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A field guide to the world's scary creatures, along with an intriguing explanation why monsters won't go away. Gilmore considers the role of monsters in the human psyche and in society, looking at art, folktales, fantasy, literature, and other sources.
A field guide to the world's scary creatures, along with an intriguing explanation why monsters won't go away. Gilmore considers the role of monsters in the human psyche and in society, looking at art, folktales, fantasy, literature, and other sources.
Preface
1. Introduction: Why Study Monsters?
2. How to Approach Monsters
3. The West, I: The Ancient World
4. The West, II: The Christian Era
5. Windigo: Monster of the North
6. An American Monstruary
7. The Ogres of Asia
8. Japan and the Pacific Islands
9. Ritual Monsters
10. Conclusions: Our Monsters, Ourselves
Bibliography
Index
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2009 |
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Genre: | Importe, Soziologie |
Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
ISBN-13: | 9780812220889 |
ISBN-10: | 0812220889 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Gilmore, David D |
Hersteller: | University of Pennsylvania Press |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 223 x 144 x 24 mm |
Von/Mit: | David D Gilmore |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 03.09.2009 |
Gewicht: | 0,339 kg |
Preface
1. Introduction: Why Study Monsters?
2. How to Approach Monsters
3. The West, I: The Ancient World
4. The West, II: The Christian Era
5. Windigo: Monster of the North
6. An American Monstruary
7. The Ogres of Asia
8. Japan and the Pacific Islands
9. Ritual Monsters
10. Conclusions: Our Monsters, Ourselves
Bibliography
Index
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2009 |
---|---|
Genre: | Importe, Soziologie |
Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
ISBN-13: | 9780812220889 |
ISBN-10: | 0812220889 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Gilmore, David D |
Hersteller: | University of Pennsylvania Press |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 223 x 144 x 24 mm |
Von/Mit: | David D Gilmore |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 03.09.2009 |
Gewicht: | 0,339 kg |