Fantastic creatures in mythology and folklore : from medieval times to the present day / Juliette Wood.
Drawing on historical sources, myth and folklore, Fantastic Creatures in Mythology and Folklore explores the roles of fantastical beasts - particularly the unicorn, the mermaid, and the dragon - in a series of thematic chapters organised according to their legendary dwelling place, be this land, sea...
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| 505 | 0 | |a Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Sources; Chapter 1: When unicorns walked the earth: A brief history of the unicorn and its fellows; Classical accounts; Biblical unicorns; The unicorn and the lady; Fighting unicorns; Medical unicorns and the curative power of a spiral horn; The 'Truth behind the Myth'; The unicorn's survival; The sea unicorn and the corpse whale; The eco-narwhal and the atheist unicorn; Man-eaters and half men; Conclusion; Chapter 2: Lingering in sea caves: The world of the mermaid. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Origins: From siren to mermaidContinuity and adaptation; Sedna, the sea woman; Serek-A the mermaid; The Boto and the Aumakua, shape-shifters and ancestors; Jumanja, Lasirène and Mami Wata; Mermaids and the landscape; Mermaids in art; Mermaid spectacles: Theatre, film, music; Marine life and mythic perception; The whale, the dolphin and the sea serpent; Whales as bringers of knowledge; Dolphins; Sea serpents and sea monsters; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Things with wings: The creatures of the air; Harpies and sirens; The griffin and its kin; Winged horses and the hippogriff. | |
| 520 | 8 | |a Drawing on historical sources, myth and folklore, Fantastic Creatures in Mythology and Folklore explores the roles of fantastical beasts - particularly the unicorn, the mermaid, and the dragon - in a series of thematic chapters organised according to their legendary dwelling place, be this land, sea, or air. Through this original approach, Juliette Wood provides the first study of mythical beasts in history from the medieval period to the present day, providing new insights into the ways these creatures continue to define our constantly changing relationship to both real and imagined worlds. It places particular emphasis on the role of the internet, computer games, and the cyberspace community, and in doing so, demonstrates that the core medieval myth surrounding these creatures remains static within the ever-increasing arena of mass marketing and the internet. This is a vital resource for undergraduates studying fantastic creatures in history, literature and media studies. | |
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