Monsters
Subtitle: a bestiary of devils, demons, vampires, werewolves, and other magical creatures
By: Christopher Dell
Publisher: Inner Traditions
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Rochester, Vt
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781594773945
Description: "From myth to manga, an artistic visual history of the human mind through an imaginative collection of fantastical monsters from around the world"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: In the beginning; title: Gods and monsters : creatures of chaos, monstrous gods, titans, sphinxes, furies; title: Devils and demons : demonic hierarchies, the many faces of Satan, hellish creatures, the last judgment; title: Magical monsters : alchemical creatures, grimoires, golems, unicorns; title: Dragons and flying monsters : Western and Eastern dragons, lindwurms, rocs; title: Water monsters : sea monsters, lake monsters, kappa, mermaids, sirens, leviathan, kelpies; title: Transformations and hybrids : shapeshifters, werewolves, creatures from Ovid, the minotaur, dog-headed humans; title: Ghosts and ghouls : ghostly monsters, the undead, dreams and nightmares, evil spirits; title: Monsters of folklore : beasts of the wilderness, giant wolves, the tarasque, krampus, night demons; title: How to fight monsters : heroes, monster-slayers, the sphinx, saints and monsters; title: Off the edge of the map : natural histories, monstrous peoples, cryptids, the final frontier.