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On Monsters

Paperback • 2011 • English

On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears

By Stephen T. Asma

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"Monsters. Real or imagined, literal or metaphorical, they have exerted a dread fascination on the human mind for many centuries. They attract and repel us, intrigue and terrify us, and in the process reveal something deeply important about the darker recesses of our collective psyche. Stephen Asma's On Monsters is a wide-ranging cultural and conceptual history of monsters--how they have evolved over time, what functions they have served for us, and what shapes they are likely to take in the fut...Show more

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ISBN

9780199798094

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published year

2011

Language

English

Original title

On Monsters

Format

Paperback

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