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Field Guide to Demons, Fairies, Fallen Angels and Other Subversive Spirits

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ISBN-10: 080506270X

ISBN-13: 9780805062700

Edition: 1999 (Revised)

Authors: Carol Mack, Dinah Mack, Carol K. Mack, Carol Mack, Carol Mack

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Watch your back! . . . How to spot and identify demons and other subversive spirits . . . And what to do next. Demons, fairies, and fallen angels are everywhere. They lurk at crossroads, crouch behind doors, hide in trees, slip into beds, wait in caves, hover at weddings and childbirths, disguise themselves as friends, relatives-even disguise themselves as you. They are powerful; they are protean; they are enchanting. And, to the uninformed, they are often invisible. This illustrated guide-the first of its kind-reveals the remarkable permutations of the demon and fairy species worldwide. Packed with lore about each demon, detailing its origins, the culture surrounding it, and its reputed…    
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Book details

List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Publication date: 10/15/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.836

Kati Marton is the author of several books, most recently, Enemies of the People: My Family's Journey to America, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and her memoir, Paris: A Love Story. Her other books include The Great Escape: Nine Jews Who Fled Hitler and Changed the World and the New York Times bestseller Hidden Power: Presidential Marriages That Shaped Our History, as well as Wallenberg, The Polk Conspiracy, and A Death in Jerusalem. She is an award-winning former NPR and ABC News correspondent. She lives in New York City.Carol K. Mack is a teacher, writer, and mother. She has won numerous awards for playwriting and received her masters degree in religious studies. She…    

Dinah Mack received her master's degree in cultural anthropology before collaborating with her mother on A Field Guide to Demons . She currently lives and works in Weston, Massachusetts.

Introduction
How to Use the Guide
How to Identify a Basic Demon
How to Identify a Common Fairy
Approaches to the Field
Origin of the Species
Water
Timat, Mesopotamia
Mermaid, Global Merman, Global
Kappa, Japan
Rusalka, Russia Munuane, South America
Wahwee, Australia Madame White, China
Kelpie, Scotland Nixie, Teutonic
Tikoloshe, South Africa Nuckelavee, Scotland
Bunyip, Australia Vodyanoi, Russia
Mbulu, South Africa Merrow, Ireland
Ponaturi, New Zealand
Mountain
Huwawa, Mesopotamia
Tengu, Japan Huldrefolk, Norway
Abatwa, South Africa Yuki-Onna, Japan
Patupairehe, New Zealand Tommy-Knockers, North America
Kishi, Angola Gwyllion, Great Britain/Wales
Mahisha-Asura, India Yunwi Djunsti, North America
Duergar, Great Britain Mountain Fairies, China
Akvan, Ancient Persia Yaksas, Nepal
White Monkey, China
Forest
Pan, Greece
Windigo, Canada Kuru-Pira, Brazil
Bori, West Africa Wood-Wives and Skoggra, Germany and Sweden Rakshasas, India
Ravana, India
Leshii, Russia Eloko, Zaire
Oni, Japan
Kumbhakarna, India Kayeri, South America
Dodo, Ghana Shedim (Judaism)
Kitsune, Japan
Khabanda, India
Desert
Surem, Sonoran Desert
Set, Sahara Desert Azazel, Judean Wilderness
Iblis, Arabian Desert Djinn, Arabian Desert
Shaitan, Arabian Desert Ghoul, Arabian Desert
Devalpa, Arabian Desert Mimi, Australia
St. Anthony's Demons, Sahara Desert Palis, Arabian Desert
Mamu, Australia Ahriman, Iranian Desert
Namarrgon, Australia Ho'ok, Sonoran Desert
Satan, Negev
Domicile
Croucher, Babylonia
Asmodeus (Judaism) Changing Bear Maiden, North America Domovoi, Russia
Hiranyakashipu, India Lilith (Judaism)
Changelings, Great Britain Pazuzu, Babylonia
Isitwalangcengce, South Africa Liderc, Hungary
Al, Armenia
Fox Fairy, China Mare, Norway
Kitchen Fairies, China Fair Lady, Hungary
Nisse, Norway
Psyche
Gerasene Demon, Ancient Palestine (Jordan) Werewolf, Global
Loup Garou, North America Leyak, Bali
Dybbuk (Judaism)
Kitsune-Tsuki, Japan Mara (Buddhism)
Yezer Ha-Ra (Judaism) Seven Deadly Sins (Christian West) Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Id (Freud) Shadow (Jung)
Yamantaka (Tibetan Buddhism) Quantum Daimon (Guide)
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Illustration Credits
Index