Davidson and Chaudhri do not seek to provide an exhaustive analysis or history of supernatural enemies in different societies and traditions. Rather, this book presents, for the first time, a variety of approaches to the subject and gives access to some very rare material drawn from ancient iconography and from texts and literature originally written in languages inaccessible to many readers. Archive materials, other records, and contemporary fieldwork are also utilized. From this wealth of sources, the reader obtains vivid portraits of the hostile forces which have so inspired the imagination throughout the ages.
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. xiii, (3), 226 pages. The book is divided into 4 sections: Gods, Demons, and Ogres; Animals and Monsters; Witches and Deceivers; and Abductors and Pursuers. Each section includes scholarly studies (sixteen in all) ranging from "beliefs of the Ancient World and the lore of the Middle Ages in Europe to modern traditions about Killer Clowns among Scottish children, sightings of the Black Dof in East Anglia and beliefs in supernatural abduction." The book is as-new condition in an as-new dust jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Seller Inventory # W2418