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... The Early Modern Monster Manual reveals how monsters were made — and what they can still teach us about the boundaries of belief, knowledge, and humanity.

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... and explained between the sixteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Considering both contemporary discourses and modern historical explanations, each episode uncovers the cultural anxieties, religious worldviews, and emerging scientific ideas that shaped what counted as monstrous. ...

... Considering both contemporary discourses and modern historical explanations, each episode uncovers the cultural anxieties, religious worldviews, and emerging scientific ideas that shaped what counted as monstrous. ...

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What made a monster in the early modern world? In The Early Modern Monster Manual, students at Fresno State explore how monsters were imagined and explained between the sixteenth and early nineteenth centuries. ...

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