Eye of newt and toe of frog, adder's fork and lizard's leg
Subtitle: the lore and mythology of amphibians and reptiles
By: Marty Crump ; in collaboration with Danté B. Fenolio
Contributors: Fenolio, Danté B. (Danté Bruce), author
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780226116006
Subjects: Mythology; Reptiles; Amphibians; Folklore
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-300) and index.
Table of contents: title: Talk to the animals; title: In the beginning: creation myths; title: Snakes: "good" or "evil"?; title: Songs and thunderbolts: frogs, snakes, and rain; title: A second chance: frogs, snakes, and rebirth; title: Of love, morals, and death: amphibians and reptiles in folktales; title: The lighter side: trickster tales and "how" and "why" stories; title: Tailless wonders, naked serpents, and fire lizards: perception of amphibians; title: Through folk beliefs; title: Marshmallow-eaters, methuselahs, spiny-backs, were-lizards, and protectors: perception of reptiles through folk beliefs; title: Move aside, Viagra: reptile sexual power; title: Pick your poison-blood, venom, skin, or bones: folk medicines; title: Like a hell-broth, boil and bubble: witchcraft and magic; title: "How 'bout them toad suckers": other ways we use amphibians and reptiles; title: Singing tuatara from their holes.