The Book of Were-Wolves - Couverture rigide

Baring-Gould, Sabine

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1587156113 ISBN 13 : 9781587156113

Editeur : Borgo Press, 2002

Synopsis

The Book of Were-Wolves, one of the most cited references on its subject, is an essential and primal text on the legend of lycanthropy. The author (Sabine Baring-Gould, a parson of the Church of England, an archaeologist, a historian, and a prolific author best known for writing the hymn ?Onward Christian Soldiers?) takes a typically nineteenth century approach to the mythology ? methodical, rational, and almost mechanistic. He details the legend in many permutations as it exists in a diversity of cultures ? and includes sensational chapters with case studies of cannibals, grave desecrators, and blood fetishists, which have a connection to lycanthropy. Also included is an extended treatment of the case of Giles de Rais, the notorious confederate of Joan of Arc who was convicted and executed for necrosadistic crimes. (Jacketless library hardcover.)

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Sabine Baring-Gould (28 January 1834 – 2 January 1924) was an English hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist and eclectic scholar. His bibliography consists of more than 1240 publications, though this list continues to grow.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The Book of Were-Wolves By Sabine Baring-Gould

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Borgo Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1587156113
• ISBN 13: 9781587156113
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 200