How did it happen that whole regions of Latin America Amazonia, Patagonia, the Caribbeanare named for monstrous races of women warriors, big-footed giants and cannibals? Through history, monsters inhabit human imaginings of discovery and creation, and also degeneration, chaos, and death. Latin America’s most dynamic monsters can be traced to archetypes that are found in virtually all of the worlds sacred traditions, but only in Latin America did Amazons, cannibals, zombies, and other monsters become enduring symbols of regional history, character, and identity. From Amazons to Zombies presents a comprehensive account of the qualities of monstrosity, the ways in which monsters function within and among cultures, and theories and genres of the monstrous. It describes the genesis and evolution of monsters in the construction and representation of Latin America from the Ancient world and early modern Iberia to the present.
Persephone Braham
From Amazons to Zombies [EPUB ebook]
Monsters in Latin America
From Amazons to Zombies [EPUB ebook]
Monsters in Latin America
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Limba Engleză ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9781611487077 ● Editura Bucknell University Press ● Publicat 2015 ● Descărcabil 3 ori ● Valută EUR ● ID 5217529 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor Adobe DRM
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