Bodies : sex, violence, disease, and death in contemporary legend / Gillian Bennett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bennett, Gillian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legends.

Human body--Folklore.

Human body.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 313 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson, Miss. : University Press of Mississippi, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Because they are so often told as news, contemporary legends force us to reevaluate life as we know it. They confront us with macabre, fantastic, horrific, or hilarious characters and events that seem to come straight out of myths and folktales, but are presented as present day events. The difficulty is that it is not at all easy to decide whether these often disturbing stories should be treated as reliable or dismissed as fantasy. The legends explored in this book are some of the most bizarre, gruesome, and politically sensitive stories in the contemporary legend canon.

Contents:

Animals inside : bosom serpents and alimentary amphibians

Poison and honey

Aids aggressors : mirrors, caskets, and needles

Killing the prodigal son

Dispossessed : the body snatchers

Blood and babies.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-21039-8

9786613210395

1-60473-065-X

1-4294-6053-9

OCLC:

560217440