Images of the Wildman in Southeast Asia: An Anthropological Perspective

by Gregory Forth and Gregory L. Forth

Book Overview

The book examines 'wildmen', images of hairy humanlike creatures known to rural villagers and other local people in Southeast Asia and elsewhere. Sometimes described in considerable detail, the creatures are reported as still living or as having survived until recent times. The aim of the book is to discover the source of these representations and their status in local systems of knowledge, partly in relation to distinct categories of spiritual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415533481
• ISBN13: 9780415533485
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"