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Religion, Culture, and the Monstrous - Of Gods and Monsters (Hardcover)
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Religion, Culture, and the Monstrous - Of Gods and Monsters (Hardcover)
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Religion, Culture, and the Monstrous: Of Gods and Monsters explores
the intersection of the emerging field of "monster theory" within
religious studies. With case studies from ancient Mesopotamia to
contemporary valleys of the Himalayas to ghost tours in Savannah,
Georgia, the volume examines the variegated nature of the monstrous
as well as the cultural functions of monsters in shaping how we see
the world and ourselves. In this, the authors constructively assess
the state of the two fields of monster theory and religious
studies, and propose new directions in how these fields can inform
each other. The case studies included illuminate the ways in which
monsters reinforce the categories through which a given culture
sees the world. At the same time, the volume points to how monsters
appear to question, disrupt, or challenge those categories,
creating an 'unsettling' or surplus of meaning.
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