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Shapeshifters : a history / John B. Kachuba.

Van Pelt Library GR825 .K35 2019
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Kachuba, John B., author.
Contributor:
Class of 1932 Fund.
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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