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A Field Guide to Demons, Fairies, Fallen Angels and Other Subversive Spirits (edition 1999)

by Carol K. Mack, Dinah Mack

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Did you know the Mbulu of South Africa has a razor sharp tail with a mind of its own? Or that the Kuru-Pira of Brazil has eyes that glow like embers, and fangs ripping from its mouth? In this updated edition of A Field Guide to Demons, Carol and Dinah Mack bring to life some of the most horrific and fascinating creatures ever described in mythology and legend. With a deft pen and global perspective, the Macks profile over ninety bogies including: mermaids, ghouls, vampires, kelpies, werewolves, and more. Readers will delight in exploring the origin, characteristics, and cultural significance of each creature. Organized by "habitat," this book will entertain readers of all ages, while shedding light on religious and cultural ideals from around the world. With vivid details and highly researched entries, A Field Guide to Demons is a must have for academics, writers, students, and anyone interested in mythology or the occult.… (more)
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Title:A Field Guide to Demons, Fairies, Fallen Angels and Other Subversive Spirits
Authors:Carol K. Mack
Other authors:Dinah Mack
Info:Holt Paperbacks (1999), Edition: Owl Books ed, Paperback, 336 pages
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Loved this book full of dark history and lore! It was fun to read and I appreciated the diversity in subjects. It was most especially pleasing to me to read of the demons of our psyche - our internal battles! Interesting and accessible reading. ( )
1 vote Andy5185 | Jul 9, 2023 |
Have had this for years. Primarily use it as reference material for quick synopses of supernatural entities, although I've read a lot of these entries are very over-simplified and sometimes conflicting. Still a fun little tome for snapshots of the strange and dark entities of the worlds oldest myths. ( )
  michaeladams1979 | Oct 11, 2018 |
I got this book hoping for the sort of folklore exploration in the Time-Life Enchanted World series, or William Butler Yeats's "Irish Fairy & Folk Tales", but I was sorely disappointed. I found the format of this book much too repetitive, and it seemed the authors were so determined to get a lot of material in that they didn't cover any of it in much detail. In addition, it could have used better editing. The tiny section on mermaids presents selkie lore as mermaid lore; pretty much an unforgivable mistake as far as I was concerned. I admit I didn't even finish the book. I gave up on it after I read a description of an attack that included the phrase "whammed him with her mace". "Whammed"? I wasn't aware I was reading a comic book. ( )
1 vote hrtsmom | May 20, 2013 |
A wonderful book for that person who is interested in subversive spirits from all parts of world - one part mythology, one part field guide, and one part story - this book has everything for a person interested in the topics of insidious supernatural creatures. ( )
  TheDivineOomba | Mar 15, 2013 |
Extremely parochial and does a disservice to mysticism, Christianity and other religions. Poor ( )
  Archonstone | Feb 8, 2011 |
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Did you know the Mbulu of South Africa has a razor sharp tail with a mind of its own? Or that the Kuru-Pira of Brazil has eyes that glow like embers, and fangs ripping from its mouth? In this updated edition of A Field Guide to Demons, Carol and Dinah Mack bring to life some of the most horrific and fascinating creatures ever described in mythology and legend. With a deft pen and global perspective, the Macks profile over ninety bogies including: mermaids, ghouls, vampires, kelpies, werewolves, and more. Readers will delight in exploring the origin, characteristics, and cultural significance of each creature. Organized by "habitat," this book will entertain readers of all ages, while shedding light on religious and cultural ideals from around the world. With vivid details and highly researched entries, A Field Guide to Demons is a must have for academics, writers, students, and anyone interested in mythology or the occult.

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Hachette Book Group

2 editions of this book were published by Hachette Book Group.

Editions: 1559704470, 1559708433

Arcade Publishing

2 editions of this book were published by Arcade Publishing.

Editions: 1611451000, 1611453666

 

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