The Exeter Companion to Fairies, Nereids, Trolls and other Social Supernatural Beings

The Exeter Companion to Fairies, Nereids, Trolls and other Social Supernatural BeingsFor centuries, Europeans believed in a parallel world of the social supernatural. The social supernatural realm mirrored and interacted with our own, causing disasters and providing fertility. Bringing together eighteen experts, this book explores how diverse cultures across Europe envisioned their social supernatural neighbours.

this book uncovers how medicine acquired a new materialism as well as new materials in the context of global commerce and warfare

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the book covers the entire continuum of care from early diagnosis and assessment through acute management

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The book concludes by tracing the persistence of Victorian themes in current discourse