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Author:   Stephen T. Asma (Professor of Philosophy and Distinguished Scholar, Professor of Philosophy and Distinguished Scholar, Columbia College Chicago)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.703kg
ISBN:  

9780195336160

ISBN 10:   019533616
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   14 January 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction: Extraordinary Beings Part 1 - Ancient Monsters 1 Alexander Fights Monsters in India 2 Monsters Are Nature's Playthings 3 Hermaphrodites and Man-headed Oxen 4 Monstrous Desire Part 2 - Medieval Monsters: Messages from God 5 Biblical Monsters 6 Do Monsters Have Souls? 7 The Monster Killer 8 Possessing Demons and Witches Part 3 - Scientific Monsters: The Book of Nature is Riddled with Typos 9 Natural History, Freaks, and Nondescripts 10 The Medicalization of Monsters 11 Darwin's Mutants Part 4 - Inner Monsters: The Psychological Aspects 12 The Art of Human Vulnerability: Angst and Horror 13 Criminal Monsters: Psychopathology, Aggression, and the Malignant Heart Part 5 - Monsters Today and Tomorrow 14 Torturers, Terrorists, and Zombies: The Products of Monstrous Societies 15 Future Monsters: Robots, Mutants, and Posthuman Cyborgs Epilogue Notes Index

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Absorbing, entertaining survey...an enjoyable and thought-provoking read. Michael Kerrigan, The Scotsman Eloquently produced, wideranging study. Christopher Hawtree, The Independent A terrific read: cogent and witty and thought-provoking fom start to finish. Daily Telegraph, Toby Clements His book is irresistable. John Carey, Sunday Times A very readable and surprising history of every sort of monster, from the Biblical to the biotechnical. Audrey Niffenegger, The Guardian

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Stephen T. Asma is Professor of Philosophy at Columbia College Chicago, where he holds the title of Distinguished Scholar.

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