An edition of Demons and spirits of the land
(2015)
Demons and spirits of the land
ancestral lore and practices
First U.S. edition.
by Claude Lecouteux
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History of doctrines, DemonologyTimes
Middle Ages, 600-1500| Edition | Availability |
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Demons and spirits of the land: ancestral lore and practices
2015, Inner Traditions
in English
- First U.S. edition.
1620553996 9781620553992
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Demons and Spirits of the Land: Ancestral Lore and Practices
2015, Inner Traditions International, Limited
in English
1620554003 9781620554005
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Table of Contents
A haunted universe
Unusual manifestations
The first inhabitants of the earth
Demons and fallen angels
Cult remnants
The local land spirits
The underside of idolatry
The testimony provided by place names
Sylvanus and consorts
The metamorphoses of spirits
A provisional balance sheet
Conquering and defending the land
Encountering the spirits of the local land
Taking possession of a piece of land
Circumambulation : appropriation, expropriation, and protection rite
Boundaries and their markings
The enclosed space is sacred
The contract with the spirits
The circular and the rectangular : a hypothesis
The conquest of the space
Survivals and transformations
Waters, springs, and fountains
The forest
The mountain and its spirits
The problem of the paredra
A composite site : the dwelling of Grendel and his mother
The moor
The crossbreeding of myths
The return of the place spirits.
Edition Notes
"Originally published in French under the title Démons et Génies du terroir au Moyen âge by Éditions Imago."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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