Tales of Witchcraft and Wonder: The Venomous Maiden and Other Stories of the Supernatural

by Claude Lecouteux and Corinne Lecouteux

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A collection of tales from the Middle Ages focused on otherworldly powers, magical animals, miracles, demonic apparitions, and supernatural events  

• Offers commentary for each story, revealing its historical context, cultural and esoteric associations, and hidden pagan beliefs

• Explores how the tales transformed over the ages and their origins in Classical Antiquity, the Middle East, and India

• Includes stories never-before-translated from their original Latin and many purposely left in obscurity due to scandalous depictions of popes and other notables

The Middle Ages witnessed the blossoming of oral traditions whose echoes...Read more
  • ISBN10 1644111705
  • ISBN13 9781644111703
  • Publish Date 23 December 2021 (first published 28 September 2021)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Inner Traditions Bear and Company
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 320
  • Language English