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North American Monsters
David J. Puglia
其他書名
A Contemporary Legend Casebook
出版University Press of Colorado, 2022-03-15
主題Social Science / GeneralSocial Science / Folklore & MythologyLiterary Criticism / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
ISBN16464216049781646421602
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=TepcEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Mining a mountain of folklore publications, North American Monsters unearths decades of notable monster research. Nineteen folkloristic case studies from the last half-century examine legendary monsters in their native habitats, focusing on ostensibly living creatures bound to specific geographic locales.

A diverse cast of scholars contemplate these alluring creatures, feared and beloved by the communities that host them—the Jersey Devil gliding over the Pine Barrens, Lieby wriggling through Lake Lieberman, Char-Man stalking the Ojai Valley, and many, many more. Embracing local stories, beliefs, and traditions while neither promoting nor debunking, North American Monsters aspires to revive scholarly interest in local legendary monsters and creatures and to encourage folkloristic monster legend sleuthing.