Drachen und Sirenen : die Rationalisierung und Abwicklung der Mythologie an den europäischen Universitäten /
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Author / Creator: | Roling, Bernd, 1972- |
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Imprint: | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 816 pages) |
Language: | German |
Series: | Mittellateinische Studien und Texte ; v. 42 Mittellateinische Studien und Texte ; Bd. 42. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11259769 |
Summary: | Stretching from the Middle Ages to Modern Times and including sholars like Albertus Magnus, Conrad Gessner, and even Georges Buffon and Carl of Linné, this book offers a wideranging survey of the theological, medical and zoological discussions devoted to hybride creatures such as mermaids, fauns, dragons, giants and dwarfs. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 816 pages) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 669-763 and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9789004189423 9004189424 1283039303 9781283039307 9789004185203 9004185208 |