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Animal stories --- Animals [Fictitious ] --- Animals [Imaginary ] --- Animals [Legends and stories of ] --- Animals [Mythical ] --- Animaux chimériques --- Animaux fabuleux --- Animaux fantastiques --- Animaux fictifs --- Animaux imaginaires --- Animaux légendaires --- Animaux mythiques --- Bestiaires fabuleux --- Créatures chimériques --- Créatures de la mythologie --- Créatures du folklore --- Créatures fabuleuses --- Créatures fantastiques --- Créatures fictives --- Créatures folkloriques --- Créatures imaginaires --- Créatures légendaires --- Créatures mythiques --- Créatures mythologiques --- Dieren [Mythische ] --- Faune imaginaire --- Fictitious animals --- Folklore [Créatures du ] --- Imaginary animals --- Legends and stories of animals --- Mythical animals --- Mythische dieren --- Mythologie [Créatures de la ] --- Mythologie zoologique --- Zoological mythology --- Zoologie fantastique --- Werewolves. --- Felidae. --- Animals, Mythical, in art. --- Loups-garous. --- Fauves dans les arts. --- Animals, Mythical, in art --- Felidae --- Werewolves --- Lycanthropes --- Were-wolves --- Werwolves --- Animals, Mythical --- Wolves --- Shapeshifting --- Cat family (Mammals) --- Felids --- Wildcats --- Carnivora

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"In 1987 horrific tales of organ theft that had been circulating in Central and South America for years caught the attention of the international media. Soon reports came from all over the planet, rising to a crescendo in the late 1990s." "Veronique Campion-Vincent describes these narratives in detail and classifies them as three basic types: the Baby Parts Story, Eye Thieves, and Kidney Heists. She then recounts the social problems that seemed to make these awful legends plausible - trade in human organs bought from the living poor; advances in modern medicine which seemed to blur the lines between life and death; the ills of poverty in the developing world and its consequences; and human trafficking." "Religious and moral authorities, political campaigners, propagandists, and the media all exploited the legends of organ theft according to their specific agendas. Campion-Vincent reviews the explanations offered by authorities, reporters, and anthropologists and offers her own folklore analysis pointing out the similarities between organ theft story and the perennial tale of the Slaughter of the Innocents. Noting the real trials of everyday life in much of the Third World and documented cases of illegal trafficking in organs, corpses, and children, Campion-Vincent does not dismiss these tales as just another example of urban legends run amok. Instead, she offers a nuanced analysis of the connections between traditional horror tales, modern trends, and real events to show how complicated it can be to know the truth of any particular story." "These legends still circulate, and variations remain commonplace throughout the world. Campion-Vincent notes, sadly, that the social problems that paralleled the rise of organ theft narratives persist today."--BOOK JACKET

Organs (Anatomy) --- Theft --- Body snatching

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Rumor. --- Rumeur --- Social psychology --- Rumor --- Rumour --- Propaganda --- Public opinion --- Publicity

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