Tracking the weretiger : supernatural man-eaters of India, China and southeast Asia /
"Drawing on dramatic accounts by European colonials, and on detailed studies by folklorists and anthropologists, this work explores intriguing age-old Asian beliefs and claims that man-eating tigers and "little tigers," or leopards alike, were in various ways supernatural. It is a ser...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland & Co.,
©2012.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | "Drawing on dramatic accounts by European colonials, and on detailed studies by folklorists and anthropologists, this work explores intriguing age-old Asian beliefs and claims that man-eating tigers and "little tigers," or leopards alike, were in various ways supernatural. It is a serious work based on extensive research, written in a lively style"--Provided by publisher |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 208 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781476600567 1476600562 1283620081 9781283620086 9786613932532 6613932531 |