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Werewolves: A Field Guide to Shapeshifters, Lycanthropes, and Man-Beasts
Most of us are familiar with the idea of a werewolf—that someone can change, either deliberately or unwillingly, into a ravenous creature—but is there some justification for such a belief? And, if so, how is it achieved—through magical potions or ointments or simply by the light of the full moon? Or is the whole thing simply a form of delusion, the product of a disturbed m...more
ebook, 224 pages
Published
April 24th 2012
by New Page Books
(first published September 15th 2009)
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What from the title and cover (what was that old adage again?) appears to be a fictional guide meant for those fantasy lovers dreaming of real life werewolf hunts, is actually a well reasoned, seemingly well researched (footnotes would have made the entire work much more compelling and complete) thesis on the origins of the human fascination with wolves, the ability of shape shift, and the place of the werewolf in our culture. The book is horrendously mis-titled - no doubt in an attempt to sell...more
Apr 07, 2012
Andre
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myth-folklore-religion
First I really enjoyed the book and even found some things I didn't know before. However I must say that I can understand why some reviewers regarded this book as more belonging into the genre of fantasy literature which I think might be strongly linked to the artwork of the book by Ian Daniels.
As a matter of fact the artwork was very much in line with the depiction of wolves and werewolves in modern Western Culture (starting with the cover) in that they usually depict wolves and werewolves as...more
As a matter of fact the artwork was very much in line with the depiction of wolves and werewolves in modern Western Culture (starting with the cover) in that they usually depict wolves and werewolves as...more
I was a little disappointed that it didn't go into detail about hunting werewolves and what is needed, but I liked the stories that were told. I read this book with a notebook beside me, copying down any notes about the history and strange clues that all of the stories gave.
I wish that author hadn't put his theories about being mentally ill in here. By the end I was thinking entirely too logically about these instances rather than beleiving in werewolves. Does no one believe in supernatural crea...more
I wish that author hadn't put his theories about being mentally ill in here. By the end I was thinking entirely too logically about these instances rather than beleiving in werewolves. Does no one believe in supernatural crea...more
A rather thorough account on the origins of the werewolf mythos. It states the facts on how we as a culture viewed the beast-man concept as various types: the skilled hunter, the shifty demonic minion, the sympathetic cursed, and the deranged. It also gives accounts that occurred or have become legend in various parts of the world. Overall, it carries great study if you want to understand or write about these supernatural beings. But it's not the most entertaining read out there.
Amazing story ... ისედაც ხომ მიყვარს მაქციები და ამ გამოკვლევამ ისე მომხიბლა, შთაბეჭდილების ქვეშ ვარ.. ძალიან მინდა ამ კაცის სხვა გამოკვლევების წაკითხვაც ^_^
Excellent book if you're wanting to learn where the idea of werewolves came from and how it's evolved over the years.
Very informative. A great book on the history of Werewolves, especially if you've never read anything about their history before and how the myth of Werewolves came into being~
The description and title of this book makes one think it's going to be a fantasy adventure, discovering the various werewolf mythologies and what creates them, when in reality, this is a dense, academic, very well-researched dissertation about historical people and events that could have lead to the mythological archetype of "the werewolf." Hat's off to the incredible research involved in the writing of this book, but it would have been nice to have a few fantasy stories thrown in, just get a b...more
Really informative about werewolves
I was expecting a collection of werewolf legends from around the world. I got a PhD-worthy thesis on the origin of the belief in werewolves. Yawn.
Nice resource. I still flip through it from time to time.
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