Werewolf

Montague Summers
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Firmly convinced of the literal and enduring reality of the werewolf, the late Reverend Montague Summers has a wonderful time recounting the fantastic European history of "that most terrible and depraved of all the bond slaves of Satan." Illustrated. Contents: Introduction; Werewolf: lycanthropy; Werewolf: his science and practice; Werewolf in Greece and Italy, Spain and Portugal; Werewolf in England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland; Werewolf in France; Werewolf in the North, in Russia and Germany; Note on the werewolf in literature; Bibliography; Witch ointments, by Dr. H. J. Norman.
Genres: WerewolvesNonfictionMythologyOccultHistoryResearchFolkloreHorrorParanormalReference
340 Pages

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