Project Gutenberg 2013-11-08 Public domain in the USA. 200 Stewart, Caroline Taylor Stewart, C. T. (Caroline Taylor) The Origin of the Werewolf Superstition Produced by eagkw, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Origin of the Werewolf Superstition" by Caroline Taylor Stewart is a scholarly examination of the historical belief in werewolves, likely written in the late 19th century. The text delves into the origins of this superstition, discussing how human transformation into wolves has been a widespread phenomenon across various cultures. The author aims to explore the common threads in werewolf mythology and its connections to cultural practices and primitive rituals. The opening of the work outlines the foundational ideas surrounding the werewolf superstition, explaining that these beliefs have not been thoroughly understood until now. It highlights the different theories presented by scholars regarding the nature of lycanthropy, such as its probable roots in primitive customs and the cultural significance of animal disguises used by early humans for hunting and ritualistic purposes. Stewart notes that these beliefs often arose in times when humans were still trying to understand and control the natural world, framing werewolves as creatures embodying both fear and fascination. The section sets the stage for a detailed investigation into how this superstition evolved over time and varied across different regions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44134/44134-h/images/cover.jpg en Werewolves GR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Other 176634 176643 2024-09-18T13:16:30.885057 2023-09-19T08:59:09.517802 text/html text/html 162025 2013-11-08T10:18:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 151099 2013-11-08T10:19:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 160637 2024-09-18T13:16:35.294014 application/epub+zip 162815 2024-09-18T13:16:31.725079 application/epub+zip 124472 2024-09-18T13:16:31.278025 application/epub+zip 242890 2024-09-18T13:16:37.803035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 216433 2024-09-18T13:16:34.886999 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178240 2022-09-20T07:00:42.523222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 113449 2024-09-18T13:16:30.097027 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 113744 2013-11-08T10:18:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 44189 2013-11-08T10:19:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 113081 2013-11-08T10:19:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 44024 2013-11-08T10:19:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 113229 2013-11-08T10:19:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 43941 2013-11-08T10:19:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21241 2024-09-18T13:16:37.944990 application/rdf+xml 17915 2024-09-18T13:16:31.397020 image/jpeg 2414 2024-09-18T13:16:31.335036 image/jpeg 151605 2024-09-18T13:16:30.900223 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog