Monster Studies is a rising academic topic. Despite hesitancy at first, the subject is now examined by scholars of various academic interests and backgrounds. However, the dominant monster investigations are from the post-1900s. This volume focuses on Premodern monsters. The purpose of this volume is to examine various monsters from diverse cultures in order to indicate how each monstrous discourse derives from their mythology's socio-cultural context.
The volume examines several Monsters within their socio-cultural matrix. This includes a variety of monstrosities from diverse cultures and periods. Namely, the examined creatures, or perceived creatures, stem from the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament (Pauline epistles), Reformation England, the Japanese Noh play Dōjōji, Yamauba Myths, and Yōkai Relics from early modern Japanese Buddhism.
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Dr. Allan Wright is a Lecturer at the University of Alberta. His research subjects and interests include Religious Theory, The New Testament, The Gospel of Mark, Cultural Monster Studies, Devils and Demonologies, and New Religious Movements. He is the author of ''Better To Reign In Hell, Than Serve in Heaven: ' Satan's Metamorphasis From a Heavenly Council Member to the Ruler of Pandaemonium'.
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Over the past decades, monster studies has expanded from a little-known niche to a lively interdisciplinary field. However, modern conceptions of monstrosity continue to receive a disproportionate share of scholarly attention. This volume contributes to the ongoing diversification of monster studies by examining an array of premodern monsters in both Western Judeo-Christian and East Asian Buddhist contexts. Specific topics include dragon-slaying imagery in the Hebrew Bible; dehumanization of non-Christians in the Pauline Epistles; monsterizing portrayals of the early Christian heretic Nestorius; monstrous births in Reformation England; the construction of the demonic feminine in the Japanese Noh play D¿j¿ji; Japanese lore about cannibalistic 'mountain hags'; and supposed relics from supernatural creatures in Edo-period Japan. Building on and challenging existing scholarship, the essays in this volume illuminate the many ways in which monsters simultaneously reinforce and subvert normative values, reflecting and refracting the anxieties of the humans who create them. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798881901417
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