Storied's video: Kasogonag : Sky Deity and Absolute Cutie Monstrum

Don’t miss future episodes of Monstrum, subscribe! http://bit.ly/pbsstoried_sub A sky deity falling from the sky sounds bad, right? Not if it’s the Kasogonagá! From the mythology of the Toba peoples of South America, this god of lightning, thunder, and rain appears as a small, hairy anteater-like creature and needs a bit of human intervention to return to the skies. Not your typical scary Monstrum episode, this one even features guest illustrator Ellen Surrey. With a long history of helping the indigenous people of South America, this cute, benevolent ‘monster’ is what we all need to end 2020 with—a little hope and a smile. Written and Hosted by: Dr. Emily Zarka Director: David Schulte Executive Producer: Amanda Fox Producer: Stephanie Noone Illustrator: Ellen Surrey Editor: Derek Borsheim Produced by Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios. The world is full of monsters, myths, and legends and Monstrum isn’t afraid to take a closer look. The show, hosted by Emily Zarka, Ph.D., takes us on a journey to discover a new monster in each new episode. Monstrum looks at humans' unique drive to create and shape monster mythology through oral storytelling, literature, and film and digs deep into the history of those mythologies. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monstrumpbs/ ----------- BIBLIOGRAPHY: Carrillo, Jesús. “The ‘Historia General y Natural De Las Indias’ by Gonzalo Fernández De Oviedo.” Huntington Library Quarterly, vol. 65, no. 3/4, 2002, pp. 321–344. “Chaco.” Encyclopedia Britannica, June 21, 2013. https://www.britannica.com/place/Chaco-province-Argentina. Folk Literature of the Toba Indians, Vol. Two. Ed. Johannes Wilbert and Karin Simoneau. UCLA Latin American Center Publications, 1982. Gordillo, Gastón. “The Breath of the Devils: Memories and Places of an Experience of Terror.” American Ethnologist, Vol. 29, No.1, Feb. 2002, pp. 33–57. Gordillo, Gastón. Landscapes of Devils Ternsions of Place and Memory in the Argentinean Chaco. Duke University Press, 2004. Métraux, Alfred. Myths of the Toba And Pilagá Indians of the Gran Chaco. American folklore society, 1946. Monaghan, Patricia. Encyclopedia of Goddesses and Heroines [2 Volumes]. ABC-CLIO, 2009. Martínez, Gustavo. “Enfermedad y entidades anímicas del entorno natural etiologías religioso-rituales y espacio-ambientales entre los tobas del chaco central, Argentina.” Revista de antropología iberoamericana 5.2, 2010, pp. 189–221. Pérez, Ignacio Jiménez. Giant Anteater: A Homecoming to Iberá. Conservation Land Trusy, 2014. Tola, Florencia. “The Materiality of ‘Spiritual Presences’ and the Notion of Person in an Amerindian Society.” The Social Life of Spirits. Ed. Ruy Blanes and Diana Espirito Santo, 2012, pp. 69-92. Tola, Florencia, and Celeste Medrano. “When histories and ontologies compose multiple worlds. The past among the Toba people of the Argentinean Chaco.” América Crítica, 4(1), 2020, pp. 25-34. scary stories horror stories