Myths of the Dog-Man Monster: Dog-man Lore In Western, Indian, and Chinese Cultural Spheres

Dog-headed saints in Western Europe, dog-eating outcaste tribes in India, dog-people on the Chinese frontier... Dog-man monsters appear in numerous myths, travelogues, and historical texts. A careful analysis of these reveals that Central Asia, located geographically and culturally between the three major cultural spheres, was home to nomadic people with legends about the ancestors of dogs. This book unravels the monsters born out of fear of "things that are different.