El libro de los hombres lobo: Información sobre una superstición terrible
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Sabine Baring-Gould， teólogo， arqueólogo， coleccionista y recopilador de canciones populares， poeta， novelista， historiador， hagiógrafo y anticuario， nació en 1834 en Exeter， Inglaterra。 Tras estudiar la carrera eclesiástica， Baring-Gould fue destinado como pastor de almas a Horbury （Yorkshire）， donde conoció a Grace Taylor， una atractiva muchacha， humilde y sin cultura， con la que se casaría y tendría quince hijos。 A la muerte de Grace， Baring-Gould se traslada a Devon， una aldea en la que se entregó de lleno a la escritura， llegando a producir una asombrosa cantidad de libros， panfletos y artículos， entre los que destacan dos novelas: The Vicar of Morwenstow （1875） y Mehalah: a Story of the Salt Marshes （1880）， así como veintitrés cuentos de fantasmas， género al que era aficionado。 En este completo estudio de la licantropía a través de los tiempos， el erudito inglés ha sabido combinar felizmente la atracción por lo fantástico con la fría racionalidad del científico， de ahí que no desdeñe narrar， con un mimo por el detalle digno de elogio， numerosos relatos sobre licántropos con el fin de ilustrar su disertación。 Fue en la Europa del siglo XVI donde la maldición del hombre-lobo adquirió tintes de auténtica epidemia: entre 1520 y 1630 fueron denunciados treinta mil casos de licantropía a las autoridades seculares o eclesiásticas。 En los siglos transcurridos desde entonces， las explicaciones de la licantropía han sido muy variadas， desde las drogas alucinógenas a la posesión diabólica。。。 La publicación en castellano de El libro de los hombres-lobo （1865） va dirigida no sólo a los aficionados a la más genuina literatura de terror， sino también a los estudiosos de la historia fantástica de Europa， a los amantes del folclore más tenebroso e inquietante， de la antropología， la mitología， e incluso a los criminólogos y sociólogos。
Reviews
Manos
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It's published in 1865 so some literal flaws can be pardoned It's published in 1865 so some literal flaws can be pardoned 。。。more
David Hensley
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A fascinating history of the subject of werewolves， albeit not good bedtime reading。 And not recommended for those with a weak stomach。
Luis
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I loved everything about the book。 All the mythology， etymology of some words such as the great compendium about people who thought they were werewolves， furthermore the case of Gilles de Retz is one of the creepiest stories I’ve ever read。
Christopher Desruisseau
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A classic， it helps if you can read Greek and Latin。
Caitlin
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Not so much about werewolves as we'd know of them from pop culture but rather almost the illnesses behind perceived 'werewolves'， or as close as they could get in the 1800's。 But hey， if you're into stories of historical cannibalism and awful child murders written in 1865 then this is the awful little book for you。 Three stars because Baring-Gould clearly did a lot of research for this， and I mean A LOT。 Not so much about werewolves as we'd know of them from pop culture but rather almost the illnesses behind perceived 'werewolves'， or as close as they could get in the 1800's。 But hey， if you're into stories of historical cannibalism and awful child murders written in 1865 then this is the awful little book for you。 Three stars because Baring-Gould clearly did a lot of research for this， and I mean A LOT。 。。。more
Mai
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Own on ebook
William Mc Callum
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OK listening 🎶🔰I got this novella because of the title。 It is an OK listening 🎶🔰 about the history were-wolves。 It just wasn't for me try it you may like it。 Enjoy the adventure of reading 👓 or listening 🎶 to Alexa as I do too a large variety of novels 👍🔰。 2022 OK listening 🎶🔰I got this novella because of the title。 It is an OK listening 🎶🔰 about the history were-wolves。 It just wasn't for me try it you may like it。 Enjoy the adventure of reading 👓 or listening 🎶 to Alexa as I do too a large variety of novels 👍🔰。 2022 。。。more
Arkrayder
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Very interesting book。 I’m glad I found it on the serial app。
João Batista
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（Lido em português， Edição da Editora Leitura ISBN: 9788573589641， que não consta aqui na base de dados do Goodreads。。。。 ou não catalogaram adequadamente）Uma monografia de um estudioso inglês do século XIX， com textos e referências bem fundamentados。 Vários exemplos de várias épocas históricas e regiões geográficas， desde a Grécia Antiga à Hungria de da Condessa Bathory。。。 com um relato do que se sabe de Giles de Retz/Rais （a banda Cradle of Filth que o diga！）A pág。 14 está incompleta！ Revisão， （Lido em português， Edição da Editora Leitura ISBN: 9788573589641， que não consta aqui na base de dados do Goodreads。。。。 ou não catalogaram adequadamente）Uma monografia de um estudioso inglês do século XIX， com textos e referências bem fundamentados。 Vários exemplos de várias épocas históricas e regiões geográficas， desde a Grécia Antiga à Hungria de da Condessa Bathory。。。 com um relato do que se sabe de Giles de Retz/Rais （a banda Cradle of Filth que o diga！）A pág。 14 está incompleta！ Revisão， como em quase todo livro hoje em dia， deixa passar muita coisa inadequada。 Será que a tradutora acha que "c。" seria o quê， além de "séc。" （em português）？ Na pág。 110， o verbo "emprestar" está mal usado。。。 além de outras inconsistências。 。。。more
Jose Granado
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Entre el 2 y el 3。。。 es un libro interesante。 Un poco errático y con muchos vaivenes， un momento te está contando temas de folklore， otros de mitología， sobre todo occidental y nórdica; y al siguiente pasa a testimonios， declaraciones de testigos， y también narraciones ficcionalizadas de eventos reales。。。 ¿y a modo de sorpresa unos capítulos dedicados a Gilles de Rais？En definitiva se queda en un libro curioso。
Todd Howell
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Really interesting and well written。 A few misspelled words here and there but probably from conversion from book to computer。A good read， indeed。
Hilary "Fox"
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I don't think there's a single modern book on werewolves out there that doesn't in some way reference this Sabine Baring-Gould classic。 This book is considered by many to be the very first scholarly look at werewolves， and it remains influential even now upon any writing on the subject or the genre of werewolf stories itself。 While this book is old， it is still extremely accessible to any reader。 Often horror enthusiasts will come to it in their teens and it will be their first look at how the I don't think there's a single modern book on werewolves out there that doesn't in some way reference this Sabine Baring-Gould classic。 This book is considered by many to be the very first scholarly look at werewolves， and it remains influential even now upon any writing on the subject or the genre of werewolf stories itself。 While this book is old， it is still extremely accessible to any reader。 Often horror enthusiasts will come to it in their teens and it will be their first look at how the world of horror can be viewed through a scholarly lens and the subject of actual research。 Folklore， man， it's incredible。 The Book of Werewolves is something that has suffered a bit from its success。 If you come to it late in your life of horror fandom you've likely read so many references to it now that the only section that will come as a bit of a surprise is the poorly researched last third of the book which focuses upon Gilles de Rais。 An inordinate amount of time is focused upon the story of Gilles de Rais and similar as examples of werewolfery being nothing but a metaphor for sadism， something that。。。 doesn't hold up all that well when you start to look upon the stories of benign werewolves such as those of Ossary and similar。 Likewise if you lump stories of cynocephaly and dogmen in with werewolves， as Baring-Gould seems to do。Nevertheless， this book remains influential and interesting。 The stories of were-hyenas were particularly fascinating， as were the erstwhile mentions of were-tigers。 While I disagree with some of the conclusions， as a fair number of people do now， this is still a worthy addition to any horror enthusiasts shelf and reading list for its massive influence and general downright fun stories that is has to offer。 。。。more
María
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Calificación: 4，2Un libro ciertamente interesante。 Se trata de un ensayo dónde el autor nos hace una suerte de recopilación del mito del Hombre Lobo， especulando en ciertos punto sobre la causa del mal。 Se recopila relato desde la época romana， pasando por los Berserkers y varias sagas nórdicas， otros casos dónde se destaca la crueldad humana （como Gilles de Rais）， y algunos casos en la Europa contemporánea del autor。 Las descripciones de algunos de los crímenes y asesinatos es detallada， como p Calificación: 4，2Un libro ciertamente interesante。 Se trata de un ensayo dónde el autor nos hace una suerte de recopilación del mito del Hombre Lobo， especulando en ciertos punto sobre la causa del mal。 Se recopila relato desde la época romana， pasando por los Berserkers y varias sagas nórdicas， otros casos dónde se destaca la crueldad humana （como Gilles de Rais）， y algunos casos en la Europa contemporánea del autor。 Las descripciones de algunos de los crímenes y asesinatos es detallada， como para interesar a cualquier fan de la criminalística， y para ponerse en ambiente antes de Halloween。 。。。more
Lyn
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what the hell
EBE
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A decent read on the history and viciousness of the crimes done under what was known as lycanthropy。 My first werewolf was book and it was an interesting read for a beginner。
Rita Varga
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I appreciate the thorough research on this topic。 I am honestly shocked regarding the nr of "cases"。 You have to have a good stomach reading it。 I appreciate the thorough research on this topic。 I am honestly shocked regarding the nr of "cases"。 You have to have a good stomach reading it。 。。。more
Hanna Hagström
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Tässä oli hyvällä tavalla historian havinaa。 Ensimmäinen painos vuodelta 1865， kivaa kerroksellisuutta lukea yritystä analyyttiseen lähestymistapaan tuolta ajalta。 Osa tarinoista oli karmivia kertomuksia kannibalismista。
Isaac
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Very boring and dry， with some racism， antisemitism and ableism thrown in too。 Barely any information about actual werewolf mythology， but rather a collection of stories about real life cannibals and child murderers。 Watch out for suicide references if that’s triggering for you。
Lou Drnrq
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This book was a hard read for me but really interesting。 I loved discovering the origins of Lycanthropy！
Steve Wiggins
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My blog post about this odd book （Sects and Violence in the Ancient World） focuses primarily on the problems with this edition。 Here I’ll try to say more about the content。 Sabine Baring-Gould was an eccentric polymath， writing several books and having an obvious interest in the unusual。 The Book of Were-Wolves is a strange collection of folklore and much of it focuses on what we would today term serial killers， rather than lycanthropes。 Generally regional， and broadly chronological， his treatme My blog post about this odd book （Sects and Violence in the Ancient World） focuses primarily on the problems with this edition。 Here I’ll try to say more about the content。 Sabine Baring-Gould was an eccentric polymath， writing several books and having an obvious interest in the unusual。 The Book of Were-Wolves is a strange collection of folklore and much of it focuses on what we would today term serial killers， rather than lycanthropes。 Generally regional， and broadly chronological， his treatment begins in antiquity with accounts from classic writers。 He then turns attention to the lore of various northern peoples， including the Scandinavian and other Germanic traditions。 This could have been included in the following chapter on the Middle Ages， in terms of chronology。 The Medieval Period seems to be the timeframe of the classic development of the werewolf。 A number of the accounts read with the vague place and time associations of folklore， and indeed he dedicates a chapter to the werewolf in such folklore， after examining some famous cases。 He discusses causes of lycanthropy before moving on to the mythic origins of the idea。The latter part of the book is really about disturbing cases of mass murder， mostly by titled nobility with a penchant for cruelty and bloodlust。 These tales are told without any transformation of human to wolf， but betray the then popular fear of wolves before they were driven to near extinction in many locations。 Primarily focused on Europe， the book does take a few detours to outside cultures， but the reader is left wishing for a more systematic， and perhaps disciplined approach to the subject。 Nevertheless， there is quite a lot of information in this brief book。 。。。more
Caroline Blessing
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Five stars: with explanation I gave this book the highest rating of five stars because it contains a vast collection of history and lore and knowledge from around the globe。 That is important and useful for someone who wishes to be fully ensconced in details and esoterica of all things werewolf。 When author Anne Rice wrote her brilliant Northern California werewolves series， she might have grabbed this book。 In the sadly ended （15 year long） CW network show ‘Supernatural’ the Alpha Father/Hunter Five stars: with explanation I gave this book the highest rating of five stars because it contains a vast collection of history and lore and knowledge from around the globe。 That is important and useful for someone who wishes to be fully ensconced in details and esoterica of all things werewolf。 When author Anne Rice wrote her brilliant Northern California werewolves series， she might have grabbed this book。 In the sadly ended （15 year long） CW network show ‘Supernatural’ the Alpha Father/Hunter John Winchester would have read this book and probably memorized parts of it and written notes in his journal。 Possibly that would have meant Sam Winchester would have read the book。 Okay those are fictional characters on a show about hunting paranormal monsters and creatures。 But， this book is the nitty-gritty， nuts and bolts information about werewolves。 Personally， I don’t agree with wanton hunting of werewolves， or real wolves in North America for that matter。 But， as an amateur occultist， I’m thrilled to locate books like this。 My caution is that you kinda have to be immersed in lore to get through it because parts are written in the ‘olde English’ or Latin， French， German， Slavic and especially Norse languages。 Get through that and you find werewolf gold。 Okay friends， watch yourselves on the next full moon。 Happy reading。 。。。more
Monica
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This was a quite interesting book， and not what I expected from a book on werewolves that is over 150 years old。 Baring-Gould recounts some historical werewolf lore， but also discusses etymology and the roots of the the idea of lycanthropy。He makes it clear that he believes lycanthropy is just a delusion or type of madness， and not an actual transformation。 He actually does a good job at showing the similarities between 'werewolves' like Jean Grenier and people just acknowledged to be monsters l This was a quite interesting book， and not what I expected from a book on werewolves that is over 150 years old。 Baring-Gould recounts some historical werewolf lore， but also discusses etymology and the roots of the the idea of lycanthropy。He makes it clear that he believes lycanthropy is just a delusion or type of madness， and not an actual transformation。 He actually does a good job at showing the similarities between 'werewolves' like Jean Grenier and people just acknowledged to be monsters like Elizabeth Bathory （unnamed， but clear） and Gilles de Retz。 This helps him show that the accusations of 'werewolf' are just the superstitious trappings for such atrocities。While some of his information and ideas clearly show their age， his is actually a much more enlightened viewpoint than I expected from a reverend writing in 1865。 This was a quite interesting read for somebody interested in this type of lore。 。。。more
Irka
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English version below。 Bardzo ciekawa książka， zaczynamy od analizy starożytnych źródeł， płynnie przechodzimy do średniowiecza i zaburzeń psychicznych a kończymy na procesach sądowych za szczególne okrucieństwo （Marszałek Koronny Francji） czy kanibalizm （Świątek） oraz zapisem kazania ze średniowiecza gdzie kapłan wylicza czemu wilki napadają na podróżnych/osady w czasie srogich zim。-----It's a very interesting book。 We start in the ancient times of Roman Empire， then go swiftly to middle ages an English version below。 Bardzo ciekawa książka， zaczynamy od analizy starożytnych źródeł， płynnie przechodzimy do średniowiecza i zaburzeń psychicznych a kończymy na procesach sądowych za szczególne okrucieństwo （Marszałek Koronny Francji） czy kanibalizm （Świątek） oraz zapisem kazania ze średniowiecza gdzie kapłan wylicza czemu wilki napadają na podróżnych/osady w czasie srogich zim。-----It's a very interesting book。 We start in the ancient times of Roman Empire， then go swiftly to middle ages and mental disorders and we end with court verdicts for mass murders （Marshall of France）， cannibalism （Swiatek） and sermon about wolf's attacks on peoples and their homes during really hard winter months。 。。。more
Penney
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Quite boring。
Gustavo Cruz
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Excelente author best reads ever
Juushika
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A nonfiction overview that attributes werewolves not to magical transformation but to insanity and violence which convinces individuals that they've become beasts and/or is so monstrous that it's described in inhuman terms。 It holds together as an argument but not especially well as a book。 I wish it asked why wolves in particular reoccur as a symbol of the dehumanized man; it shows its age in arguments such as "obviously， they weren't transforming--they were just possessed， but the prevalence o A nonfiction overview that attributes werewolves not to magical transformation but to insanity and violence which convinces individuals that they've become beasts and/or is so monstrous that it's described in inhuman terms。 It holds together as an argument but not especially well as a book。 I wish it asked why wolves in particular reoccur as a symbol of the dehumanized man; it shows its age in arguments such as "obviously， they weren't transforming--they were just possessed， but the prevalence of baptisms has since solved that problem"; the second half covers infamous or interesting murders， notably multiple chapters on Gilles de Rais， and while these cases are suitably monstrous they aren't， as far as I know or the text acknowledges， attributed to or framed in the language of werewolves。But these issues don't impede the text's baseline readability。 It's approachable， short， engaging。 The breadth of research is impressive given that this was published in 1865。 And insofar as it's one of the classic werewolf texts， its holds up--not for being especially good， but for being satisfying: the obvious， diverse love of the subject matter from ancient Norse mythology to contemporary folklore; the reasonable skepticism that wraps back around to a macabre and borderline-unjustified （in context， that is） fascination with monstrous acts。 It feels right， regardless of objective quality。 。。。more
Şaşwat
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This book provided me with horrific entertainment for many a night。 I first came across this book about 5 years ago， but I did not read further than the author's preface back then， thinking it to be some medieval superstitious author's work。 But this time， when I gave it a go， I was surprised that the author， despite being a churchman was a most rational and scientific-minded person （I am ashamed to admit that this was a discovery to me， that churchmen aren't superstitious bumpkins as a rule， bu This book provided me with horrific entertainment for many a night。 I first came across this book about 5 years ago， but I did not read further than the author's preface back then， thinking it to be some medieval superstitious author's work。 But this time， when I gave it a go， I was surprised that the author， despite being a churchman was a most rational and scientific-minded person （I am ashamed to admit that this was a discovery to me， that churchmen aren't superstitious bumpkins as a rule， but now I know better）。 This was a most informative work， and a pleasure to read。 The medieval illustrations reproduced herein really helped make the "atmosphere"。 And this is not just folklore and myth， but the author of this work expends no small amount of efforts to bring to light the psychological conditions behind the were-wolf， that might have lead to the origin and sustenance of the myth。 。。。more
Liz Staab
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A collection of werewolf stories from all over Europe and an analysis of these stories including an in depth look at what is myth and what horrors could possibly be true。。。absolutely fascinating。 Not to mention the book was originally printed over 100 years ago！！
Lance
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I came across this book in a video detailing some of the influences that shaped the novel Dracula and Francis Ford Coppola’s film adaptation。 Apparently， the folk superstitions concerning vampires overlap a great deal with that of werewolves。 It’s an odd little book with very little appeal to most people， but it’s definitely a good little read for someone who’s interested in all the different beliefs concerning the creature。 The best section is probably the sustained narrative of the infamous Gi I came across this book in a video detailing some of the influences that shaped the novel Dracula and Francis Ford Coppola’s film adaptation。 Apparently， the folk superstitions concerning vampires overlap a great deal with that of werewolves。 It’s an odd little book with very little appeal to most people， but it’s definitely a good little read for someone who’s interested in all the different beliefs concerning the creature。 The best section is probably the sustained narrative of the infamous Gilles de Rais， the basis for bluebeard。Final Score: 6。0/10 。。。more
Isabella Panzica
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