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Folklore scholarship and lycanthropy studies

Human Animals

Frank Hamel1915
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A comprehensive and scholarly survey of shape-shifting myths and legends throughout history. Frank Hamel explores the global belief in 'human animals'—individuals who have the power to transform into wolves, tigers, hyenas, and other beasts. The book covers famous historical cases of lycanthropy, the legends of the 'Berserkers', the use of animal ointments in witchcraft, and the psychological theories of animal transformation (including the concept of the 'astral double'). It draws on both ancient classical accounts and modern 19th-century ethnographic reports from Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

Also known asHuman Animals: Werewolves and Other Shape-shifters
This edition1915
EditionWilliam Rider & Son, London
Animal MythsWer-animals in Folklorefolk magic and healingFolk MagicEuropean folkloreTransformation and metamorphosisShamanism (Shape-shifting)ritual documentationAnthropologyAmulets and charmsLycanthropy & Shape-shiftingFolkloreWestern Anthropological / FolkloreFolklore & SuperstitionTotemismOccultism

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Contents39 chapters

  1. 01HUMAN ANIMALS
  2. 02FRANK HAMEL
  3. 03NEW YORK
  4. 04FREDERICK A. STOKES Co.
  5. 05PUBLISHERS
  6. 06PREFACE
  7. 07TO C. A. W.
  8. 08CONTENTS.
  9. 09HUMAN ANIMALS
  10. 10CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY
  11. 11CHAPTER II TRANSFORMATION
  12. 12CHAPTER III THE BUSH-SOUL
  13. 13CHAPTER IV HUMAN SOULS IN ANIMAL BODIES
  14. 14CHAPTER V ANIMAL DANCES
  15. 15CHAPTER VI MAN-ANIMAL AND ANIMAL-MAN
  16. 16CHAPTER VII SCAPEGOAT AND SAINT
  17. 17CHAPTER VIII THE WER-WOLF TRIALS
  18. 18CHAPTER IX THE WER-WOLF IN MYTH AND LEGEND
  19. 19CHAPTER X LION- AND TIGER-MEN
  20. 20CHAPTER XI WER-FOX AND WER-VIXEN
  21. 21CHAPTER XII WITCHES
  22. 22CHAPTER XIII FAMILIARS
  23. 23CHAPTER XIV TRANSFORMATION IN FOLK-LORE AND FAIRY-TALE
  24. 24CHAPTER XV TRANSFORMATION IN FOLK-LORE AND FAIRY-TALE
  25. 25CHAPTER XVI FABULOUS ANIMALS AND MONSTERS
  26. 26CHAPTER XVII HUMAN SERPENTS
  27. 27CHAPTER XVIII CAT AND COCK PHANTOMS
  28. 28CHAPTER XIX BIRD WOMEN
  29. 29CHAPTER XX FAMILY ANIMALS
  30. 30CHAPTER XXI ANIMAL GHOSTS
  31. 31CHAPTER XXII THE PHANTASMAL DOUBLE
  32. 32CHAPTER XXIII ANIMAL ELEMENTALS
  33. 33CHAPTER XXIV ANIMAL SPIRITS IN CEREMONIAL MAGIC
  34. 34CHAPTER XXV CONCLUSION
  35. 35INDEX
  36. 36FOOTNOTES:
  37. 37Transcriber's Notes:
  38. 38THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
  39. 39"Cover"

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