Monsters : Evil Beings, Mythical Beasts, and All Manner of Imaginary Terrors
Biographical note: David D. Gilmore is Professor of Anthropology at the State University of New York, Stony Brook. He is the author of several books, including Misogyny: The Male Malady, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press
eBook, English, 2003
University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, Pa., 2003
Online-Ressource (224 Seiten)
9780812203226, 0812203224
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Preface1. Introduction: Why Study Monsters?2. How to Approach Monsters3. The West, I: The Ancient World4. The West, II: The Christian Era5. Windigo: Monster of the North6. An American Monstruary7. The Ogres of Asia8. Japan and the Pacific Islands9. Ritual Monsters10. Conclusions: Our Monsters, OurselvesBibliographyIndex
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