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"Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) was a Vicar in the Church of England in Devon, an archaeologist, folklorist, historian and a prolific author. Baring-Gould was also a bit eccentric. He reputedly taught classes with a pet bat on his shoulder. He is best known for writing the hymn 'Onward Christian Soldiers'.

This book is one of the most cited references about werewolves. The Book of the Were-Wolf takes a rationalistic approach to the subject.

The book starts off with a straightforward academic review of the literature of shape-shifting; however, starting with Chapter XI, the narrative takes a strange turn into sensationalistic 'true crime' case-studies of cannibals, grave desecrators, and blood fetishists, which have a tenuous connection with lycanthropy. This includes an extended treatment of the case of Giles de Rais, the notorious associate of Joan of Arc, who was convicted and executed for necrosadistic crimes. Margaret Murray had a controversial theory about this subject." (Quote from sacred-texts.com)

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Publisher's Preface; Introductory; Lycanthropy Among The Ancients; The Were-wolf In The North; The Origin Of The Scandinavian Were-wolf; The Were-wolf In The Middle-ages; A Chamber Of Horrors; Jean Grenier; Folk-lore Relating To Were-wolves; Natural Causes Of Lycanthropy; Mythological Origin Of The Were-wolf Myth; The MarÉchal De Retz.-i. The Investigation Of Charges; The MarÉchal De Retz.--ii. The Trial; MarÉchal De Retz.--iii. The Sentence And Execution; A Galician Were-wolf; Anomalous Case.--the Human HyÆna; A Sermon On Were -wolves; Endnotes

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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.org

Forgotten Books is about sharing information, not about making money. All books are priced at wholesale prices. We are also the only publisher we know of to print in large sans-serif font, which is proven to make the text easier to read and put less strain on your eyes.
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"The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould (28 January 1834 - 2 January 1924) was an English hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist and eclectic scholar. His bibliography lists more than 500 separate publications. His family home, Lewtrenchard Manor near Okehampton, Devon, has been preserved as he rebuilt it and is now a hotel. He is remembered particularly as a writer of hymns, the best-known being "Onward, Christian Soldiers" and "Now the Day Is Over", and the desk at which he wrote these hymns is still preserved at the hotel. He also translated the carol "Gabriel's Message" from Basque to English.

His education at The King's School, Warwick lasted just a few months in 1846 - he caught whooping-cough and was ordered to go abroad for the sake of his health. He then went up to Cambridge earning the degrees of B.A. in 1857, then M.A. in 1860 from Clare College." (Quote from wikipedia.org)

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  • ÉditeurForgotten Books
  • Date d'édition2008
  • ISBN 10 1605065676
  • ISBN 13 9781605065670
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  • Nombre de pages160
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