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Spell of the tiger : the man-eaters of Sundarbans

Title
Spell of the tiger : the man-eaters of Sundarbans / Sy Montgomery.
Author
Montgomery, Sy.
Publication
White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., 2008.

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Description
xv, 215 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill.; 22 cm.
Summary
Citing the predatory relationship between India Bay's Bengal tigers and the natives of Sundarbans, a study notes how the tigers are worshipped by the people there and recounts the many legends that associate the tigers with supernatural qualities.
Alternative Title
Man-eaters of Sundarbans
Subject
  • Tiger > Sundarbans (Bangladesh and India) > Folklore
  • Tiger > Sundarbans (Bangladesh and India)
  • Folklore > Sundarbans (Bangladesh and India)
  • Tiger > Folklore
  • Folklore
  • Tiger
  • Asia > Sundarbans
Genre/Form
Folklore.
Note
  • "With a new afterword by the author"--Cover.
  • New introduction and postcript by the author, dated February 22, 2008.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-209).
ISBN
  • 9781603580595
  • 160358059X
  • 0395641691 (canceled/invalid)
  • 9780395641699 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2010481128
OCLC
  • ocn225871291
  • 225871291
  • SCSB-1573254
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library