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Lecouteux, Claude. Witches, Werewolves, and Fairies: Shapeshifters and Astral Doublers in the Middle Ages.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Tr. by Clare Frock. Sept. 2003. 224p. Inner Traditions, paper, $16,95 (0-89281-096-3). 133.1.
This is one of those rare delights, a book as readable as it is scholarly on a subject appearing to general readers, especially to those interested in folklore and magic. Although he emphasizes European wonder tales in his search for understanding of the worldwide phenomenon of the spirit double, Lecouteux's approach is cross-cultural. Tales of the phenomenon stem, he maintains, from the very widespread belief that the soul isn't trapped in the body but can move ...
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