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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009

1 online resource (xii, 351 p.) : ill

ISBN 9780199714513 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 019533616X (hardcover : alk. paper)

ISBN 9780195336160 (hardcover : alk. paper)

ISBN 9780199798094 (pbk.)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-333) and index

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.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries

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(OCoLC)711101516