Lecouteux Corinne
Lecouteux Corinne - Tales And Legends Of The Devil The Many Guises Of The Primal Shapeshifter - Hardcover
Lecouteux Corinne - Tales And Legends Of The Devil The Many Guises Of The Primal Shapeshifter - Hardcover
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Description: Explores the many forms and abilities of the devil in stories from around the world. The devil has many more guises than the clich red boogeyman named Lucifer or Satan who haunts Christianity. In some traditions the devil is sinister and cunning while others portray him as an oaf who can easily be conned and evaded by anyone with an ounce of cleverness. In other tales and legends he is the primal shapeshifter and the Roma also known as the gypsies claimed his talents of metamorphosis were so strong he could even assume the appearance of a priest. Drawing on folk traditions from all over Europe including Transylvanian Romania Bulgaria Albania Switzerland Italy France Scandinavia Moravia Bohemia Lapland and the Baltic countries Claude and Corinne Lecouteux explore the many forms and abilities of the devil in stories tales and legends throughout the ages. They trace the devil's shapeshifting powers back to their Vedic origins in ancient India and look at his connections with witches storm magic and other magical events. They examine the symbolic implications of the appearance of the devil in these tales such as how he is often either limping or disfigured with the legs or feet of a goat or other animal traditionally linked to the lower powers or passions. They explain how the devil's limp or his goat - like feet reflect the prevalence in world mythology of the sacred nature of crippling injuries. Peeling back the Christian veneer embedded in many tales and legends about the so - called Evil One the authors ultimately reveal how many of the qualities and magical powers attributed to the devil were once those belonging to pagan gods like the Lithuanian thunder god Perk nas or the Titan Chronos as well as to playful woodland spirits and the sometimes helpful sometimes fearful fauns and satyrs of Greco - Roman mythology.
Title: Tales And Legends Of The Devil The Many Guises Of The Primal Shapeshifter
Author(s): Lecouteux Corinne
Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear And Company
Barcode: 9781644116852
Pages: 240 Pages, 5 B&W Illustrations
Publication Date: 8/29/2023
Category: Shamanism, Paganism & Druidry
Description: Explores the many forms and abilities of the devil in stories from around the world. The devil has many more guises than the clich red boogeyman named Lucifer or Satan who haunts Christianity. In some traditions the devil is sinister and cunning while others portray him as an oaf who can easily be conned and evaded by anyone with an ounce of cleverness. In other tales and legends he is the primal shapeshifter and the Roma also known as the gypsies claimed his talents of metamorphosis were so strong he could even assume the appearance of a priest. Drawing on folk traditions from all over Europe including Transylvanian Romania Bulgaria Albania Switzerland Italy France Scandinavia Moravia Bohemia Lapland and the Baltic countries Claude and Corinne Lecouteux explore the many forms and abilities of the devil in stories tales and legends throughout the ages. They trace the devil's shapeshifting powers back to their Vedic origins in ancient India and look at his connections with witches storm magic and other magical events. They examine the symbolic implications of the appearance of the devil in these tales such as how he is often either limping or disfigured with the legs or feet of a goat or other animal traditionally linked to the lower powers or passions. They explain how the devil's limp or his goat - like feet reflect the prevalence in world mythology of the sacred nature of crippling injuries. Peeling back the Christian veneer embedded in many tales and legends about the so - called Evil One the authors ultimately reveal how many of the qualities and magical powers attributed to the devil were once those belonging to pagan gods like the Lithuanian thunder god Perk nas or the Titan Chronos as well as to playful woodland spirits and the sometimes helpful sometimes fearful fauns and satyrs of Greco - Roman mythology.
Title: Tales And Legends Of The Devil The Many Guises Of The Primal Shapeshifter
Author(s): Lecouteux Corinne
Publisher: Inner Traditions Bear And Company
Barcode: 9781644116852
Pages: 240 Pages, 5 B&W Illustrations
Publication Date: 8/29/2023
Category: Shamanism, Paganism & Druidry
