North American monsters : a contemporary legend casebook / edited by David J. Puglia.
| Other author | Puglia, David, editor. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Logan : Utah State University Press, [2022] |
| Description | 1 online resource (xxiii, 356 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps |
| Supplemental Content | JSTOR |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Foreword / Elizabeth Tucker -- Introduction : Legendary North American Monsters / David J. Puglia -- The Boondock Monster of Camp Wapehani / James P. Leary -- The Cropsey Maniac / Lee Haring and Mark Breslerman -- Alligators-in-the-Sewers : A Journalistic Origin / Loren Coleman -- Sasquatch-Like Creatures in Newfoundland : A Study in the Problems of Belief, Perception, and Reportage / Michael Taft -- The "Char-Man" : A Local Legend of the Ojai Valley / Charlie Seemann -- The Jersey Devil / Angus Kress Gillespie -- American Vampires : Legend, the Media, and Tubal Transmission / Norine Dresser -- The Ways and Nature of the Zombi / Hans-W. Ackermann and Jeanine Gauthier -- Ecotypes, Etiology, and Contemporary Legend : The "Webber" Cycle in Western Newfoundland / John Ashton -- The Lake Lieberman Monster / Elizabeth Tucker -- A Nessie in Mormon Country : The Bear Lake Monster / Alan L. Morrell -- Getting Maryland's Goat : Diffusion and Canonization of Prince George's County's Goatman Legend / David J. Puglia -- Tall, Dark, and Loathsome : The Slender Man and the Emergence of a Legend Cycle in the Digital Age / Andrew Peck -- Evoking the Shadow Beast : Disability and Chicano Advocacy in San Antonio's Donkey Lady Legend / Mercedes Elaine Torrez -- Going Van Helsing in Puerto Rico : Hunting the Chupacabra Legend / Benjamin Radford -- Daniel Boone, Yahoos, and Yeahohs : Mirroring Monsters of the Appalachians / Carl Lindahl -- The Mothman of West Virginia : A Case Study in Legendary Storytelling / David Clarke -- The Windigo as Monster : Indigenous Belief, Cultural Appropriation, and Popular Horror / Gail de Vos -- Monsters, Legends, and Festivals : Sharlie, Winter Carnival, and Other Isomorphic Relationships / Lisa Gabbert. |
| Abstract | "Mining a broad cross-section of diverse folklore journals and books that demonstrates notable legendary monster research and encourages future scholarly monster pursuits. Focusing on ostensibly living creatures strongly tied to specific geographic areas, the volume offers nineteen folkloristic case studies from the last half-century of specific monsters in native habitats"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Featured folklorists include James P. Leary, Lee Haring, Mark Breslerman, Loren Coleman, Michael Taft, Charlie Seemann, Angus Kress Gillespie, Norine Dresser, Hans-W. Ackermann, Jeanine Gauthier, John Ashton, Elizabeth Tucker, Alan L. Morrell, Andrew Peck, Mercedes Elaina Torrez, David Clarke, Gail de Vos, Lisa Gabbert, Carl Lindahl, and Benjamin Radford. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-335) and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 01, 2022). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: North American monsters Logan : Utah State University Press, 2021 9781646421596 |
| Genre/form | Case studies. |
| LCCN | 2021035724 |
| ISBN | 1646421604 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9781646421602 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | paperback |
| ISBN | 1646421590 |
| ISBN | 9781646421596 |
| Stock number | 22573/ctv293q25j JSTOR |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |