Disgust and desire : the paradox of the monster /

Monsters have taken many forms across time and cultures, yet within these variations, monsters often evoke the same paradoxical response: disgust and desire. We simultaneously fear monsters and take pleasure in seeing them, and their role in human culture helps to explain this apparent contradiction...

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Other Authors: Wright, Kristen (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, [2018]
Series:At the interface/probing the boundaries ; 91.
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