The Tradition of Household Spirits
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ISBN-13:
9781620551059
Veröffentl:
2013
Erscheinungsdatum:
21.07.2013
Seiten:
248
Autor:
Claude Lecouteux
Gewicht:
406 g
Format:
228x151x22 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Examines how the ancient customs of constructing and keeping a house formed a sacred bond between homes and their inhabitants.
Examines how the ancient customs of constructing and keeping a house formed a sacred bond between homes and their inhabitants.
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