The werewolf’s grave. A culture-historical, ethnological and archaelogical discourse Cover Image

Vlkodlakův rov. Rozprava kulturněhistoricko-etnologicko-archeologická
The werewolf’s grave. A culture-historical, ethnological and archaelogical discourse

Author(s): Helena Chalupová
Subject(s): History, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Filozofická fakulta, Vydavatelství
Keywords: death; burying; werewolf; revenant; Czech Lands; Latvia; Livonia;

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the issue of burial of revenants, which in current ideas merges more with thelisting of various antivampire rituals. At the heart of the debate is the grave of an alleged werewolfin the area of Livonia (today’s Latvia), and a comparison with the execution of an alleged werewolf,Peter Stumpp, near Cologne.

  • Issue Year: 11/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 135-145
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Czech