02075nam a2200337 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020004300112020004000155020002500195020002700220040002100247035002100268050002300289082001800312100002100330245010200351260005800453300002400511504006600535505077900601533015201380650001401532655002901546710001701575856012601592999001901718ebr10460702CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||090220s2009    enka    sb    001 0 eng d  z  2009007219  z9780195336160 (hardcover : alk. paper)  z019533616X (hardcover : alk. paper)  z9780199798094 (pbk.)  z9780199714513 (e-book)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)71110151614aGR825b.A86 2009eb04a398.24/542221 aAsma, Stephen T.10aOn monstersh[electronic resource] :ban unnatural history of our worst fears /cStephen T. Asma.  aOxford ;aNew York :bOxford University Press,c2009.  axii, 351 p. :bill.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [285]-333) and index.0 aExtraordinary beings -- Ancient monsters. Alexander fights monsters in India ; Monsters are nature's playthings ; Hermaphrodites and man-headed oxen ; Monstrous desire -- Medieval monsters : messages from God. Biblical monsters ; Do monsters have souls? ; The monster killer ; Possessing demons and witches -- Scientific monsters : the book of nature is riddled with typos. Natural history, freaks, and nondescripts ; The medicalization of monsters ; Darwin's mutants -- Inner monsters : the psychological aspects. The art of human vulnerability : angst and horror ; Criminal monsters : psychopathology, aggression, and the malignant heart ; Torturers, terrorists, and zombies : the products of monstrous societies ; Future monsters : robots, mutants, and posthuman cyborgs.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aMonsters. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10460702zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c125755d125755