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Enchanted Creatures
Our Monsters and Their Meanings
Book • 2024
In 'Enchanted Creatures,' Natalie Lawrence embarks on a fascinating journey through human imagination and mythology, exploring the incredible variety of monstrous creatures we have created over 15,000 years.
The book plumbs the depths of science, mythology, art, and human psychology, revealing how these creatures embody our anxieties, irrational terrors, and help us manage the complexity of our minds.
It covers a wide range of monsters, from prehistoric cave beasts to modern science fiction entities, and how they have shaped our minds, societies, and our understanding of our place in nature.
The book plumbs the depths of science, mythology, art, and human psychology, revealing how these creatures embody our anxieties, irrational terrors, and help us manage the complexity of our minds.
It covers a wide range of monsters, from prehistoric cave beasts to modern science fiction entities, and how they have shaped our minds, societies, and our understanding of our place in nature.
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From dinosaurs to Godzilla: a 15,000-year history of monsters
