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Imaginary Animals - The Monstrous, the Wondrous and the Human (Paperback)
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Imaginary Animals - The Monstrous, the Wondrous and the Human (Paperback)
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List price R659
Loot Price R586
Discovery Miles 5 860
You Save R73 (11%)
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Tales throughout the world generally place fabulous beasts in
marginal locations - deserts, deep woods, remote islands, glaciers,
ocean depths, mountain peaks, caves, swamps, heavenly bodies and
alternate universes. Legends tell us that imaginary animals belong
to a primordial time, before we had encompassed the world with
names, categories and scientific knowledge. This book traces the
history of imaginary animals from Palaeolithic art to the Harry
Potter stories, and beyond. It shows how imagined creatures help us
psychologically, giving form to our subconscious fears as
'monsters', as well as embodying our hopes as 'wonders'.
Nevertheless, their greatest service may be to continually
challenge our imaginations, directing us beyond the limitations of
our conventional beliefs and expectations.
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