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Merpeople: A Human History

Merpeople: A Human History

Scribner, Vaughn

Paperback

Mythology & FolkloreGeneral ArtGeneral World History

Publisher Price: $17.00

ISBN10: 178914938X
ISBN13: 9781789149388
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: Jan 1 2025
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.60
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.10 Depth: 7.70
Language: English
A wide-ranging, beautifully illustrated history of mermaids and mermen from the classics to cosplay.

People have been fascinated by merpeople and merfolk since ancient times. From the sirens of Homer's Odyssey to Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid and the film Splash, myths, stories, and legends of half-human, half-fish creatures abound. In modern times mermaiding has gained popularity among cosplayers throughout the world. In Merpeople: A Human History, Vaughn Scribner traces the long history of mermaids and mermen, taking in a wide variety of sources and using 117 striking images. From film to philosophy, church halls to coffee houses, ancient myth to modern science, Scribner shows that mermaids and tritons are--and always have been--everywhere.

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