The Ashgate Research Companion to Monsters and the MonstrousAsa Simon Mittman, Peter Dendle The field of monster studies has grown significantly over the past few years and this companion provides a comprehensive guide to the study of monsters and the monstrous from historical, regional and thematic perspectives. The collection reflects the truly multi-disciplinary nature of monster studies, bringing in scholars from literature, art history, religious studies, history, classics, and cultural and media studies. The companion will offer scholars and graduate students the first comprehensive and authoritative review of this emergent field. |
Contents
HISTORY OF MONSTROSITY | 9 |
The Monstrous Caribbean | 17 |
Categories of Monstrosity | 49 |
The Water Deity Mami Wata in Africa | 77 |
Rejecting and Embracing the Monstrous in Ancient Greece | 103 |
Changing Discourses | 133 |
On the Monstrous in the Islamic Visual Tradition | 151 |
The Maya Cosmic Monster as a Political and Religious Symbol | 197 |
12 | 262 |
CRITICAL APPROACHES TO MONSTROSITY | 291 |
14 | 301 |
15 | 316 |
16 | 331 |
17 | 347 |
18 | 367 |
The Promise of Monsters | 449 |
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