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A Field Guide to Demons, Vampires, Fallen Angels, and Other Subversive Spirits - by Carol K Mack & Dinah Mack (Hardcover)

A Field Guide to Demons, Vampires, Fallen Angels, and Other Subversive Spirits - by  Carol K Mack & Dinah Mack (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Now back in print in a new gift format, the classic field guide to the demons that have never stopped inhabiting our world.</b> <p/> If you met a werewolf on the eve of a full moon, would you know how to tell what he really was? Could you resist the dark charms of a vampire or the lure of a fallen angel? Did you know that the razor-sharp tail of the Mbulu of South Africa has a mind of its own? Or that the Kuru-Pira of Brazil has eyes that glow like embers and fangs ripping from its mouth? In this updated edition of <i>A Field Guide to Demons</i>, Carol and Dinah Mack bring to life some of the most horrific and fascinating creatures ever described in lore and legend. With a deft pen and global perspective, <i></i>they profile more than ninety bogies including demons, fairies, ghouls, mermaids, vampires, kelpies, werewolves, and more. <p/>Readers will delight in exploring the origin, characteristics, and cultural significance of each creature. Organized by habitat, and offering helpful dispelling and disarming techniques in every instance, <i>A Field Guide to Demons</i> will entertain readers of all ages while shedding light on religious and cultural traditions from around the world. It is a must for students, writers, academics, aspiring demon watchers, and anyone interested in mythology or the occult. <p/> This edition has a new foreword by Stephen Jones.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A round of applause for this demonic cast of characters! They let us glimpse other people's demons, and many of our very own."--Anna Deavere Smith <p/> "Scouring the face of the earth, Carol and Dinah Mack have come up with an array of the most dreaded demons mythology has to offer."--Robert L. Carneiro, Curator of South American Ethnology, American Museum of Natural History <p/> "An assembly of the weird and wonderful presences we know as demons. By capturing them in vivid narrative portraits, she has, in a remarkable combination of scholarship and art, produced a book that belongs in every library--and by every campfire!"--James P. Carse, author of <i>Finite and Infinite Games</i> <p/> "The Macks' vast knowledge of all things demonic--not to mention vampiric--is equalled only by their passion for the subject. Demonology by way of cryptozoology."--Steven Schneider, executive producer, <i>Paranormal Activity </i>(Paramount Pictures), editor of <i>Horror Film and Psychoanalysis: Freud's Worst Nightmare</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Carol K. Mack</b> is an award-winning playwright with a lifetime interest in mythology and an MA in religious studies from NYU, where she also taught fiction writing for many years. Her recent collaborative work <i>Seven</i> has traveled the world. Visit her website at www.carolkmack.com. She lives in Fairfield, Connecticut. <p/><b>Dinah Mack</b> has a BA in religious studies and graduate degrees in both cultural anthropology and education. She has been a middle school social studies teacher for close to two decades and has years of experience teaching technology integration workshops for teachers. She is the author of a YA novel, <i>The Pirates of Cologne</i> (2017, Levellers Press), and has published curricula for the <i>New York Times</i> Learning Network and other organizations. She lives in western Massachusetts. <p/><b>Stephen Jones</b> lives in London, England. A multiple award-winning writer and editor with more than 160 books to his credit, he still believes in monsters.

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