Claude Lecouteux

The Tradition of Household Spirits

Ancestral Lore and Practices

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Examines how the ancient customs of constructing and keeping a house formed a sacred bond between homes and their inhabitants.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Inner Traditions Bear and Company
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 314g
• ISBN-13: 9781620551059
• ISBN-10: 1620551055
• Artikelnr.: 36606615

Autorenporträt

Claude Lecouteux (1943–2025) was a former professor of medieval literature and civilization at the Sorbonne and author of numerous books on medieval and pagan afterlife beliefs, including The Secret History of Poltergeists and Haunted Houses.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Ronald Grambo
Acknowledgments
Introduction: More Than a Simple Building
Part One
The House and Its Grounds
1 The House and Its Construction
2 The Building
3 The Openings of the House
4 The House Interior
Part Two
The House Spirits
5 Domestic Spirits in Antiquity and the Middle Ages
6 The Origin of House Spirits
7 The Manifestations of Household Spirits
8 The Purveyor Spirits
9 Haunted Houses
Once Upon a Time . . .
Appendix 1 Sayings and Beliefs
Appendix 2 The Alf
Appendix 3 A Brief Summa
Notes
Bibliography
Index