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I've created this article with a light overview of a few religions; however I'm no expert on religious studies and would like either additions or good sources to use for expansion into Chinese or African religions. Furthermore, the article has an example categorization of mythologies, but I am uncomfortable with it as it comes from astronomers and not from a religious studies background. If a peer reviewer knows of a similar eclipse myth categorization that comes from within the field, that would be much better to use in the article.

Thanks, Dan 05:50, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Dan Leonard, I had a short look through a few sources.
General:
  • Littmann, Mark; Espenak, Fred; Willcox, Ken (2008). "4. Eclipses in Mythology". Totality: Eclipses of the Sun. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-157994-3.
  • Close, Frank (2019). "4. Eclipses in History and Myth". Eclipses: What Everyone Needs to Know. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-090247-6.
  • Petruzzello, Melissa. "The Sun Was Eaten: 6 Ways Cultures Have Explained Eclipses". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  • Deutsch, James (2024). "What Indigenous Cultures From Around the World Believe About Eclipses". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
Chinese:
African:
American:
Some of the sources are fully free or the relevant passages are accessible as a preview, but not all of them. The sources should be fine for the good article criteria but I'm not sure that all of them pass the feature article criteria of high-quality sources. From a short look Littmann, Espenak, and Willcox 2008 seems to cover a lot. It might have something on categorization as well. You could also try Close 2019. I hope that helps. Phlsph7 (talk) 12:24, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]