Gender, Supernatural Beings, and the Liminality of Death: Monstrous Males/Fatal Females - Paperback

by Sarah Stang (Contribution by), F. C. Fenton (Contribution by), Matt Coward-Gibbs (Contribution by)

Gender, Supernatural Beings, and the Liminality of Death: Monstrous Males/Fatal Females examines representations of the supernatural dead to demonstrate shifts in the manifestation of gender. Including readings of East Asian detectives/cyborgs, Iranian vampires, and African zombies, among others, This collection offers a multi-faceted look at myth, legend, and popular culture representations of the gendered supernatural from a broad range of international contexts. The contributors show that, as creatures pass through the liminal space of death, their new supernatural forms challenge cultural conceptions of gender, masculinity, and femininity.

Author Biography

Rebecca Gibson is adjunct professor in the department of sociology and anthropology at Indiana University South Bend and the department of anthropology at American University.

James M. VanderVeen is an archaeologist and professor of anthropology at Indiana University South Bend.