Monsters : evil beings, mythical beasts, and all manner of imaginary terrors
Title:
Monsters : evil beings, mythical beasts, and all manner of imaginary terrors
Author:
Gilmore, David D., 1943-
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2003]
©2003
Physical Description:
xi, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:
English
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.
ISBN:
9780812237023
Format :
Book
