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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.
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Front Matter
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“Werewolf Histories is a fascinating look at the diversity of beliefs about werewolves, and a valuable reminder of the different contexts in which these beliefs occur. … Werewolf Histories is packed with fascinating analysis of an under-examined piece of folklore. It’s particularly compelling because of the way in which it looks at the phenomenon of werewolf belief from several different scholarly perspectives.” (James Holloway, Fortean Times, Vol. 335, December, 2015)
'The volume's aims, as outlined in de Blécourt's introductory essay, are met by the essays collected, particularly the stated intention to mark a 'transition from popular werewolf publications to academic historical perspectives'. The clear and nuanced historical perspectives presented certainly set the volume apart from the putative 'werewolf history' presented in the popular publications that are commonly cited in studies of contemporary literary and cinematic werewolves.' Hannah Priest, Swansea University, UK
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Johannes Dillinger, Oxford Brookes University, UK
Matteo Duni, Syracuse University in Florence, Italy
Richard L. Gordon, University of Erfurt, Germany
Merili Metsvahi, University of Tartu, Estonia
Maja Pasari?, Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research, Croatia
Aleks Pluskowski, University of Reading, UK
Rolf Schulte, University of Kiel, Germany
Michèle Simonsen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Christa Agnes Tuczay, University of Vienna, Austria
Rita Voltmer, University of Trier, Germany
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Werewolf Histories
Editors: Willem Blécourt
Series Title: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-52634-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-52633-5Published: 12 October 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-58049-1Published: 19 March 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-52634-2Published: 06 October 2015
Series ISSN: 2731-5630
Series E-ISSN: 2731-5649
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 260
Topics: European History, History of Religion, History of Medieval Europe, Cultural Studies, Sociology, general