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EAN-139780393322118   EAN-13 barcode 9780393322118
Product NameGiants, Monsters, And Dragons: An Encyclopedia Of Folklore, Legend, And Myth
LanguageEnglish
CategoryBook / Magazine / Publication
Short DescriptionPaperback
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Width1 inches    (convert)
Height10 inches    (convert)
Length7.8 inches    (convert)
Weight32.32 ounces    (convert)
AuthorCarol Rose
Page Count416
BindingPaperback
Published11/17/2001
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Long Description"Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! have nothing on Rose, at home in a thicket of menacing creatures."― Choice We have always conjured up creatures never seen in nature, from flying horses and two-headed birds to fire-breathing dragons and enormous killer skunks, as well as fantastic distortions of our own image, from giants to nubile maidens. In these pages you will meet extraordinary beings from Hindu and Navajo religions, Scandinavian tales, Russian folklore, Lithuanian stories, Irish oral history, American tall tales, and Aztec myth. Just some of the monstrous entourage: • Baku, a benevolent Japanese monster with the body of a horse, the head of a lion, and the legs of a tiger, who helps people by devouring their nightmares. • Kurma, the giant tortoise of Hindu myth, whose upper shell forms the heavens and lower part the earth. • Missipissy, the feared fish serpent of North America's Great Lakes region. This illustrated encyclopedia not only identifies and describes individual beasts in their cultural context but also groups them together across cultures and discusses common mythological strands and conceits. 60 b/w illustrations.
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