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From Amazons to Zombies - Monsters in Latin America (Hardcover)
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From Amazons to Zombies - Monsters in Latin America (Hardcover)
Series: Bucknell Studies in Latin American Literature and Theory
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How did it happen that whole regions of Latin America-Amazonia,
Patagonia, the Caribbean-are named for monstrous races of women
warriors, big-footed giants and cannibals? Through history,
monsters inhabit human imaginings of discovery and creation, and
also degeneration, chaos, and death. Latin America's most dynamic
monsters can be traced to archetypes that are found in virtually
all of the world's sacred traditions, but only in Latin America did
Amazons, cannibals, zombies, and other monsters become enduring
symbols of regional history, character, and identity. From Amazons
to Zombies presents a comprehensive account of the qualities of
monstrosity, the ways in which monsters function within and among
cultures, and theories and genres of the monstrous. It describes
the genesis and evolution of monsters in the construction and
representation of Latin America from the Ancient world and early
modern Iberia to the present.
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