The Myth of the Werewolf

2024
ISBN: 978-3-031-74942-1
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland

Buch, Englisch, 156 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 336 g

Reihe: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic

This is a historical and anthropological study of the myth of the werewolf aimed at reflecting on the metamorphoses of evil and understanding the long evolution of a mythical structure. Legends and folklore allow us to explore the brutal bestiality of a figure loaded with sexuality, eroticism, and desire. From ancient times to the present day, the tragic narrative universe of a strange and dangerous wild world is unfolded, with elements of tenderness, that has contributed to defining the profile of civilization as its opposite. The myth was contaminated with religious fanaticism when werewolves were persecuted and burned during the times of the witch hunts.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bartra, Roger

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Populärkultur
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Werewolves in Antiquity.- 2. The Metamorphosis.- 3. The Diabolical Werewolf.- 4. The Incarnation.- 5. Lupine Melancholy.- 6. The Legends.- 7. Livonia, Land of the Werewolf.- 8. About She-Wolves and Little Red Riding Hoods.- 9. The Decline of the Myth.- 10. The Revival.- Epilogue.

Über Autor(innen)

Roger Bartra is a Mexican and Catalan anthropologist and sociologist. He works as a research fellow at the University of Mexico (UNAM).