Werewolves, Witches, and Wandering Spirits: Traditional Belief & Folklore in Early Modern Europe

by Kathryn A. Edwards and Sabrina Blackburry

Book Overview

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,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931112088
• ISBN13: 9781931112086
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Truman State University Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Especially recommended for folklore and religious history reference shelves

Werewolves, Witches, And Wandering Spirits: Traditional Belief & Folklore In Early Modern Europe is an anthology of essays by learned scholars of Europe, America and Australia concerning the fantastic elements of popular religious belief: ghosts, werewolves, spiritualism, animism, and witchcraft. Though such beliefs are often marginalized in studies of popular religion, Protestants and Catholics alike of the era truly believed that supernatural entities such as ghosts, imps, and werewolves existed. Essays draw from in-depth archival research, and the contributors make a forceful case for the importance of integrating such beliefs and folklore into human understanding of late medieval and early modern Europe. Especially recommended for folklore and religious history reference shelves.