1915. From the abundant records and traditions dealing with the curious belief that certain men and women can transform themselves into animals, Mr. Hamel collected a number of instances and examples which throw fresh light on the subject both from the point of view of folk lore and occultism. The causes of transformation are various: contact with a wer-animal, touching what he has touched, wearing an animal skin, rubbing the body with ointment, slipping on a girdle, buckling on a strap, and many other expedients, magical and otherwise, may bring about the metamorphosis. This book is intended to provide a comprehensive view of the subject and to familiarize the reader with the nature of the phenomena.
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THE belief that men can change into animals and animals into men is as old as life itself. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Geti Afraz, Malec Muhammed, Miss Beswick, New Guinea, Anne West, Elizabeth Clarke, Golden Ass of Apuleius, Lord Ross, Kalli Naga, Lady Sybil, Reginald Scott, Sadducismus Triumphatus, Edmund Robinson, Hans Andersen, John Oxenham, Joseph Glanvill, Julian Cox, King Anushah, Lord of the Forest, Margaret Poiret, Miss Carter, Miss Thory, Shropshire Folk-lore New!
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Geti Afraz, Malec Muhammed, Miss Beswick, New Guinea, Anne West, Elizabeth Clarke, Golden Ass of Apuleius, Lord Ross, Kalli Naga, Lady Sybil, Reginald Scott, Sadducismus Triumphatus, Edmund Robinson, Hans Andersen, John Oxenham, Joseph Glanvill, Julian Cox, King Anushah, Lord of the Forest, Margaret Poiret, Miss Carter, Miss Thory, Shropshire Folk-lore New!
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- The Curse of the Werewolf: Fantasy, Horror and the Beast Within by Chantal Bourgault du Coudray on page 77, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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