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The Exeter Companion to Fairies, Nereids, Trolls and other Social Supernatural Beings: European Traditions

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Availability:In StockContributor:Simon Young (Editor), Davide Ermacora (Editor)Publish date:1/6/2026Pages:352
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Exeter PressISBN-13:9781804132388ISBN-10:1804132381UPC:9781804132388Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Folklore & Mythology, Customs & Traditions, Popular CultureSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.65 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC5PB32Q23

For centuries, Europeans believed in a parallel world of the 'social supernatural'. The social supernatural realm mirrored and interacted with our own, causing disasters and providing fertility. Bringing together eighteen experts, this book explores how diverse cultures across Europe envisioned their social supernatural neighbours.

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Exeter PressISBN-13:9781804132388ISBN-10:1804132381UPC:9781804132388Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Folklore & Mythology, Customs & Traditions, Popular CultureSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.65 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC5PB32Q23
Young, Simon: -

Simon Young is Cambridge-educated with a doctorate from the University of Florence. He has taught at universities in Tuscany for some fifteen years. In 2023 he was runner up for the Katharine Briggs Prize and for the Wayland Hand Prize, and won the Brian McConnell Book Award in that year. In 2023 he also won a Curran Fellowship.

Ermacora, Davide: -

Davide Ermacora holds a doctoral degree in anthropology from a dual program run between the University of Turin (Italy) and Lumière University Lyon 2 (France). His work explores religious history, supernatural beliefs, and folkloric traditions across different time periods. He is the author of numerous publications, including 'Drinking Danger and "Giving Birth" to Snakes in Guðmundar saga D (and Beyond)ì and 'Afterword: The Milk-Drinking and Milk-Suckling Snake Revisited'. He is currently completing a book on the midwife-witch stereotype.

Publisher: University of Exeter Press

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Simon Young (Editor), Davide Ermacora (Editor)

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