The werewolf in the ancient world:

Tales of the werewolf are by now well established as a rich sub-strand of the popular horror genre; less widely known is just how far back in time their provenance lies. This text shows how in antiquity werewolves thrived in a story-world shared by witches, ghosts, demons, and soul-flyers, and argue...

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Main Author: Ogden, Daniel 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2021
Edition:First edition
Series:Oxford scholarship online
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Summary:Tales of the werewolf are by now well established as a rich sub-strand of the popular horror genre; less widely known is just how far back in time their provenance lies. This text shows how in antiquity werewolves thrived in a story-world shared by witches, ghosts, demons, and soul-flyers, and argues for the primary role of story-telling - as opposed to rites of passage - in the ancient world's general conceptualisation of the werewolf. It also seeks to demonstrate how the comparison of equally intriguing medieval tales can be used to fill in gaps in our knowledge of werewolf stories in the ancient world, thereby shedding new light on the origins of the modern phenomenon.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 261 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780191888601
9780192596291
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780198854319.001.0001

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