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Claude Lecouteux

Born

in France

February 08, 1943

Genre

Fantasy, History, Religion

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Docteur en études germaniques, docteur en lettres, est médiéviste. Il a occupé la chaire de Langues, Littératures et civilisations germaniques à l'université de Caen de 1981 à 1992 avant d'être appelé à la Sorbonne (Paris IV) pour occuper celle de Littérature et Civilisation allemande du Moyen Âge jusqu'en octobre 2007. Ses axes de recherches sont: Les êtres de la mythologie populaire, Les croyances touchant aux morts et à la mort, Les mythes, contes et légendes, La magie
Ses travaux lui ont valu de recevoir le Prix Strasbourg en 1982, un prix de l’Académie française la même année, d'être fait Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes académiques en 1995 et Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres en 2006. Jusqu'en décembre 2010, il dirige la revue ...more

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Average rating: 3.98 · 1,937 ratings · 268 reviews · 61 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Tradition of Household Spirits: Ancestral Lore and Practices 4.19 avg rating — 258 ratings — published 2000 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Witches, Werewolves, and Fairies: Shapeshifters and Astral Doubles in the Middle Ages 3.97 avg rating — 270 ratings — published 1992 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Phantom Armies of the Night: The Wild Hunt and the Ghostly Processions of the Undead 4.08 avg rating — 183 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret History of Vampires: Their Multiple Forms and Hidden Purposes 3.68 avg rating — 200 ratings — published 1990 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Demons and Spirits of the Land: Ancestral Lore and Practices 4.32 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 1995 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Return of the Dead: Ghosts, Ancestors, and the Transparent Veil of the Pagan Mind 4.15 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Encyclopedia of Norse and Germanic Folklore, Mythology, and Magic 4.01 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 2014 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dictionary of Ancient Magic Words and Spells: From Abraxas to Zoar by Claude Lecouteux (2015-10-24) 4.25 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hidden History of Elves and Dwarfs: Avatars of Invisible Realms by Claude Lecouteux, Régis Boyer (Foreword) 4.01 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1988 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Grimoires: The Secret Grammar of Magic 3.90 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The texts are unanimous on one point: the dead do not like being summoned back.”
― Claude Lecouteux, The Return of the Dead: Ghosts, Ancestors, and the Transparent Veil of the Pagan Mind

tags: necromancy, paganism, summoning

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“The great lesson of pagan and Christian texts can be spelled out in a few words: "Help the dead; they will return the favor.”
― Claude Lecouteux, The Return of the Dead: Ghosts, Ancestors, and the Transparent Veil of the Pagan Mind

tags: death, pagan, paganism, worship

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“In the Hautes-Alpes region, it was still believed in 1962 that witches often assumed animal form and entered houses through the chimneys, keyholes, or cat doors. When in the form of a cat, it would sit on the chests of those who were sleeping and press down on them, preventing their breathing.”
― Claude Lecouteux, The Tradition of Household Spirits: Ancestral Lore and Practices

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