Claude Lecouteux, Corinne Lecouteux

Tales and Legends of the Devil

The Many Guises of the Primal Shapeshifter

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Explores the many forms and abilities of the devil in stories from around the world.

---

Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 160mm x 237mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 538g
• ISBN-13: 9781644116852
• ISBN-10: 1644116855
• Artikelnr.: 65948826

Autorenporträt

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 Tales of Witchcraft and Wonder. Corinne Lecouteux is a translator specializing in tales and legends. She is the coauthor with her husband, Claude, of Travels to the Otherworld and Other Fantastic Realms. The authors live in Paris.

Inhaltsangabe

Translator’s Preface
Introduction
Chapter I
The Devil as Suitor
Chapter II
The Devil and His Family
Chapter III
The Swindled and Battered Devil
Chapter IV
In the Devil’s Service
Chapter V
A Visit to Hell
Chapter VI
The Devil and the Church
Chapter VII
Singular Tales
Appendix 1
Tale Types in this Book
Appendix 2
Index of Motifs Associated with the Devil
Notes
Bibliography
Index