Old Thiess, a Livonian Werewolf: A Classic Case in Comparative Perspective by Carlo Ginzburg, Bruce Lincoln

Old Thiess, a Livonian Werewolf: A Classic Case in Comparative Perspective

Carlo Ginzburg, Bruce Lincoln

272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction challenging reflective slow-paced
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In 1691, a Livonian peasant known as Old Thiess boldly announced before a district court that he was a werewolf. Yet far from being a diabolical monster, he insisted, he was one of the “hounds of God,” fierce guardians who battled sorcerers, witch...

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