Emma Wilby
Biographic Data
| ID | 5109249 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emma Wilby |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emma |
| FAMILY NAME | Wilby |
| SIGNATURE | WILBY E |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Burchard’s strigae , the Witches’ Sabbath, and Shamanistic Cannibalism in Early Modern Europe
This article looks at folkloric beliefs about maleficent spirits and spirit-hordes as these affect the witchcraft literature in early modern Europe. The author proposes a possible model for viewing and understanding the cultural matrix that the witchcraft literature makes visible in anthropological treatments of shamanistic cannibalism. Isolating features of what she calls a “predatory cosmology” in these accounts, the author points out many para…
The Witch's Familiar and the Fairy in Early Modern England and Scotland
This paper is a preliminary study into the nature of popular belief in the witch's familiar in early modern England and Scotland. It illustrates some of the similarities to be found between beliefs in the witch's familiar and contemporary fairy beliefs and argues that the extent of these similarities suggests that in the period there must have been considerable confusion between the two kinds of spirit, particularly on a popular level. The paper …
The Witch's Familiar and the Fairy in Early Modern England and Scotland
This paper is a preliminary study into the nature of popular belief in the witch's familiar in early modern England and Scotland. It illustrates some of the similarities to be found between beliefs in the witch's familiar and contemporary fairy beliefs and argues that the extent of these similarities suggests that in the period there must have been considerable confusion between the two kinds of spirit, particularly on a popular level. The paper …
The Witch's Familiar and the Fairy in Early Modern England and Scotland
This paper is a preliminary study into the nature of popular belief in the witch's familiar in early modern England and Scotland. It illustrates some of the similarities to be found between beliefs in the witch's familiar and contemporary fairy beliefs and argues that the extent of these similarities suggests that in the period there must have been considerable confusion between the two kinds of spirit, particularly on a popular level. The paper …
Burchard’s strigae , the Witches’ Sabbath, and Shamanistic Cannibalism in Early Modern Europe
This article looks at folkloric beliefs about maleficent spirits and spirit-hordes as these affect the witchcraft literature in early modern Europe. The author proposes a possible model for viewing and understanding the cultural matrix that the witchcraft literature makes visible in anthropological treatments of shamanistic cannibalism. Isolating features of what she calls a “predatory cosmology” in these accounts, the author points out many para…
Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (2 works) · Art (1 works) · Cannibalism (1 works) · Genealogy (1 works) · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis (1 works) · History (1 works) · History (1 works) · Isolation (1 works) · Literature (1 works) · Matrix (chemical analysis (1 works)