Queens of the Abyss: Female Demons, Night Spirits, and the Dark Feminine in World Tradition - Couverture souple

Carr, Ines

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798233486838

Editeur : Shadow House Press, 2026

Synopsis

Some women were feared as tempters. Some were cursed as devourers. Some were blamed for sickness, seduction, death, and the terrors of the night. Across ancient religions, folklore, demonology, and myth, the figure of the female demon has haunted the human imagination in forms both seductive and monstrous. In Queens of the Abyss, Ines Carr journeys into the shadowed history of female demons, night spirits, and dark feminine powers from across the world. From Lilith, Lamia, and Lamashtu to succubi, child stealing spirits, graveyard women, and supernatural queens of darkness, this book uncovers the hidden meanings behind some of history's most feared feminine beings. Inside this haunting exploration, you will discover: ¿ The ancient origins of female demonic figures in Mesopotamia, the Hebrew world, Greece, Rome, and beyond ¿ The truth behind Lilith and other legendary night spirits, separated from modern confusion and mythmaking ¿ How childbirth, sexuality, blood, sleep, beauty, and death became bound to supernatural fear ¿ Why certain women were transformed into monsters in religion, folklore, and cultural memory ¿ How goddesses, queens, witches, and dangerous female spirits were reshaped across centuries of belief ¿ Why the dark feminine still holds such power today in occultism, psychology, feminism, and modern imagination This is a journey into the forbidden edge of myth and belief, where the feminine appears as seductress, destroyer, mother, revenant, spirit, and sovereign of the unseen. Rich with demonology, folklore, religious history, and ancient fear, Queens of the Abyss reveals how these figures carried the deepest anxieties of the cultures that created them, and why they still fascinate us now. For readers drawn to the occult, mythology, demonology, dark folklore, and the hidden history of supernatural women, this is a compelling descent into the underworld of the human imagination.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Shadow House Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798233486838
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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