Abstract
We know little about those places that beasts and monsters call home.
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Yet there are also anthropogenic structures that serve to keep monsters contained and at a remove from the ‘civilised’ world: labyrinths, zoos, prisons, and so on.
Even humanity’s own cities are at times regarded as monsters. This contribution represents a brief typological exploration of the places where monsters dwell or are otherwise kept separate from people – from ancient times to the present.
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Yet there are also anthropogenic structures that serve to keep monsters contained and at a remove from the ‘civilised’ world: labyrinths, zoos, prisons, and so on.
Even humanity’s own cities are at times regarded as monsters. This contribution represents a brief typological exploration of the places where monsters dwell or are otherwise kept separate from people – from ancient times to the present.
| Bidragets oversatte titel | Monsters and their Habitats: An Attempted |
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| Originalsprog | Dansk |
| Titel | Monstre : Årbog for ToRS 2014 |
| Redaktører | Ditte Maria Søgaard, Thomas Brudholm |
| Antal sider | 14 |
| Udgivelsessted | København |
| Forlag | Institut for Tværkulturelle og Regionale Studier, Københavns Universitet |
| Publikationsdato | jan. 2015 |
| Sider | 100-113 |
| ISBN (Trykt) | 978-87-89221-24-3 |
| Status | Udgivet - jan. 2015 |
| Navn | Tværkultur: Årbog for ToRS |
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| Nummer | 5 |
| ISSN | 1904-2957 |