Insect Mythology

Author: Gene Kritsky
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595150179
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 158

Book Description
Mythology is a subject that has entertained people for thousands of years. These stories of gods and supernatural beings of the distant past are important in explaining how things came to be and are an integral part of societies. Insect myths are numerous and widespread in mythology, but have received little attention. This is the first book dedicated specifically to showing the important roles insects have played in mythology. This is a comprehensive and readable survey of insect myths from around the world. The book ranges from older, better-known insect myths such as sacred scarabs to new unpublished subjects such as insects as examples of parallel mythology. Numerous black and white figures are found in the book including new figures not previously seen in entomological literature. How insects are related to larger themes of mythology such as symbols and parallel mythology is discussed. Insects in Old World mythology (Egypt, China, etc.) and New World mythology (Native American, Mayan, etc.) are featured. This book brings to light the fascinating role that insects played in mythology and is the most comprehensive and authoritative reference on the subject.

Insect Mythology

Author: Gene Kritsky
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1475900279
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 95

Book Description

Insect Facts and Folklore

Author: L. Patricia Kite
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 9780761318224
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 90

Book Description
Provides information on the birth, growth, life, habits, and survival skills of such insects as beetles, dragonflies, fireflies, and grasshoppers.

Magical Gains

Author: Nicola E. Sheridan
Publisher: Damnation Books, LLC
ISBN: 9781615723096
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
Imran is sexy. He is available, but taking anything from him is illegal and could land you in prison or, at the very least, with an extraordinarily large tax bill. Imran is a Genie and Primrose a government employee, and in a world where magic is heavily governed to ensure equality for all, their relationship appears doomed from the start. When Primrose finds herself the unwilling mistress of a hot male Genie, her stifling suburban lifestyle is shattered. Thrust into the steamy Free Zone, filled with lascivious Satyrs and treacherous Sirens, Primrose discovers that three wishes can give her anything she needs, but can they give what she truly wants?

A Philosophy of the Insect

Author: Jean-Marc Drouin
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231540728
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 177

Book Description
The world of insects is at once beneath our feet and unfathomably alien. Small and innumerable, insects surround and disrupt us even as we scarcely pay them any mind. Insects confront us with the limits of what is imaginable, while at the same time being essential to the everyday functioning of all terrestrial ecosystems. In this book, the philosopher and historian of science Jean-Marc Drouin contends that insects pose a fundamental challenge to philosophy. Exploring the questions of what insects are and what scientific, aesthetic, ethical, and historical relationships they have with humanity, he argues that they force us to reconsider our ideas of the animal and the social. He traces the role that insects have played in language, mythology, literature, entomology, sociobiology, and taxonomy over the centuries. Drouin emphasizes the links between humanistic and scientific approaches—how we have projected human roles onto insects and seen ourselves in insect form. Caught between the animal and plant kingdoms, insects force us to confront and reevaluate our notions of gender, family, society, struggle, the division of labor, social organization, and individual and collective intelligence. A remarkably original and thought-provoking work, A Philosophy of the Insect is an important book for animal studies, environmental ethics, and the history and philosophy of science.

Moths, Myths, and Mosquitoes

Author: Marc E. Epstein
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190215259
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 361

Book Description
Marc E. Epstein provides a complete biography of Harrison Gray Dyar, Jr., one of the most influential biologists of the twentieth century. Epstein chronicles Dyar's impressive scientific accomplishments in the field of entomology, as well as his complicated personal life and many eccentricities.

Fabre's Book of Insects

Author: Alexander Teixeira De Mattos
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781015706460
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Insect Life

Author: Arabella Burton Buckley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insects
Languages : en
Pages : 84

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Mythology

Author: Richard Cavendish
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781566193894
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Hindu Mythology

Author: Jennifer MacKay
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1420511475
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106

Book Description
Author Jennifer MacKay provides background on the Hindu religion and how the tales, as well as the gods and goddesses, evolved throughout history. Readers will be introduced to marvelous epic tales of Hindu heroes and gods, and learn how followers worship the Pantheon of Hindu Gods. They will also learn about Hinduism's role in the world today.