The Book of Werewolves: The 1865 Classic Exploration of Were-Wolf Folklore and Mythology

Unique Elements

• Historical Context
• Detailed Nineteenth-Century Historical Timeline

An Exploration of Werewolf Folklore and Mythology Classic by Sabine Baring-Gould

The Book of Werewolves by British author Sabine Baring-Gould is a book of nonfiction first published in 1865 in the United Kingdom.

A celebrated rationalistic approach to the study of werewolf mythology classic beginning with a review of the literature of shape-shifting and evolving into a look at criminal behaviour attributed to lycanthropy.

Sneak Peak

‘Having assumed some bestial shape, the man who is eigi einhammr is only to be recognized by his eyes, which by no power can be changed. He then pursues his course, follows the instincts of the beast whose body he has taken, yet without quenching his own intelligence. He is able to do what the body of the animal can do, and do what he, as man, can do as well. He may fly or swim, if be is in the shape of bird or fish; if he has taken the form of a wolf, or if he goes on a gandreið, or wolf’s-ride, he is fall of the rage and malignity of the creatures whose powers and passions he has assumed.’

Synopsis

Best known for writing the hymn 'Onward Christian Soldiers', Sabine Baring-Gould was an Anglican vicar, archaeologist, folklorist, historian, and prolific author. In The Book of Were-Wolves, he looks at oral traditional tales, folk songs, historical accounts, and medical documentation that link lycanthropy to the real world. Mythology or criminal pathology? That’s the gist of what Baring-Gould looked to uncover.

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Title Details

✓ Original 1865 text
✓ Folklore & Mythology
✓ 5 x 8 in
✓ Matte Cover
✓ Cream Paper