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Buch (Hardcover): Sachbuch
Ghosts, Monsters and Demons of India
Verlag:
Watkins Media Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: 65VYDNL
EAN: 9781786788078
Auf Lager:
2
Zustellung: Mo, 28.09.2026
Versand: Kostenlos
CHF 35.–
Beschreibung
An illustrated guide to the folktales and real-life stories of the ghosts, monsters and demons of India, a culture famously rich in tradition and legends. Perfect for fans of Eli Roth's Urban Legends. and Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities. An encyclopedia of evil entities and folkloric fiends from across India, from Ladakh to Kerala, Lakshadweep to Nagaland, Naraka to Tuchenkwaka, complete with 60 spooky illustrations. Inside this book you will find …. Killer robots built with stolen Roman engineering technology that once guarded the relics of the Buddha. The ghost of a 21-year-old motorcyclist whose Enfield Bullet is venerated at a highway temple in Rajasthan. A Himalayan drum-playing spirit-teacher whose wife is a fearsome Yeti. Diabolical entities conjured into existence by the simultaneous deaths of seven tigers. Triple-rooted night-flying Vedic necromancers. Call-centre employees from beyond the grave. The dreaded Ngalei Ahmaw of Maraland, whose victims' heads detach themselves from their bodies at night and go wandering in search of blood. AND MORE.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Rakesh Khanna
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2023
Format
- Buch (Hardcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 432