Throughout history many people have believed in diverse
supernatural or demonic spiritual entities. From Tengu of Japan,
the T'ien-kou of China and the Lares or Penates of ancient Rome to
the Goblins of France that rapidly spread across Europe, the
Hobgoblins and Trolls of the Druids in England, The 'Little People'
or Leprechauns of Ireland, the mysterious Vampires and the
Werewolves of Germany, Serbia and Bulgaria, etc. To some, these
were harmless, mischievous manifestations. To others, these
entities represented a horrifying threat. The intrinsic fear that
prevailed, by whatever name, was that these entities or disembodied
spirits could steal one's soul. Worse, that once bitten by one of
them, a person became one of them. The Black Plague of the 1300's,
for example, was frequently blamed on vampires and the like, the
belief being fostered by the early Church using this fear to
control or cajole an uneducated and superstitious populace. The
early emigrants brought with them their own names and descriptions,
their own fears, of such beings. From the Pilgrims who saw a Witch
or Devil's Disciple behind nearly every tree to the French
Voyagers, who feared the L Rou (werewolf). Little did they know
that the indigenous people also had similar beliefs. This did not
change with the spread of emigrants into the western plains. To the
Cheyenne and other plains tribes, the frightening existence of
multiple Soto, spooks, goblins or disembodied spirits of dead was
commonly believed. In modern times such superstitions and myths
have fallen beside the road of antiquity. That applies, of course,
to only those who have not yet encountered the least known of such
spiritual entities, the Cheyenne'sM hpeva m'hkheo'o' ......... the
Bog Babies.
General
| Imprint: |
Authorhouse
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
December 2005 |
| First published: |
December 2005 |
| Authors: |
H. William Berger
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - With printed dust jacket / With dust jacket
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| Pages: |
468 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4208-8419-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Horror & ghost stories
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-4208-8419-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781420884197 |
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