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Monsters : evil beings, mythical beasts, and all manner of imaginary terrors /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gilmore, David D., 1943-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2003]
Subjects:
Animals, Mythical.
Monsters.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Why study monsters?
  • How to approach monsters
  • Monsters in the west, I: the ancient world
  • Monsters in the west, II: the Christian era
  • Windigo: monster of the north
  • An American monstruary
  • The ogres of Asia
  • Japan and the Pacific islands
  • Ritual monsters
  • Our monsters, ourselves.