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245 10 a| On monstersh| [electronic resource] :b| an unnatural history of our worst fears /c| Stephen T. Asma.;

260 a| Oxford ;a| New York :b| Oxford University Press,;

300 a| xii, 351 p. :b| ill. ;c| 25 cm.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-333) and index.;

505 0 a| Extraordinary beings -- Ancient monsters. Alexander fights monsters in India ; Monsters are nature's playthings ; Hermaphrodites and man-headed oxen ; Monstrous desire -- Medieval monsters : messages from God. Biblical monsters ; Do monsters have souls? ; The monster killer ; Possessing demons and witches -- Scientific monsters : the book of nature is riddled with typos. Natural history, freaks, and nondescripts ; The medicalization of monsters ; Darwin's mutants -- Inner monsters : the psychological aspects. The art of human vulnerability : angst and horror ; Criminal monsters : psychopathology, aggression, and the malignant heart ; Torturers, terrorists, and zombies : the products of monstrous societies ; Future monsters : robots, mutants, and posthuman cyborgs.;

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On monsters an unnatural history of our worst fears / Stephen T. Asma.

Author/creator	Asma, Stephen T.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,
Description	xii, 351 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Monsters.

Contents	Extraordinary beings -- Ancient monsters. Alexander fights monsters in India ; Monsters are nature's playthings ; Hermaphrodites and man-headed oxen ; Monstrous desire -- Medieval monsters : messages from God. Biblical monsters ; Do monsters have souls? ; The monster killer ; Possessing demons and witches -- Scientific monsters : the book of nature is riddled with typos. Natural history, freaks, and nondescripts ; The medicalization of monsters ; Darwin's mutants -- Inner monsters : the psychological aspects. The art of human vulnerability : angst and horror ; Criminal monsters : psychopathology, aggression, and the malignant heart ; Torturers, terrorists, and zombies : the products of monstrous societies ; Future monsters : robots, mutants, and posthuman cyborgs.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-333) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2009007219
ISBN	9780195336160 (hardcover : alk. paper) :
ISBN	019533616X (hardcover : alk. paper)

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