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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
- Title
- 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.
- Author
- Crump, Martha L.
- Publication
- Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
- ©2015
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Fenolio, Danté B. (Danté Bruce)
- Description
- viii, 320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 27 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFF 16-57
- ISBN
- 9780226116006
- 022611600X
- 9780226116143 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2015012981
- 40025456969
- OCLC
- 902656888
- Author
- Crump, Martha L., author.
- Title
- 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.
- Publisher
- Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
- Copyright Date
- ©2015
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-300) and index.
- Added Author
- Fenolio, Danté B. (Danté Bruce), author.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40025456969
- Research Call Number
- JFF 16-57