Claude Lecouteux is a former professor of medieval literature and civilization at the Sorbonne. He is the author of numerous books on medieval and pagan afterlife beliefs and magic, including The Book of Grimoires, Dictionary of Ancient Magic Words and Spells, and The Tradition of Household Spirits. He lives in Paris.
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INTRODUCTION “In the Midst of Life We Are in Death” ONE Accounts of Journeys into the Beyond from Classical Antiquity TWO The Beyond as Seen in Mythologies and Religions THREE From the Christian Beyond to the Literature of Revelations FOUR Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise FIVE Between Visions, Tales, and Legends: The Chivalric Romances SIX The Otherworld in Medieval Scandinavian Literature SEVEN The Paths to the Otherworld EIGHT The Otherworld in Folktales and Songs NINE In Search of the Lost Spouse TEN Folktales and Shamanism ELEVEN The Experience of Imminent Death (NDE, OBE) Conclusion APPENDIX 1 Index of Signs, Symbols, and Omens APPENDIX 2 Index of the Beyond APPENDIX 3 Index of Some Motifs Found in Folktales APPENDIX 4 Index of Some Story Types Featuring the Otherworld Notes Bibliography Index
INTRODUCTION “In the Midst of Life We Are in Death” ONE Accounts of Journeys into the Beyond from Classical Antiquity TWO The Beyond as Seen in Mythologies and Religions THREE From the Christian Beyond to the Literature of Revelations FOUR Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise FIVE Between Visions, Tales, and Legends: The Chivalric Romances SIX The Otherworld in Medieval Scandinavian Literature SEVEN The Paths to the Otherworld EIGHT The Otherworld in Folktales and Songs NINE In Search of the Lost Spouse TEN Folktales and Shamanism ELEVEN The Experience of Imminent Death (NDE, OBE) Conclusion APPENDIX 1 Index of Signs, Symbols, and Omens APPENDIX 2 Index of the Beyond APPENDIX 3 Index of Some Motifs Found in Folktales APPENDIX 4 Index of Some Story Types Featuring the Otherworld Notes Bibliography Index
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