Werewolves Witches And Wandering Spirits
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Werewolves Witches And Wandering Spirits
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Author : Kathryn A. Edwards
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2002-10-25
Werewolves Witches And Wandering Spirits written by Kathryn A. Edwards and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-10-25 with Social Science categories.
Bringing together scholars from Europe, America, and Australia, this volume explores the more fantastic elements of popular religious belief: ghosts, werewolves, spiritualism, animism, and of course, witchcraft. These traditional religious beliefs and practices are frequently treated as marginal in more synthetic studies of witchcraft and popular religion, yet Protestants and Catholics alike saw ghosts, imps, werewolves, and other supernatural entities as populating their world. Embedded within notarial and trial records are accounts that reveal the integration of folkloric and theological elements in early modern spirituality. Drawing from extensive archival research, the contributors argue for the integration of such beliefs into our understanding of late medieval and early modern Europe.
Werewolves
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Author : Linda S. Godfrey
language : en
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2009
Werewolves written by Linda S. Godfrey and has been published by Infobase Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Social Science categories.
Are werewolves real? When the moon is full, do ordinary people under a supernatural curse transform into snarling creatures charging out of the fog, only to revert to human form? Throughout history, people have claimed to have seen weird beings that are p
Werewolves
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Author : Konstantinos
language : en
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Release Date : 2010-09-08
Werewolves written by Konstantinos and has been published by Llewellyn Worldwide this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-08 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
How does one become—or kill—a werewolf? Where do our modern shapeshifting stories come from? Are werewolves real? In this fascinating book, Konstantinos digs into the centuries-old myths and compelling scientific evidence surrounding these enigmatic beasts of literary and Hollywood fame. Explore four different types of werewolves: involuntary, voluntary, otherdimensional beings, and astral Find out which kinds of werewolves might actually exist Learn about the shapeshifting beliefs of the Quileutes and other Native American tribes Discover lycanthropic legends from cultures all over the world You'll also find true, never-before-published accounts of werewolf sightings and discussions of modern scientific theories that support the existence of these mysterious creatures. Each aspect is investigated, from curses and shamanic vision quests to drug-induced hallucinations and serial-killer werewolves.
Werewolf Histories
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Author : Willem de Blécourt
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-10-06
Werewolf Histories written by Willem de Blécourt and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-06 with History categories.
Werewolf Histories is the first academic book in English to address European werewolf history and folklore from antiquity to the twentieth century. It covers the most important werewolf territories, ranging from Scandinavia to Germany, France and Italy, and from Croatia to Estonia.
Everyday Magic In Early Modern Europe
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Author : Kathryn A. Edwards
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Everyday Magic In Early Modern Europe written by Kathryn A. Edwards and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Europe categories.
A Companion To Fran Ois Rabelais
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Author : Bernd Renner
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-08-30
A Companion To Fran Ois Rabelais written by Bernd Renner and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-30 with Literary Criticism categories.
Twenty-two eminent scholars of Early Modernity offer a thorough examination of the art and the main themes of François Rabelais’s work in the larger context of European humanism.
Everyday Magic In Early Modern Europe
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Author : Kathryn A. Edwards
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-03-09
Everyday Magic In Early Modern Europe written by Kathryn A. Edwards and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-09 with History categories.
While pre-modern Europe is often seen as having an 'enchanted' or 'magical' worldview, the full implications of such labels remain inconsistently explored. Witchcraft, demonology, and debates over pious practices have provided the main avenues for treating those themes, but integrating them with other activities and ideas seen as forming an enchanted Europe has proven to be a much more difficult task. This collection offers one method of demystifying this world of everyday magic. Integrating case studies and more theoretical responses to the magical and preternatural, the authors here demonstrate that what we think of as extraordinary was often accepted as legitimate, if unusual, occurrences or practices. In their treatment of and attitudes towards spirit-assisted treasure-hunting, magical recipes, trials for sanctity, and visits by guardian angels, early modern Europeans showed more acceptance of and comfort with the extraordinary than modern scholars frequently acknowledge. Even witchcraft could be more pervasive and less threatening than many modern interpretations suggest. Magic was both mundane and mysterious in early modern Europe, and the witches who practiced it could in many ways be quite ordinary members of their communities. The vivid cases described in this volume should make the reader question how to distinguish the ordinary and extraordinary and the extent to which those terms need to be redefined for an early modern context. They should also make more immediate a world in which magic was an everyday occurrence.
Ghosts Werewolves Witches Vampires
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Author : Jo-Anne Christensen
language : en
Publisher: Lone Pine Pub
Release Date : 2001
Ghosts Werewolves Witches Vampires written by Jo-Anne Christensen and has been published by Lone Pine Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Fiction categories.
A collection of riveting stories about the four best-known creatures in paranormal mythology.
Theology And Horror
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Author : Brandon R. Grafius
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2021-03-02
Theology And Horror written by Brandon R. Grafius and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-02 with Religion categories.
Scholars of religion have begun to explore horror and the monstrous, not only within the confines of the biblical text or the traditions of religion, but also as they proliferate into popular culture. This exploration emerges from what has long been present in horror: an engagement with the same questions that animate religious thought – questions about the nature of the divine, humanity's place in the universe, the distribution of justice, and what it means to live a good life, among many others. Such exploration often involves a theological conversation. Theology and Horror: Explorations of the Dark Religious Imagination pursues questions regarding non-physical realities, spaces where both divinity and horror dwell. Through an exploration of theology and horror, the contributors explore how questions of spirituality, divinity, and religious structures are raised, complicated, and even sometimes answered (at least partially) by works of horror.
The European Witch Hunt
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Author : Julian Goodare
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-05-12
The European Witch Hunt written by Julian Goodare and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-12 with History categories.
The European Witch-Hunt seeks to explain why thousands of people, mostly lower-class women, were deliberately tortured and killed in the name of religion and morality during three centuries of intermittent witch-hunting throughout Europe and North America. Combining perspectives from history, sociology, psychology and other disciplines, this book provides a comprehensive account of witch-hunting in early modern Europe. Julian Goodare sets out an original interpretation of witch-hunting as an episode of ideologically-driven persecution by the ‘godly state’ in the era of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation. Full weight is also given to the context of village social relationships, and there is a detailed analysis of gender issues. Witch-hunting was a legal operation, and the courts’ rationale for interrogation under torture is explained. Panicking local elites, rather than central governments, were at the forefront of witch-hunting. Further chapters explore folk beliefs about legendary witches, and intellectuals’ beliefs about a secret conspiracy of witches in league with the Devil. Witch-hunting eventually declined when the ideological pressure to combat the Devil’s allies slackened. A final chapter sets witch-hunting in the context of other episodes of modern persecution. This book is the ideal resource for students exploring the history of witch-hunting. Its level of detail and use of social theory also make it important for scholars and researchers.