{"product_id":"ghosts-monsters-and-demons-of-india","title":"Ghosts, Monsters, and Demons of India","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eby J. Furcifer Bhairav and Rakesh Khann\u003c\/em\u003ea\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e456 pages. 8.25\" x 5.5\". 600 g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback ISBN: 9789380636467\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn encyclopedia of evil entities and folkloric fiends from across the country, from Ladakh to Lakshadweep, Maharashtra to Manipur, Yamalok \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto Tuchenkwaka.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I was not prepared for how deeply this book captivated me... \u003cem\u003eGhosts, Monsters, and Demons of India\u003c\/em\u003e is exemplary of what a book can be, how it can operate. It’s a bridge across space, time, and language\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—Robin Sloan, NYT bestselling author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"...A welcome effort in compiling the astonishing diversity of otherworldly beings who make the Indian subcontinent their home... As you browse through the entries, it feels like traversing a colossal hypertext, the denizens of the netherworlds all interlinked, all shapeshifting. A vast and teeming multitude is revealed, abounding with grotesque imagery\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—Jaideep Unudurti, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOPEN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A thrilling romp through the annals of what goes bump in the Indian night\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e—Helen Nde, curator of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMythological Africans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInside this book you will find...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKiller robots built with stolen Roman engineering technology that once guarded the relics of the Buddha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ghost of a twenty-one-year-old motorcyclist whose Enfield Bullet is venerated at a highway temple in Rajasthan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Himalayan drum-playing spirit-teacher whose wife is a fearsome Yeti\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiabolical entities conjured into existence by the simultaneous deaths of seven tigers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTriple-rooted night-flying Vedic necromancers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCall-centre employees from beyond the grave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe dreaded Ngalei Ahmaw of Maraland, whose victims’ heads detach themselves from their bodies at night and go wandering in search of blood... AND MORE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Offset Projects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51308241748132,"sku":null,"price":995.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/2706\/8580\/files\/ghosts2_1024x1024_54305abb-28ff-4066-82bf-07bf5c8b20d4.webp?v=1777626934","url":"https:\/\/www.offsetbookshop.com\/products\/ghosts-monsters-and-demons-of-india","provider":"Offset Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}