Strangers, Gods and Monsters: Interpreting Otherness

Strangers, Gods and Monsters is a fascinating look at how human identity is shaped by three powerful but enigmatic forces. Often overlooked in accounts of how we think about ourselves and others, Richard Kearney skil lfully shows, with the help of vivid examples and illustrations, how the human outlook on the world is formed by the mysterious triumvirate of strangers, gods and monsters.
In the first part of the book, he shows how the figure of stranger - the "barbarian" for ancient Greece, t...