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In folklore, a werewolf [a] (from Old English werwulf 'man-wolf'), or occasionally lycanthrope [b] (from Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος, lykánthrōpos, 'wolf-human'), is an individual who can shape-shift into a wolf, or especially in modern film, a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse or affliction, often a bite or the occasional ...
A List of Works Relating to Lycanthropy. New York: New York Public Library Publications, 1919. (earliest published list of werewolf fiction) Du Coudray, Chantal Bourgault. The Curse of the Werewolf. London : I. B. Tauris, 2006. ISBN 1-84511-158-3 (book on literary symbolism of the werewolf) Flores, Nona C. Animals in the Middle Ages: A Book of ...
The authorities associated lycanthropy with magic and magic with Satan, and the legal courts integrated the cases of werewolves in the witchcraft category. [22] In Mechelen, Thomas Baetens (1642) and Augustijn de Moor (1649) were accused of being werewolves in connection to their wives standing trial for witchcraft.
The werewolf trials. While most people know of the witch trials that took place in Europe and in the American colonies (including Salem, Massachusetts) during the 1500's and 1600's, few are aware ...
Man into wolf: an anthropological interpretation of sadism, 2, and lycanthropy. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul. ASIN B0000CI25D. Eliade, Mircea (1986). Zalmoxis, the vanishing God: comparative studies in the religions and folklore of Dacia and Eastern Europe. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0226203850. Eliade, Mircea (1995). Ivănescu ...
This coincides with the French Catholic loup-garou stories, according to which the method for turning into a werewolf is to break Lent seven years in a row. [citation needed] A common blood sucking legend says that the rougarou is under the spell for 101 days. After that time, the curse is transferred from person to person when the rougarou ...
The werewolves are also held to be the victims of a curse inflicted on their community as collective punishment for their sins. [16] Gerald goes on to discuss the theological implications of his story, referring to accounts of werewolves in Augustine of Hippo's 5th century work The City of God. He reiterates Augustine's views on metamorphisis:
A werewolf, part of Capcoms 'Darkstalkers' roster, who through lycanthropy can transform at will, mixing martial arts and a set of nunchuk weapons with vicious biting and claw techniques, finishing with the ability to summon 2 Chinese dragons made of flame to blast his foes. In Japan, Jon Talbain is listed under a different name, known as Gallon.