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Tales of Witchcraft and Wonder

The Venomous Maiden and Other Stories of the Supernatural
Buch | Hardcover
320 Seiten
2021
Inner Traditions Bear and Company (Verlag)
978-1-64411-170-3 (ISBN)

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Tales of Witchcraft and Wonder - Claude Lecouteux, Corinne Lecouteux
CHF 48,90 inkl. MwSt
A collection of tales from the Middle Ages focused on otherworldly powers, magical animals, miracles, demonic apparitions, and supernatural events  

• Offers commentary for each story, revealing its historical context, cultural and esoteric associations, and hidden pagan beliefs

• Explores how the tales transformed over the ages and their origins in Classical Antiquity, the Middle East, and India

• Includes stories never-before-translated from their original Latin and many purposely left in obscurity due to scandalous depictions of popes and other notables

The Middle Ages witnessed the blossoming of oral traditions whose echoes can still be found in many legends, fables, and tales today.

In this collection of medieval tales of witchcraft, wonder, and the supernatural, Claude and Corinne Lecouteux explain how many of these stories arose in Classical Antiquity while some made their way into Dark Ages Europe from the Middle East and India. Offering commentary for each tale, the authors place them in historical context and analyze their cultural and esoteric associations. They include stories never- before-translated from their original Latin or demotic versions and show how, unlike the well-known fairy tales made popular by the Brothers Grimm, many stories were purposely left in obscurity because they presented scandalous depictions of popes and other notables. Additionally, for many of the tales, the authors scrupulously peel back the Christian veneer to show how the stories were instrumental in assuring the survival of age-old pagan beliefs across the centuries.

These beliefs are explored through tales of animals with magical powers and the ability to converse with humans, including the tale of the Grateful Lion made famous through Aesop’s fables; stories of individuals with supernatural or otherworldly powers, like the Venomous Maiden who poisons all men who have relations with her; legends of miracles and wondrous things that violate the laws of nature, such as people returning from the dead to help a descendant; and stories of witchcraft, magic, and demonic apparitions, including the pope who was a disguised demon. The authors also explore tales of supernatural spouses and illicit love affairs, wisdom teachings and parables of fools, and heroic legends.

Claude Lecouteux is a professor emeritus of medieval literature and civilization at the Sorbonne. He is the author of numerous books on medieval beliefs and magic, including The Pagan Book of the Dead and Dictionary of Ancient Magic Words and Spells. Corinne Lecouteux is a translator specializing in tales and legends. They live in Paris.

Introduction
Religion, Romance, and Fable

Chapter I
Animal Tales

Chapter II
Oddities and Wonders

Chapter III
Deviltry, Spells, and Magic

Chapter IV
The Supernatural Spouse

Chapter V
Licit and Illicit Love

Chapter VI
Wisdom, Cunning, and Stupidity

Chapter VII
Heroic Legends

Appendix 1
Survival and Transformation of the Narratives

Appendix 2
Original Languages of the Tales and Legends

Appendix 3
Index of Folktale Type

Appendix 4
Index of Moral Themes

Appendix 5
Index of Motifs

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 55 b&w illustrations
Verlagsort Rochester
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 651 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie Esoterik / Spiritualität
ISBN-10 1-64411-170-5 / 1644111705
ISBN-13 978-1-64411-170-3 / 9781644111703
Zustand Neuware
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