The Science of the Beast: The Facts Behind the Fangs (The Making of a Monster: Vampires & Were)
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (881 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00TGCWAHO |
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| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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For thousands of years, werewolves and vampires have inhabited the myths and legends of people around the world. Where science and superstition intersect, it's hard to separate the humans from the monsters!. Could it be that these nightmarish creatures are actually based on reality? Are there actual medical conditions or observable phenomena that would have led people to believe that the dead were rising from their graves to drink the blood of the living or that humans could transform into wolves? What are the facts behind the fangs? Modern science and psychology offers clues to the reality behind the myths, with case studies of real-life vampires and descriptions of medical conditions that could be the origin of the legend of the werewolf
. About the Author Nicholas Martin is Lecturer in German at the University of St Andrews. He is the author of Nietzsche and Schiller: Untimely Aesthetics and the translator of Gianni Vattimo, Nietzsche: An Introduction: He has recently published '« Fighting a Philosophy: The Figure of Nietzsche in British Propaganda of the First World War', Modern Language Review, 98 (2003)
He is the author of Nietzsche and Schiller: Untimely Aesthetics and the translator of Gianni Vattimo, Nietzsche: An Introduction: He has recently published '« Fighting a Philosophy: The Figure of Nietzsche in British Propaganda of the First World War', Modern Language Review, 98 (2003). . Nicholas Martin is Lecturer in German at the University of St Andrews
deb said Good book. It is pretty good it tells you about lots of stuff i am 10 and it is a good book