58 research outputs found
De gouden vogel, het levenswater en de Walewein. Over de sprookjestheorie van Maartje Draak
"Met bloed uwen naem van onder op dit perkament zetten". Duivelsverhalen in de schriftelijke en mondelinge overlevering
I Would Have Eaten You Too : Werewolf Legends in the Flemish, Dutch and German Area
A geographical approach to werewolf legends results in the identification of a major werewolf area, stretching from mid-Germany into the Netherlands and Belgium-despite profound differences in the intensity of collecting the legends. Within this area there were people who were experiencing nightly encounters, especially with back-riding werewolves, and they advised each other about how best to overcome the beasts. Migratory legends, such as the Werewolf Lover/Husband and the Hungry Farmhand, show a different distribution: they exceed the boundaries of the core area but adhere to the national border between Germany and the Netherlands. As is the case with the nightmare, the meaning of the werewolf metaphor turns out to be sexual: "werewolf" denotes a sexually deviant man.
The Return of the Sabbat : Mental Archaeologies, Conjectural Histories or Political Mythologies?
[Review of: Burger (2015) Monsterlijke verhalen:Misdaadsagen in het nieuws en webforums als retorische constructies]
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