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Eye of newt and toe of frog, adder's fork and lizard's leg : the lore and mythology of amphibians and reptiles
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Eye of newt and toe of frog, adder's fork and lizard's leg : the lore and mythology of amphibians and reptiles / Marty Crump ; in collaboration with Danté B. Fenolio.
ISBN
9780226116006 (cloth : alkaline paper)
022611600X (cloth : alkaline paper)
9780226116143 (e-book)
Publication
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
Copyright Notice Date
©2015
Physical Description
viii, 320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 15, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-300) and index.
Contents
Talk to the animals
In the beginning : creation myths
Snakes : "good" or "evil"?
Songs and thunderbolts : frogs, snakes, and rain
A second chance : frogs, snakes, and rebirth
Of love, morals, and death : amphibians and reptiles in folktales
The lighter side : trickster tales and "how" and "why" stories
Tailless wonders, naked serpents, and fire lizards : perception of amphibians through folk beliefs
Marshmallow-eaters, Methuselahs, spiny-backs, were-lizards, and protectors : perception of reptiles through folk beliefs
Move aside, Viagra : reptile sexual power
Pick your poison - blood, venom, skin, or bones : folk medicines
Like a hell-broth, boil and bubble : witchcraft and magic
"How 'bout them toad suckers" : other ways we use amphibians and reptiles
Singing tuatara from their holes.
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