Bigfoot to Mothman

A Global Encyclopedia of Legendary Beasts and Monsters

Margo DeMello (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

320 Seiten

2024
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-4408-7725-4 (ISBN)

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This one-volume encyclopedia introduces readers to the world's cryptids—those hidden or secret animals believed to exist at the margins of human society—including Bigfoot, Yeti, the Loch Ness Monster, and the Mothman.

Comprehensive in its scope, this book is a valuable resource for anyone who wants to know more about well-known creatures of myth and legend, such as the Chupacabra and the Jersey Devil, and discover lesser-known animals, such as the Bunyip of Australia and the Mamlambo of South Africa. Rather than purport to prove or deny the existence of these creatures, however, this volume classifies them within their respective cultural, historical, and social contexts, allowing readers to appreciate cryptids as cultural artifacts important to societies around the globe. Finally, this book goes beyond the study of the unknown to investigate who believes in cryptids, why they do, and why the study of cryptozoology is as much about understanding cryptids as it is about understanding ourselves.

Margo DeMello is assistant professor in the anthrozoology program at Carroll College in Helena, MT, USA.

Preface
Alphabetical List of Entries
Entries by Geographic Region
Entries by Topic
Introduction
The Encyclopedia
Cryptids
Extinct, Invented, or Mythical Creatures Similar to Cryptids
Appendix
Bibliography
About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	10.02.2024
Zusatzinfo	10 bw illus
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-4408-7725-4 / 1440877254
ISBN-13	978-1-4408-7725-4 / 9781440877254
Zustand	Neuware