Religion, Culture, and the Monstrous
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Religion, Culture, and the Monstrous

Of Gods and Monsters

  1. 289 pages
  2. English
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Religion, Culture, and the Monstrous

Of Gods and Monsters

About this book

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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Information

Publisher
Lexington Books
Year
2021
eBook ISBN
9781978756175
Edition
1
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Ancient Religion

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Religion, Culture, and the Monstrous
  3. Religion, Culture, and the Monstrous: Of Gods and Monsters
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Part I Thinking with Monsters
  7. Chapter 1
  8. Five Further Theses on Monster Theory and Religious Studies
  9. Chapter 2
  10. Reiterations
  11. Chapter 3
  12. Horror and Bible (Six Theses)
  13. Chapter 4
  14. A Biological Model of Monster Flaps
  15. Part II Monsters Guarding the Gates
  16. Chapter 5
  17. The Idea of Evil and Messianic Deliverance in the Satpanth Ismaili Tradition of South Asia
  18. Chapter 6
  19. Ghost Stories from Tales of Retribution
  20. Chapter 7
  21. Of Monsters and Invisible Villages
  22. Chapter 8
  23. Godly Aromas and Monstrous Stenches
  24. Chapter 9
  25. Man, Yeti, and Mi-go
  26. Chapter 10
  27. The Mesopotamian Demon Lamaštu and the Monstrosity of Gender Transgression
  28. Chapter 11
  29. Topophilic Perversions
  30. Part III Monsters Tearing Down the Gates
  31. Chapter 12
  32. Finding Bigfoot
  33. Chapter 13
  34. Thomas Jefferson
  35. Chapter 14
  36. Shapeshifters and Goddesses
  37. Chapter 15
  38. The Monster Within
  39. Chapter 16
  40. “Monsters among Us”
  41. Chapter 17
  42. To Eat or to Be Eaten––CHEW
  43. Bibliography
  44. Index
  45. About the Editors and Contributors