search of Zarathustra :  the first prophet and the ideas that changed the 
    world. BL1555 .K75 2003 
Lewis, Bernard. trans. Music of a distant drum :  classical Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and Hebrew 
    poems. PJ418 .M87 2001   
Marzuban ibn Shirwin. The tales of Marzuban.  Translated from the Persian by Reuben Levy. 
    PJ939.M3 
Picard, Barbara Leonie. Tales of Ancient Persia /  retold from the Shah-N-ama of Firdausi. 
    GR290 .P52
Renault, Mary. The Persian boy. PR6035.E55 P4 
Time-Life Books. Persians :  masters of empire. DS261 .P47 1995 
Time-Life Books. Wise lord of the sky :  Persian myth  [writers, Tony Allan, Charles Phillips, 
    Michael Kerrigan ; consultant, Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis] BL2270 .W58 1999 
video:
The Art of the Book: Persian Miniatures from the Shahnameh.  DVD. ND3399.F5 A75 

Carthaginian:
Bradford, Ernle Dusgate Selby. Hannibal. DG249 .B7 1981 
Goldsworthy, Adrian. The Fall of Carthage : The Punic Wars 265-146BC. DG242 .G65 2003 
Jacobs, William Jay. Hannibal, an African hero. DG249.3 .J3.
Lamb, Harold. Hannibal: one man against Rome. DG249 .L33. 
Livy. The war with Hannibal; books xxi-xxx of The history of Rome from its foundation. 
    DG247 .L533 1965.  
Soren, David. Carthage: uncovering the mysteries and splendors of ancient Tunisia. 
    DT269.C35 S67     
Warmington, B. H. Carthage. DT168 .W3 1969b  
video:  
Carthage: the new town. AV DT269.C35 C37 2003


Etruscan:
Barker, Graeme and Tom Rasmussen. The Etruscans (Peoples of Europe).  DG223 .B345 1998 
Beazley, J. D. Etruscan vase painting. REF NK4654 .B36 1976 
Bloch, Raymond, Etruscan art. N5750 .B52 
Boëthius, Axel.  Etruscan and early Roman architecture. NA300 .B63 1978 
Boitani, Francesca. Etruscan cities. REF DG223 .B613 1975 
Bonfante, Larissa, ed. Etruscan life and afterlife :  a handbook of Etruscan studies 
Haynes, Sybille. Etruscan civilization : a cultural history. DG223.3 .H39 200
Pallottino, Massimo. Etruscan painting. ND130.E8 P33 
Svenska institutet i Rom.  Etruscan culture, land and people;  archeological research and studies
           conducted in San Giovenale and its environs by members of the Swedish Institute in Rome.  
          Written with the collaboration of King Gustaf Adolf of Sweden by Axel Boëthius [and others]
          DG 223 .S85 
Time-Life Books. Etruscans:  Italy's lovers of life. DG223 .E764 1995 
video:
Etruscan Tombs of Volterra. AV NB110 .E87 
on order:
Lawrence.D. H. D.H. Lawrence and Italy: Twilight in Italy, Sea and Sardinia, Etruscan Places (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) Paperback: 512 pages Publisher: Penguin Books; New Ed edition (July 1, 1997) Language: English ISBN: 0141180307


Tibetan
Farber, Don, Tibetan Buddhist Life. BQ7604 .F37 2003 
Goodman, Steven D. and Ronald M. Davidson, eds. Tibetan Buddhism:  Reason and Revelation. 
    EBooks
Karma-gliṅ-pa. The Tibetan Book of the Dead. BQ4490 .B37 1960 
Kerrigan, Michael. The Diamond Path : Tibetan and Mongolian Myth. BL1950.T5 K47 1998x 
Levenson, Claude B. Symbols of Tibetan Buddhism. REF BQ5100 .L48 2000  
Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The Art of Tibet. N7346.T5 L6 1990 
Mullin, Glenn H. The Fourteen Dalai Lamas: A Sacred Legacy of Reincarnation. BQ7930 .M84 
    2000 
Novick, Rebecca McClen. Fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism. BQ7604 .N68 1999
Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of the Himalayas: Treasures from Nepal and Tibet. N7310.8.N4 P33 1991  
Richardson, Hugh Edward. A Short History of Tibet. DS786 .R5 1962 
Rhie, Marylin M., and Robert A.F. Thurman. Wisdom and Compassion: The Sacred Art of Tibet. 
    N8193.T5 R47 1991 
Shęn, Tsung-lien. Tibet and the Tibetans. DS785 .S43 1953
Sogyal Rinpoche. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Edited by Patrick Gaffney and Andrew 
    Harvey. BQ7640 .S64 1993 
Tales of Tibet :  sky burials, prayer wheels, and wind horses. Edited and translated by Herbert J. 
    Batt ; foreword by Tsering Shakya. GR337 .T34 2001 
Topping, Audrey, The Splendors of Tibet. DS786 .T63 1980
video:
Transformations of Myth Through Time: The Wisdom of the East. Tape 3. Program 10. The 
    Descent to Heaven : The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Joseph Campbell. AV BL 311 .T71 1989
Tibetan Buddhism: Politics, Power and the Birth of the Dalai Lama. DVD BQ7580 .T53 2003 
on order:
Exploring Tibet. Directors: Sheryl Brakey. Format: Color, NTSC. Studio: SJB Productions. VHS Release Date: December 20, 2003. Run Time: 24 minutes. ASIN: B0002VO1ES.
 

Jain
Dundas, Paul. The Jains. BL1351.2 .D86 1992
Open Boundaries  Jain communities and culture in Indian history. Edited by John E. Cort. EBook 
Rankin, Aidan.  Jain Path: ancient wisdom for the West on order
Rowland, Benjamin. The art and architecture of India : Buddhist, Hindu, Jain.. REF N7301 .R68
Studies in Jaina history and culture: disputes and dialogues. Edited by Peter Flügel. EBook
Thapar, Bindia. Introduction to Indian architecture, NA1501 .T45 2004
Tobias, Michael. Life force : the world of Jainism. BL1351.2 .T63 1991
 

Germanic
Auerbach, Loren. Sagas of the Norsemen : Viking and German myth. BL860 .S23 1997
Julius Caesar, The Gallic War, Trans. H.J. Edwards, Loeb Classic Library. ISBN-13: 978-0674990807 on order
Davidson, Hilda Roderick Ellis. Gods and Myths of Northern Europe. BL860 .D36
Dumézil, Georges. From Myth to Fiction; the saga of Hadingus.DL147.S273 D8513
Krasskova, Galina. Exploring the Northern Tradition : a guide to the gods, lore, rites, and celebrations from the Norse,
     German, and Anglo-Saxon traditions. BL860 .K73 2005
Tacitus, Cornelius. Tacitus on Britain and Germany: a translation of the "Agricola" and the "Germania." PA6707 .A2 1960
____. The Complete Works of Tacitus: Germany and its tribes. DG207.T2 C45
Todd, Malcolm. Everyday life of the barbarians : Goths, Franks and Vandals. D135 .T64 1988
Ward-Perkins, Bryan. The Fall of Rome : and the end of civilization. DG311 .W33 2006
Winterbourne, Anthony. When the Norns have spoken time and fate in Germanic paganism. EBook.
video:
Furor Teutonicus, pax Romana: the saga of the Goths. AV D60 .F87 2002


Olmec
Art Institute of Chicago. The Ancient Americas : art from sacred landscapes. E59.A7 A42 1992
Bernal, Ignacio. The Olmec world. F1219 .B51713
Childress, David. The Mystery of the Olmecs. on order.
Diehl, Richard A. The Olmecs : America’s first civilization. on order.
Miller, Mary Ellen. The art of Mesoamerica : from Olmec to Aztec. F1219.3.A7 M55 2001
Pool, Christopher A. Olmec archaeology and early Mesoamerica. F1219.8.O56 P66 2007
video:
Monuments of ancient Mexico. AV F1219.3.M6 M6613 1990.
 

Chavin/Nazca/Moche
Art Institute of Chicago. The Ancient Americas : art from sacred landscapes. E59.A7 A42 1992
Aveni, Anthony F. Between the Lines : the mystery of the giant ground drawings of ancient Nasca, Peru. F3429.1.N3 A94 2000
Benson, Elizabeth P.  and Anita G. Cook, editors. Ritual sacrifice in ancient Peru. EBook.
Bourget, Steve. Sex, Death, and Sacrifice in Moche Religion and Visual Culture. on order.
Donnan, Christopher B. Moche Portraits from Ancient Peru. on order.
Means, Philip Ainsworth. Ancient Civilizations of the Andes. F3429 .M53 1964.
Morrison, Tony. Pathways to the gods : the mystery of the Andes lines. F3429.1.N3 M67 1978.
Engel, Frédéric André. An ancient world preserved : relics and records of prehistory in the Andes. F2229 .E5313 1976
National Gallery of Art. Moche Art and Archaeology in Ancient Peru. F3430.1.M6 .S78 2005
Silverman, Helaine. ed. Andean archaeology. F2229 .A555 2004