A Witch's Bestiary: Visions of Supernatural Creatures
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- Create Date：2021-03-31 14:16:45
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Maja D'Aoust
- ISBN：1934170755
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Fran
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I’ve been fascinated by mythological creatures since I was little。 Their ubiquity in human history， their similarities and their differences between countries and cultures， as well as their origins are things that intrigue me and which I've always wanted to learn a little more。Well， considering all that， I think myself lucky to have stumbled onto this wonderful book。 Here， Maja D'Aoust， takes a wealth of knowledge， knowledge she painstakingly acquired as she completed her doctorate’s research， t I’ve been fascinated by mythological creatures since I was little。 Their ubiquity in human history， their similarities and their differences between countries and cultures， as well as their origins are things that intrigue me and which I've always wanted to learn a little more。Well， considering all that， I think myself lucky to have stumbled onto this wonderful book。 Here， Maja D'Aoust， takes a wealth of knowledge， knowledge she painstakingly acquired as she completed her doctorate’s research， to talk to us， in the most down to earth and conversational way， about some of the best known （and a few of the most cryptic as well） mythological creatures that populate our legends and imaginations。Most interesting， at least it was for me， she delves into why these creatures have remained in our stories despise the passing of time。 And the answer is as simple as it is complex: because these creatures represent us， our wants and needs， our fears turned into—imaginary—flesh。 In this sense， this book reminded me of another book I like a lot， The Uses of Enchantment by Bruno Bettelheim， in which he analyzed fairy tales in search of psychoanalytical clues to better understand our fascination which such stories。A Witch’s Bestiary is organized by creatures， a chapter for each of them。 In each chapter， D'Aoust introduces the creature in question， gives some really cool examples of literature and oral narrative that includes it， and then proceeds to weave story and understanding， exploring the needs and wants reflected in each imaginary being。All in all， an interesting book， narrated in a easy to follow way， that allowed me to peek under the hood—so to say—of dragons and mermaids to see the human side of them。Highly recommendable if you’re looking for some fantastic based non-fiction。 。。。more
Philip
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Illuminating insights into mythical creatures that features the author's beautiful artwork。 Truly unique。 Illuminating insights into mythical creatures that features the author's beautiful artwork。 Truly unique。 。。。more
Rebecca Hill
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Anncleire
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This is a great ensamble of different supernatural creatures， that trys to cover all the unpredictable religious legends and myths。 D'Aoust has a good writing tecnique and she completes the description of the various entity with a good amount of curiosities。 Over all a nice bestiary。 This is a great ensamble of different supernatural creatures， that trys to cover all the unpredictable religious legends and myths。 D'Aoust has a good writing tecnique and she completes the description of the various entity with a good amount of curiosities。 Over all a nice bestiary。 。。。more
Annarella
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Fascinating， well researched and full of wonderful illustrations。A very good book。Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC
Dorie
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