The Dragon in World Mythology and Culture

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Dragons are everywhere, seemingly hidden in plain sight. These mythological reptilian monsters date far into known human history in nearly every part of the world and are still prevalent in today's media and entertainment. The wide cultural, geographical, and linguistic diffusion of dragons or dragon-like creatures shows how modern humans have influenced each other through shared tales of monsters while simultaneously hinting at a shared genesis.
This book introduces dragon myths and legends from around the world by following human culture's shared evolutionary past via language, folklore, the arts, and commerce. Dragons in folklore, literature, and pop culture are analyzed from Eastern and Western perspectives, leading to a dual analysis of dragons in today's popular culture and media. While other books on the topic have focused primarily on classical sources, or on cataloging various dragon tales in general, this work identifies the subtle yet profound ways in which the dragon figure or related motifs have slyly entered into our collective psyche as participants in the modern, interconnected world.

Über den Autor

Robert M. Sarwark is a librarian and writer living in Atlanta, Georgia. He has previously been published in Vexillum, The Porch Press, [...], and the American Library Association's Intellectual Freedom blog.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Part I-Birth of the Dragon

¿1.¿The Dragon Complex

¿2.¿Dragon Myths and Legends Around the World: Africa, the Middle East/Central Asia, and Europe

¿3.¿South Asia, East/Southeast Asia, and Oceania

¿4.¿North America, Central/South America, and Cross-cultural/Parts In-between

Part II-East and West

¿5.¿The (Anti-)Christian Dragon

¿6.¿Dragons in Western Folklore and Literature from Prehistory to 1900

¿7.¿Dragons in Western Pop Culture and Literature from 1900 to Today

¿8.¿Dragons in Eastern Folklore, Literature, and Pop Culture

Part III-Dragons of Today and Tomorrow

¿9.¿Dragons in Global Popular Media and Culture: For Children (of All Ages)

10.¿Dragons in Global Popular Media and Culture: Just for Grown-Ups

11.¿Dungeons & Dragons: A Realm unto Itself

12.¿Dragons in Historical and Contemporary Popular Visual and Material Cultures

Whither the Dragon? The Twenty-First Century and Beyond/Conclusions

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2024
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe
Rubrik:	Sozialwissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9781476685298
ISBN-10:	1476685290
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Sarwark, Robert M.
Hersteller:	McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	254 x 178 x 14 mm
Von/Mit:	Robert M. Sarwark
Erscheinungsdatum:	19.08.2024
Gewicht:	0,5 kg