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.
| Translated title of the contribution | Monsters and their Habitats: An Attempted |
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| Original language | Danish |
| Title of host publication | Monstre : Årbog for ToRS 2014 |
| Editors | Ditte Maria Søgaard, Thomas Brudholm |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Place of Publication | København |
| Publisher | Institut for Tværkulturelle og Regionale Studier, Københavns Universitet |
| Publication date | Jan 2015 |
| Pages | 100-113 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-87-89221-24-3 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2015 |
| Series | Tværkultur: Årbog for ToRS |
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| Number | 5 |
| ISSN | 1904-2957 |