Claude Lecouteux (Author of The Tradition of Household Spirits)

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Claude Lecouteux

Born

in France

February 08, 1943

Genre

Fantasy, History, Religion

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Docteur en 茅tudes germaniques, docteur en lettres, est m茅di茅viste. Il a occup茅 la chaire de Langues, Litt茅ratures et civilisations germaniques 脿 l'universit茅 de Caen de 1981 脿 1992 avant d'锚tre appel茅脿 la Sorbonne (Paris IV) pour occuper celle de Litt茅rature et Civilisation allemande du Moyen 脗ge jusqu'en octobre 2007. Ses axes de recherches sont: Les 锚tres de la mythologie populaire, Les croyances touchant aux morts et 脿 la mort, Les mythes, contes et l茅gendes, La magie
Ses travaux lui ont valu de recevoir le Prix Strasbourg en 1982, un prix de l鈥橝cad茅mie fran莽aise la m锚me ann茅e, d'锚tre fait Chevalier de l鈥橭rdre des Palmes acad茅miques en 1995 et Officier de l鈥橭rdre des Arts et des Lettres en 2006. Jusqu'en d茅cembre 2010, il dirige la revue ...more

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	The Tradition of Household Spirits: Ancestral Lore and Practices 4.19 avg rating — 242 ratings — published 2000 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Witches, Werewolves, and Fairies: Shapeshifters and Astral Doubles in the Middle Ages 3.95 avg rating — 250 ratings — published 1992 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Phantom Armies of the Night: The Wild Hunt and the Ghostly Processions of the Undead 4.12 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 1999 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret History of Vampires: Their Multiple Forms and Hidden Purposes 3.67 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 1990 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Demons and Spirits of the Land: Ancestral Lore and Practices 4.34 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 1995 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Return of the Dead: Ghosts, Ancestors, and the Transparent Veil of the Pagan Mind 4.14 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Encyclopedia of Norse and Germanic Folklore, Mythology, and Magic 3.95 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2014 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dictionary of Ancient Magic Words and Spells: From Abraxas to Zoar by Claude Lecouteux (2015-10-24) 4.25 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hidden History of Elves and Dwarfs: Avatars of Invisible Realms by Claude Lecouteux, R茅gis Boyer (Foreword) 4.04 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Grimoires: The Secret Grammar of Magic 3.92 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The great lesson of pagan and Christian texts can be spelled out in a few words: "Help the dead; they will return the favor.”
― Claude Lecouteux, The Return of the Dead: Ghosts, Ancestors, and the Transparent Veil of the Pagan Mind

tags: death, pagan, paganism, worship

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“In the Hautes-Alpes region, it was still believed in 1962 that witches often assumed animal form and entered houses through the chimneys, keyholes, or cat doors. When in the form of a cat, it would sit on the chests of those who were sleeping and press down on them, preventing their breathing.”
― Claude Lecouteux, The Tradition of Household Spirits: Ancestral Lore and Practices

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“The texts are unanimous on one point: the dead do not like being summoned back.”
― Claude Lecouteux, The Return of the Dead: Ghosts, Ancestors, and the Transparent Veil of the Pagan Mind

tags: necromancy, paganism, summoning

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