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.
- Crump, Martha L.
- Date:
- 2015
- Books
About this work
Publication/Creation
Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2015.
Physical description
viii, 320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
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.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-300) and index.
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Location Status History of MedicineASS.CZOpen shelves
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ISBN
- 9780226116006 (cloth : alkaline paper)
- 022611600X (cloth : alkaline paper)