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Shapeshifters : a history / John B. Kachuba.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kachuba, John B., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Monsters.
- Social aspects.
- History.
- Shapeshifting.
- Animals, Mythical.
- Monsters--Social aspects--History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 200 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2019.
- Contents:
- 1 Gods and Goddesses: Shapeshifters in Antiquity p. 17
- 2 When Men Become Gods: Mortal Shapeshifters p. 34
- 3 The Power of Transformation p. 49
- 4 Fay, Faerie and Folk Shapeshifters: Europe p. 58
- 5 Fay, Faerie and Folk Shapeshifters around the World p. 73
- 6 The Werewolf p. 93
- 7 The Vampire p. 114
- 8 Fluid Shapeshifters: Sex, Gender and Identity p. 136
- 9 Shapeshifters in Popular Culture: Literature and the Media p. 152
- 10 Final Transformation p. 179.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.
- ISBN:
- 178914079X
- 9781789140798
- OCLC:
- 1041765423
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