Myths of the dog-man
- Chicago; London Univ. of Chicago Press c1991
- xiv, 334p.; illus.; bibliog. notes; bibliog.; index
Foreword by Wendy Doniger. Orig. presented as the author's Ph.D thesis, 'The other gives rise to self,' Univ. of Chicago, 1988.
Ch. 1 Hell is other people. Ch. 2 The cynocephalic saint. Ch. 3 The cynocephalic hordes. Ch. 4 Visvamitra and the dog-cookers. Ch. 5 Dog-cookers and other borderline cases in ancient and medieval India. Ch. 6 Central Asia: the vortex of cynanthropy. Ch. 7 Chinese dog-man traditions: P'an Hu and the Ch'uan Jung. Ch. 8 Barbarians in ancient China. Ch. 9 Facing up to other people
'This wide-ranging and original study examines the mythology of the dog and, in particular, of the Dog-Man, a monster formed by the joining of canine and human.'
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Dogs--Mythology Dogs--Religious aspects Symbolism of Dog