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PHILIP WILKINSON, CONSULTANT
Philip Wilkinson has written more than 50 books on history,
religions, the arts, and mythology. His titles include Mythology
and Religions in Dorling Kindersley’s Eyewitness Companions
series, Myths and Legends, and A Celebration of Customs and
Rituals of the World, which was endorsed and adopted by the
United Nations.GEORGIE CARROLL
Georgie Carroll is a PhD candidate at SOAS University of London
working on eco-aesthetics in Indian literature. She is author of
Mouse (Animal) (2015), and a fiction writer.DR. MARK FAULKNER
Dr. Mark Faulkner lived and worked in Africa for 17 years before
returning to academia and gaining his PhD, which focused on the
Boni hunter-gatherer community. He now lectures in Religions of
Africa at SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies), University
of London.DR. JACOB F. FIELD
Dr. Jacob F. Field is a historian who is currently a research associate at
the University of Cambridge. His academic work focuses on the Great
Fire of London and British social and economic history. He has also
written five books for a popular audience.DR. JOHN HAYWOOD
Dr. John Haywood studied medieval history at the universities of
Lancaster, Cambridge, and Copenhagen. He is the author of over
20 books, including Viking: the Norse Warrior’s Unofficial Manual
(2013) and Northmen: the Viking Saga 793-1241 (2015).MICHAEL KERRIGAN
Michael Kerrigan contributed to the Chambers Dictionary of
Beliefs and Religion (1993) and The Times World Religions (2002).
His books include BBC Ancient Civilizations: Greece (20 01) and
Ancient Rome (2002); The Ancients in their Own Words (2009);
and Celtic Legends (2016).NEIL PHILIP
Neil Philip is the author of numerous books on folklore and
mythology, including Mythology of the World; The Great Mystery:
Myths of Native America; and Dorling Kindersley’s Eyewitness
Companions: Mythology.DR. NICHOLAUS PUMPHREY
Dr. Nicholaus Pumphrey is the Assistant Professor of Religious
Studies and Curator of the Quayle Bible Collection at Baker
University in Baldwin City, Kansas. He specializes in Biblical
Studies, Ancient Near Eastern History and Literature, and Islamic
Studies. Currently, he is a senior staff member on the Tel Akko
Total Archaeology project in Akko, Israel.JULIETTE TOCINO-SMITH
Juliette Tocino-Smith is a postgraduate student at University
College, London. During her undergraduate studies, she spent a
semester in South Korea, where she became fascinated by the way
in which fiction and mythology had come together in shaping
contemporary Korean society.CONTRIBUTORS
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