The Werewolf In Lore And Legend Montague Summers by Montague Summers 9780486430904, 0486430901 instant download after payment.

Written by a venerable author of occult studies, The Werewolf in Lore and Legend is the first definitive book on werewolfery and the remarkable successor to Montague Summers's popular work, The Vampire.
Unsurpassed in its sheer scope and depth, it employs an extensive range
of historical documentation and folklore from throughout Europe to
powerfully portray the horror associated with belief in werewolves. Summers
adopts a comprehensive theological and philosophical approach,
cataloging a series of literary connections between witch and wolf.
Drawing upon the work of anthropologists, totemists, and rationalists,
he examines the supernatural practice of shapeshifting, notes the finer
distinctions between werewolfery and lycanthropy, and explores the
differences of opinion on exactly how ordinary humans are transformed
into creatures of "unbridled cruelty, bestial ferocity, and ravening
hunger." The author's Gothic style, rich in fascinating examples and
anecdotes, offers compelling fare for lovers of esoteric lore. Even the
most skeptical of readers can appreciate the evocative ways in which The Werewolf in Lore and Legend conveys the dread of those for whom these monsters were not mere superstition but terrifying reality.