The Origins Of Monsters

Author : David Wengrow
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780691202396

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The Origins of Monsters by David Wengrow Pdf

It has often been claimed that "monsters"--supernatural creatures with bodies composed from multiple species--play a significant part in the thought and imagery of all people from all times. The Origins of Monsters advances an alternative view. Composite figurations are intriguingly rare and isolated in the art of the prehistoric era. Instead it was with the rise of cities, elites, and cosmopolitan trade networks that "monsters" became widespread features of visual production in the ancient world. Showing how these fantastic images originated and how they were transmitted, David Wengrow identifies patterns in the records of human image-making and embarks on a search for connections between mind and culture. Wengrow asks: Can cognitive science explain the potency of such images? Does evolutionary psychology hold a key to understanding the transmission of symbols? How is our making and perception of images influenced by institutions and technologies? Wengrow considers the work of art in the first age of mechanical reproduction, which he locates in the Middle East, where urban life began. Comparing the development and spread of fantastic imagery across a range of prehistoric and ancient societies, including Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and China, he explores how the visual imagination has been shaped by a complex mixture of historical and universal factors. Examining the reasons behind the dissemination of monstrous imagery in ancient states and empires, The Origins of Monsters sheds light on the relationship between culture and cognition.

Author : Matt Kaplan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781451667998

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The Science of Monsters by Matt Kaplan Pdf

"Previously published as Medusa's gaze and vampire's bite by Scribner"--Title page verso.

Author : David A. Fernández
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0772761256

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De Monstris by David A. Fernández Pdf

Author : Carlyn Beccia
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781512449167

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Monstrous by Carlyn Beccia Pdf

Could Dr. Frankenstein's machine ever animate a body? Why should vampires drink from veins and not arteries? What body parts are best for zombies to eat? (It's not brains.) This fascinating encyclopedia of monsters delves into the history and science behind eight legendary creatures, from Bigfoot and the kraken to zombies and more. Find out each monster's origin story and the real-world history that informed it, and then explore the science of each creature in fun and surprising ways. Tips and infographics--including monster anatomy, how to survive a vampire attack, and real-life giant creatures of the deep sea--make this a highly visual and fun-to-browse book.

Author : Stephen T. Asma
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780199798094

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On Monsters by Stephen T. Asma Pdf

"A comprehensive modern-day bestiary."--The New Yorker

Author : Helaine Becker
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781771387460

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Monster Science by Helaine Becker Pdf

Are monsters really out there in the big, wide world? Frankenstein, vampires, bigfoot, zombies, werewolves, sea monsters — they’re not real, right? But what if they were? How would science explain their existence? In this totally original book, these mythical creatures are put under the microscope, one by one, and the scientific principles that prove or disprove their plausibility are explained. How does electricity work, and can it ever wake the dead? What’s in our blood, and do real-life bloodsuckers exist? Find out what’s true — and what’s just legend! With frightful fun and just enough ick, the scariest monsters on earth will engage kids so thoroughly in the world of science, they’re sure to be screaming for more!

Author : Ramsey Campbell,Josh Malerman,Nicholas Vince
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1945263172

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Primogen by Ramsey Campbell,Josh Malerman,Nicholas Vince Pdf

Eighteen of your favorite authors take you on a trip to discover the reinvented "Origin of Monsters." Meet the primogeniture from each horrific bloodline as told from creative minds like Ramsey Campbell, Nicholas Vince, Josh Malerman, and more.

Author : Daniel Loxton,Donald R. Prothero
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780231153201

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Abominable Science by Daniel Loxton,Donald R. Prothero Pdf

Presents arguments for and against the existence of five notable cryptids and challenges the pseudoscience that furthers their legendary statuses, while providing an exploration of the nature and subculture of cryptozoology.

Author : Fiona Macdonald
Publisher : Armadillo
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-27
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1861477449

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The Amazing History of Monsters by Fiona Macdonald Pdf

Meet fantastic beasts from ancient legends: fire-breathing dragons, the Himalayan yeti, one-eyed Cyclops, and more.

Author : Christopher Golden,Stephen R. Bissette,Thomas E. Sniegoski
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2000-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780671042592

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The Monster Book by Christopher Golden,Stephen R. Bissette,Thomas E. Sniegoski Pdf

An official guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer describes the mythology and influences behind the monsters, ghouls, and characters through interviews with the creators and details of the episodes.

Author : Zakiya Hanafi
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2000-10-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780822380351

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The Monster in the Machine by Zakiya Hanafi Pdf

The Monster in the Machine tracks the ways in which human beings were defined in contrast to supernatural and demonic creatures during the time of the Scientific Revolution. Zakiya Hanafi recreates scenes of Italian life and culture from the late sixteenth to the early eighteenth centuries to show how monsters were conceptualized at this particular locale and historical juncture—a period when the sacred was being supplanted by a secular, decidedly nonmagical way of looking at the world. Noting that the word “monster” is derived from the Latin for “omen” or “warning,” Hanafi explores the monster’s early identity as a portent or messenger from God. Although monsters have always been considered “whatever we are not,” they gradually were tranformed into mechanical devices when new discoveries in science and medicine revealed the mechanical nature of the human body. In analyzing the historical literature of monstrosity, magic, and museum collections, Hanafi uses contemporary theory and the philosophy of technology to illuminate the timeless significance of the monster theme. She elaborates the association between women and the monstrous in medical literature and sheds new light on the work of Vico—particularly his notion of the conatus—by relating it to Vico’s own health. By explicating obscure and fascinating texts from such disciplines as medicine and poetics, she invites the reader to the piazzas and pulpits of seventeenth-century Naples, where poets, courtiers, and Jesuit preachers used grotesque figures of speech to captivate audiences with their monstrous wit. Drawing from a variety of texts from medicine, moral philosophy, and poetics, Hanafi’s guided tour through this baroque museum of ideas will interest readers in comparative literature, Italian literature, history of ideas, history of science, art history, poetics, women’s studies, and philosophy.

Author : Pete Von Sholly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 1951038010

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Pete Von Sholly's History of Monsters by Pete Von Sholly Pdf

Pete Von Sholly's History of Monsters is a glorious look at the phenomenon of monsters as they figure in pop culture as well as from the anthropological, psychological and societal angles. This unprecedented illustrated pageant, presented as an accordion folded hardcover book, shows the actual history of monsters from man's earliest fears of the darkness beyond the fire to today's nightmares to see how these terrors found expression in myth, legend, and entertainment. But whatever the time or medium it's always in the unknown where the monsters lurk and fester and wait. Step into Pete Von Sholly's History of Monsters and experience the story as never before. "This astounding work traces the evolution and proliferation of monsters through all human history and many cultures, with over 1,100 different examples intertwined into a colorful, informative and fascinating book on a scale that has never before been attempted. Take a guided tour through the dark side of legend, myth, superstition, fiction, animation, film, television and even cryptozoology, and meet every monster that has haunted your nightmares - and quite a few that haven't (yet) - in this fantastic panorama wrought with the skills of a mature master of the genre." - Richard Milner, former editor of Natural History magazine and author of Charles R. Knight - The Artist Who Saw Through Time and Darwin's UniverseZ

Author : Linda S. Godfrey
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-28
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781101625286

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American Monsters by Linda S. Godfrey Pdf

From pre-Columbian legends to modern-day eyewitness accounts, this comprehensive guide covers the history, sightings and lore surrounding the most mysterious monsters in America—including Bigfoot, the Jersey Devil, and more. Bigfoot, the chupacabra, and thunderbirds aren’t just figments of our overactive imaginations—according to thousands of eyewitnesses, they exist, in every corner of the United States. Throughout America’s history, shocked onlookers have seen unbelievable creatures of every stripe—from sea serpents to apelike beings, giant bats to monkeymen—in every region. Author, investigator, and creature expert Linda S. Godfrey brings the same fearless reporting she lent to Real Wolfmen to this essential guide, using historical record, present-day news reports, and eyewitness interviews to examine this hidden menagerie of America’s homegrown beasts.

Author : Olivier Rieppel
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780253025074

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Turtles as Hopeful Monsters by Olivier Rieppel Pdf

Where do turtles hail from? Why and how did they acquire shells? These questions have spurred heated debate and intense research for more than two hundred years. Brilliantly weaving evidence from the latest paleontological discoveries with an accessible, incisive look at different theories of biological evolution and their proponents, Turtles as Hopeful Monsters tells the fascinating evolutionary story of the shelled reptiles. Paleontologist Olivier Rieppel traces the evolution of turtles from over 220 million years ago, examining closely the relationship of turtles to other reptiles and charting the development of the shell. Turtle issues fuel a debate between proponents of gradual evolutionary change and authors favoring change through bursts and leaps of macromutation. The first book-length popular history of its type, this indispensable resource is an engaging read for all those fascinated by this ubiquitous and uniquely shaped reptile.

Author : Emma Sancartier
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781452167800

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Monsters You Should Know by Emma Sancartier Pdf

“A humorous—and richly illustrated—book full of quirky monsters. SanCartier’s creatures are somehow both cute and terrifying.” —USA Today Meet the world’s most unusual monsters in this darkly funny collection of creatures and cryptids from folkloric history. Illustrator Emma SanCartier captures the bizarre and hilarious elements of seventeen monsters from around the world in a light, tongue-in-cheek tone, from the Japanese dream-eater Baku and the Persian carnivorous unicorn Shadhavar to the Eastern European Shurale, a literal tickle monster. Illustrated in lush watercolor, Monsters You Should Know is a perfect primer for the many strange, frightening, and compelling things that go bump in the night. “An important book on monsters you should know about, mostly because it turns out they’re really cute.” —Buzzfeed