Strix-Witch

The strix was a persistent feature of the folklore of the Roman world and subsequently that of the Latin West and the Greek East. She was a woman that flew by night, either in an owl-like form or in the form of a projected soul, in order to penetrate homes by surreptitious means and thereby devour, blight or steal the new-born babies within them.

Sommario

1. The Roman Strix: Terminology and Texts; 2. The Motif-set and Paradigm; 3. Roman Witches: The Impact of the Strix-Paradigm; 4. The Longue Durée: Greece and the Near East; 5. Conclusion.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Daniel Ogden, Daniel (University of Exeter) Ogden, Ogden Daniel
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781108948821
• ISBN: 978-1-108-94882-1
• Pagine: 75
• Serie: Elements in Magic
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Spiritualità > Scienze e culture antiche; Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; RELIGION / General, Witchcraft, Folklore, myths & legends, Ancient Rome, Mysticism, magic & ritual, Mysticism, magic and occult interests, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), owl; vampire; soul-projection; motifs; witch