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Claude Lecouteux is a former professor of medieval literature and civilization at the Sorbonne. He is the author of numerous books on medieval and pagan beliefs and magic, including The Book of Grimoires, The Tradition of Household Spirits, A Lapidary of Sacred Stones, and The Secret History of mehr anzeigen Poltergeists and Haunted Houses. He lives in Paris. weniger anzeigen

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Geburtstag
1943-02-08
Geschlecht
male
Nationalität
France
Ausbildung
Sorbonne University (PhD) 1975
Blaise Pascal University (PhD) 1980
Berufe
historian
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Sorbonne University
University of Caen Normandy
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Officier des Arts et des Lettres‎
Knight of the Order of Academic Palms
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Claude Lecouteux is a former professor of medieval literature and civilization at the Sorbonne. He is the author of numerous books on medieval and pagan afterlife beliefs, including Witches, Werewolves, and Fairies and The Return of the Dead. He lives in Paris.

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An exhaustive (and that's an understatement) study of the Wild Hunt in the folklore of Europe, in all of it's forms and guises. It uncovers the pagan roots of a lot of the Christian legendarium, but does not draw hard and fast conclusions on the meaning or origin of the whole. Lot's of fascinating stuff in here, but it's a slog to get through. Read it, but be warned.
 
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dhaxton | 1 weitere Rezension | Aug 1, 2023 |
This book takes a scholarly look at the changing nature of elves and dwarves in Europe. The book is informative and interesting, making a nice addition to the Ancestral Lore and Practices collection by the same author.
 
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ElentarriLT | Mar 24, 2020 |
The ancient Germanic beliefs, religion and social customs (i.e. paganism to the Church) was forcibly attacked by the Christian Church, but also so successfully incorporated into the Christian culture, that only scattered fragments of the pagan ways has remained.

This encyclopedia provides a reference to the many deities, magical creatures, elves, dwarves, trolls, goblins, bogeymen, giants, land spirits, water spirits, mythical places, legends and ancient customs of the Norse and Germanic regions of Europe. In addition, Claude Lecouteux explores the origins, connections, and tales behind the many gods, goddesses, spirits, elves, rituals, folk customs, and mythical places of Norse and Germanic tradition.

The author makes use of various primary and secondary sources, such as the Poetic and Prose Edda, the Saga of Ynglingar by Snorri Sturluson, the History of the Danes by Saxo Grammaticus, several works of the Grimm Brothers, the Saga of the Volsungs, Caesar's Gallic Wars, the Nibelungenlied, and Beowulf.

I found this encyclopedia to be a useful reference to pagan mythology, and was especially pleased with the inclusion of continental mythology, legends and creatures. The illustrations included in this book are also charming and useful for a researcher.


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ElentarriLT | Mar 24, 2020 |
Extremely interesting. Makes a nice addition to all my other ancient lore/ mythology books.
 
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