On monsters an unnatural history of our worst fears /

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第一著者: Asma, Stephen T.
団体著者: ebrary, Inc
フォーマット: 電子媒体 eBook
言語:英語
出版事項: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
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目次:
  • Extraordinary beings
  • Ancient monsters. Alexander fights monsters in India ; Monsters are nature's playthings ; Hermaphrodites and man-headed oxen ; Monstrous desire
  • Medieval monsters : messages from God. Biblical monsters ; Do monsters have souls? ; The monster killer ; Possessing demons and witches
  • Scientific monsters : the book of nature is riddled with typos. Natural history, freaks, and nondescripts ; The medicalization of monsters ; Darwin's mutants
  • Inner monsters : the psychological aspects. The art of human vulnerability : angst and horror ; Criminal monsters : psychopathology, aggression, and the malignant heart ; Torturers, terrorists, and zombies : the products of monstrous societies ; Future monsters : robots, mutants, and posthuman cyborgs.