03081nam a22005655i 4500 978-3-031-74943-8 DE-He213 20251030114636.0 cr nn 008mamaa 241224s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031749438 978-3-031-74943-8 10.1007/978-3-031-74943-8 doi CB3-481 HBTB bicssc HIS054000 bisacsh NHTB thema Bartra, Roger. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 89494 The Myth of the Werewolf [electronic resource] / by Roger Bartra. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. XII, 156 p. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic, 2731-5649 1. Werewolves in Antiquity -- 2. The Metamorphosis -- 3. The Diabolical Werewolf -- 4. The Incarnation -- 5. Lupine Melancholy -- 6. The Legends -- 7. Livonia, Land of the Werewolf -- 8. About She-Wolves and Little Red Riding Hoods -- 9. The Decline of the Myth -- 10. The Revival -- Epilogue. This is a historical and anthropological study of the myth of the werewolf aimed at reflecting on the metamorphoses of evil and understanding the long evolution of a mythical structure. Legends and folklore allow us to explore the brutal bestiality of a figure loaded with sexuality, eroticism, and desire. From ancient times to the present day, the tragic narrative universe of a strange and dangerous wild world is unfolded, with elements of tenderness, that has contributed to defining the profile of civilization as its opposite. The myth was contaminated with religious fanaticism when werewolves were persecuted and burned during the times of the witch hunts. Roger Bartra is a Mexican and Catalan anthropologist and sociologist. He works as a research fellow at the University of Mexico (UNAM). Civilization History. 66788 Popular Culture. 57605 Intellectual life History. 70673 Anthropology. 60002 Cultural History. 66790 Popular Culture. 57605 Intellectual History. 70675 Anthropology. 60002 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031749421 Printed edition: 9783031749445 Printed edition: 9783031749452 Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic, 2731-5649 88260 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-74943-8 ZDB-2-HTY ZDB-2-SXH 65997 65997