Merpeople

Merpeople
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Publisher : Reaktion Books
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9781789143133
ISBN-13 : 1789143136
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Merpeople by : Vaughn Scribner

Download or read book Merpeople written by Vaughn Scribner and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2020-08-13 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People have been fascinated by merpeople and merfolk since ancient times. From the sirens of Homer’s Odyssey to Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid and the film Splash, myths, stories, and legends of half-human, half-fish creatures abound. In modern times “mermaiding” has gained popularity among cosplayers throughout the world. In Merpeople: A Human History, Vaughn Scribner traces the long history of mermaids and mermen, taking in a wide variety of sources and using 117 striking images. From film to philosophy, church halls to coffee houses, ancient myth to modern science, Scribner shows that mermaids and tritons are—and always have been—everywhere.


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