Asia

by Shota Rustaveli & Marjory Scott Wardrop · 1912

The Georgian National Epic.

by Marjory Wardrop · 1894

A collection of folk tales from the nation of Georgia.

by Zabelle C. Boyajian · 1916

A sampler of Armenian literature, legends and history.

by H. G. Raverty · 1867

Anthology of later Sufi poets from Afghanistan, many translated directly from rare manuscripts.

by Charles John Tibbitts · 1889

A collection of Arabian, Persian, Indian and Kalmyk tales, including the seldom-seen 'Relations of Ssidi Kur.'

by E.A.W. Budge · 1897

A rich collection of humorous anecdotes from an ecclesiastical 13th century Syrian Orthodox Bishop.

by Ignácz Kúnos & Willy Pogany · 1913

A rich sampler of Turkish oral story-telling tradition, lavishly illustrated.

by J. E. Hanauer · 1907

Moslem, Christian and Jewish tales from old Palestine.

by Isya Joseph · 1919

The Yezidis, a persecuted Iraqi group with unique beliefs.

by George Percy Badger · 1852

A short account of the Yezidis by a Christian Missionary.

by Philip K. Hitti · 1928

The mysterious religion of the Druze of Lebanon.

by W. A. Clouston · 1881

Rare 19th century translations of Arabian poetry, mostly pre-Islamic or contemporary with Muhammed. Includes the Hanged Poems, and a synopsis of the Antar Saga.

by Richard Burton · 1850

by Andrew Lang · 1898

by Mabel Cook Cole · 1916

An ethnographic collection of regional Philippine folklore, mostly indigenous.

by John Maurice Miller · 1904

A retelling of some indigenous Philippine folk tales for children.

by US Department of the Navy, Bureau of Naval Personnel,Chaplains Division · 1967

A US military guidebook on the diverse religions of Vietnam.

by A.R. Radcliffe-Brown · 1922

An excerpt from Radcliffe-Brown's classic ethnography, The Andaman Islanders.

by R.O. Winstedt · 1925

An ethographic account of spiritual practices in Malaysia at the start of the 20th century, which included Shamanism, Animism, Hindu and Islamic influences.

by A.L. Shelton · 1925

A collection of folk tales and proverbs from Tibet, good reading for both children and adults.