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The white devil

the werewolf in European culture

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An edition of The white devil (2013)

The white devil

the werewolf in European culture

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From Ovid's Lycaon to Professor Lupin, from Teen Wolf to An American Werewolf in Paris, the lycanthrope, or werewolf, comes to us frequently on the page and the silver screen. These interpretations often display lycanthropy as a curse, with the afflicted person becoming an uncontrollable, feral beast during every full moon. But this is just one version of the werewolf-its origins can be traced back thousands of years to early prehistory, and everything from Iron Age bog bodies and Roman gods to people such as Joan of Arc, Adolf Hitler, and Sigmund Freud feature in its story. Exploring the role.

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Reaktion Books
Language
English
Pages
262

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Subjects

Werewolves, History, Europe, history

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Europe
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Cover of: White Devil
White Devil: The Werewolf in European Culture
2013, Reaktion Books, Limited
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Cover of: The white devil
The white devil: the werewolf in European culture
2013, Reaktion Books
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Table of Contents

Of man and beast : the prehistoric cults of Europe
The wolves of Rome : classic accounts of the werewolf myth
Fists of fury : the wolves of Germania
The medieval werewolf
A cruel and savage beast : the werewolf in folklore
Of wolf and man : werewolf cases from Europe
Methods to the madness : medical explanations of the werewolf myth
Evolution creates dissolution : the end of the myth?

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-256) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
398.2454
Library of Congress
GR830.W4, GR830.W4 B47 2013eb

The Physical Object

Pagination
262 pages
Number of pages
262

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL27155274M
Internet Archive
whitedevilwerewo0000bere
ISBN 10
1780231881
ISBN 13
9781780231884
OCLC/WorldCat
856198828, 861693363

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Work ID
OL19975103W

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