ISBN:
9780813568850
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (283 pages)
DDC:
398.45
Abstract:
As our "most modern monster" and perhaps our most "American," the zombie that is so prevalent in popular culture today has its roots in African soul capture mythologies. The Transatlantic Zombie provides a more complete history of the zombie than has ever been told, explaining how the myth's migration to the New World was facilitated by the transatlantic slave trade, and reveals the real-world import of storytelling, reminding us of the power of myths and mythmaking, and the high stakes of appropriation and homage.
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URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780813568850
URL:
https://doi.org/10.36019/9780813568850
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