William Doty, Ph. D. is Professor Emeritus of Humanities and Religious Studies at the University of Alabama and former editor of Mythosphere: A Journal for Image, Myth, and Symbol. Dr. Doty is a prolific writer, translator, and editor who has published over twenty books and over seventy essays in a wide range of journals on topics including religious studies, anthropology, psychology, classics, and art criticism. His best-know books include Mythography: The Study of Myths and Rituals, Myths of Maculinity, and Myth: A Handbook.

Dr. Doty contributes regularly to Mythic Passages: The Magazine of Imagination:

• "Reading Women Mythologically." Bibliographic recommendations. 06.07
• "From One of the Darkest Places on the Planet, the Most Wonderful Art." Review of Gregory Curtis, The Cave Painters: Probing the Mysteries of the World's First Artists. 04.07
• "Mythopoesis from Moby Dick to Ahab's Wife" [by Sena Jeter Naslund]. 05.07
• Review of Volumes of Routledge Gods and Heroes of the Ancient World series by Ken Dowden, Zeus; Carol Dougherty, Prometheus; Lowell Edmunds, Oedipus; Richard Seaford, Dionysos. Susan Deacy, ed. 2006. 03.07
• "Foods and Mythologies." Review of "Nectar & Ambrosia: an Encyclopedia of Food in World Mythology" [by Tamra Andrews] 02.07
• Review of The Friendly Guide to Mythology: A Mortal's Companion to the Fantastical Realm of Gods, Monsters, and Heroes. by Nancy Hathaway 01.07
• "Myth and Tales in Big Fish." 12.06
• "Fragile Things Seeking Mythic Coherence in Our Smoke and Mirrors World." A review of Neil Gaiman's Fragile Things. 11.06
• "Transgression." Transcription of a Mythic Journeys '06 panel chaired by Dr. Doty. 10.06
• "Themes in World Mythology." 10.06
• "World Mythologies." 09.06
• "Building Your Mythic Toolbox: An Introduction to the Study of Myth." 07 & 08.06
• "The Many Deities of Neil Gaiman's American Gods." 05.06
• "Happy Eostre to Y'all! Springing Forward." 05.06
• "Imagining Myth: Negatively and Positively." 03.06
• Review of "The Trickster Ananse Redux" by Neil Gaiman, Anansi Boys. 02.06
• "My Latest Take on Mythology and the Novel." 01.06
• "Ideology and Mythology." 12.05 "Contemporary Mythic Trails." 11.05
• Review of "Jim Cullen's The American Dream." by Jim Cullen 10.05
• Review of "Celluloid Heroes and Mechanical Dragons" by John David Ebert 08.05
• Review of "Global Beat Fusion: The History of the Future of Music" by Derek Beres. 07.05
• "Myth and Religion: The Same or Different? Evaluating the Good and the Bad." 09/10.03

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