{"title":"Spirit Beings in European Folklore","description":"\u003cp\u003eBooks in the Spirit Beings in European Folklore series.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"spirit-beings-in-european-folklore-1","title":"Spirit Beings in European Folklore 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eCompendium 1 of the Spirit Beings in European Folklore-series covers the northwestern part of the continent where Celtic and Anglo-Saxon cultures meet the Nordic. This book catalogs the mysterious creatures of Ireland, the Isle of Man, England, Wales, Cornwall, Scotland, Hebrides, Orkneys, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. For centuries, the peoples of these regions have influenced each other in many ways, including their mythologies and folklore. The latter is perhaps most evident in the various species of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrook-horses\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWater-horses\u003c\/em\u003e. These semi-aquatic ghostly creatures come in all kinds of varieties and are typical of the English or Gaelic speaking parts of Europe and Scandinavia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany other ghostly entities occur only in specific areas or countries. Some even became cultural icons, such as the Irish\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLeprechaun\u003c\/em\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKnockers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom Wales, the Scandinavian\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrolls\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHuldras\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor the Icelandic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHuldufólk\u003c\/em\u003e. England has its\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrownies\u003c\/em\u003e, several kinds of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFairies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand locally famous\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eghost dogs\u003c\/em\u003e. Iceland and Scandinavia seem to “specialize” in spirit beings who appear fully materialized, such as the different species of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIllveli\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Evil Whales) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDraugr\u003c\/em\u003e, the returning dead.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VAMzzz Occult Bookstore Global","offers":[{"title":"ENG- English","offer_id":54596546920787,"sku":"9789492355553","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1092\/1302\/4595\/files\/055_spiritbeings1.jpg?v=1786806397"},{"product_id":"spirit-beings-in-european-folklore-2","title":"Spirit Beings in European Folklore 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eCompendium 2 of the Spirit Beings in European Folklore-series covers the German-speaking parts of Central Europe, the Low Countries, the Baltic region and Finland. Via the Ashkenazi Jews, spirit beings from the Middle East entered Central European culture, which are also included. This originally densely forested part of the continent is particularly rich in nature-spirits and has a wide variety of beings that dwell in forests and mountainous areas (\u003cem\u003eBerggeister\u003c\/em\u003e) or act as atmospheric forces. Also dominant are the many field-spirits and variations of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlp\u003c\/em\u003e-like creatures (\u003cem\u003eMare, Nightmare\u003c\/em\u003e). There is an overlap with the Nordic and Eastern European Revenant and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVampire\u003c\/em\u003e-types, and we find several water- and sea-spirits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the German-speaking and Baltic peoples, invoking field-spirits was an integrated part of agriculture, with rites continuing into the early 20th century. The Alpine regions have spirits who watch over cattle. In general, forest-spirits are prominent. Germany has its\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoosweiblein\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWilder Mann\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cem\u003eWoodwose\u003c\/em\u003e), the Baltic region has its\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMātes\u003c\/em\u003e, and Finland its\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMetsän Väki\u003c\/em\u003e. Then there are ghostly animals, and earth- and house-spirits such as the many kinds of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKobolds\u003c\/em\u003e, the Dutch\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKabouter\u003c\/em\u003e, and the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKaukas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof Prussia and Latvia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VAMzzz Occult Bookstore Global","offers":[{"title":"ENG- English","offer_id":54596525916499,"sku":"9789492355560","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1092\/1302\/4595\/files\/056_spiritbeings2.jpg?v=1786805715"},{"product_id":"spirit-beings-in-european-folklore-3","title":"Spirit Beings in European Folklore 3","description":"\u003cp\u003eCompendium 3 of the Spirit Beings in European Folklore-series offers an overview of the mysterious, sometimes beautiful and often shadowy entities of the Slavic countries, the Balkans, the Carpathians, Albania, Georgia, and the Turkish and Romani peoples. Many types of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVampires\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand vampiric\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRevenants\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare included – in their original state and purged of later applied disinformation. The undead are prominent in the folklore of Eastern Europe and Albania. Also typical are farm- and household-spirits such as the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDomovoy\u003c\/em\u003e, water-spirits and forest demons like the Russian\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLeshy\u003c\/em\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eChuhaister\u003c\/em\u003e, or the evil Polish\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBełt\u003c\/em\u003e, who like the Ukrainian\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlud\u003c\/em\u003e, leads travelers off their path until they are lost in the deepest part of the forest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnique is the Russian\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBannik\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor spirit of the bathhouse. Amongst the Slavs, some ‘demons’, like the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBoginka\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor example, originally belonged to the pre-Christian pantheon. Eastern Europe, in contrast to its returning dead, is rich in seductive female spirits such as the Romanian\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIele\u003c\/em\u003e, the Russian\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRussalka\u003c\/em\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVila\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the Eastern and Southern Slavs and the Bulgarian Samodiva. Via the Balkans, Greek influences entered Slavic culture, while there are also spirits that intersect Germanic and Nordic folklore.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VAMzzz Occult Bookstore Global","offers":[{"title":"ENG- English","offer_id":54596095967571,"sku":"9789492355577","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1092\/1302\/4595\/files\/057_spiritbeings3.jpg?v=1786804617"},{"product_id":"spirit-beings-in-european-folklore-4","title":"Spirit Beings in European Folklore 4","description":"\u003cp\u003eCompendium 4 of the Spirit Beings in European Folklore-series covers an area that starts with Wallonia and continues via France and the Pyrenees, through the Iberian Peninsula, to Italy and Greece. This results in a very diverse and colourful collection of spirit beings, due to the many included Basque nature-spirits or\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIreluak\u003c\/em\u003e, the Spanish\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDuendes\u003c\/em\u003e, the Celtic spirits of Brittany, the prankster Italian\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFolletti\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the creatures from Greece. Some creatures from Breton folklore are particularly gruesome, such as the hollow-eyed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnkou\u003c\/em\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWerewolf\u003c\/em\u003e-like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBugul-nôz\u003c\/em\u003e, or the ghostly and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWill-o’-the-wisp\u003c\/em\u003e-like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eYan-gant-y-tan\u003c\/em\u003e, who roams the night roads with his five lit candles. Most Italian ghosts are less gloomy, while the Iberian Peninsula is home to everything ranging from the ‘Beauty’ to the ‘Beast’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompendium 4 contains – amongst other things – many kinds of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003edwarf\u003c\/em\u003e-spirits or\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGoblins\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cem\u003eLutins, Nutons, Folletti, Farfadettes, Korrigans, Minairons\u003c\/em\u003e) various seductive and feminine spring creatures,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWild Man\u003c\/em\u003e-varieties (\u003cem\u003eBasajaunak, Jentilak\u003c\/em\u003e) and an extensive section on the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIncubus-Succubus\u003c\/em\u003e. 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