Author: Matthew Maculotti

The Krampus, double demonic of San Nicolรฒ

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On 5 December, in some areas of Austria, southern Germany (Bavaria), north-eastern Italy (Trentino-Alto Adige and Friuli-Venezia Giulia), Croatia, Slovenia and Hungary, traditional processions of the Krampus, double obscure of San Nicolรฒ, ritual remnant of the โ€œPerchtenโ€ (winter masked parades that date back to pre-Christian Alpine traditions). In this article we analyze the folkloric roots of the anniversary and its iconographic rediscovery at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

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Archetypal Lycanthropy: "Man Becomes Wolf" by Robert Eisler

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The mythical anthropological essay by Robert Eisler, an eccentric masterpiece of erudition that investigates the origins of violence and cruelty, returns to Italian bookstores in a new edition.

The mythical anthropological essay by Robert Eisler, an eccentric masterpiece of erudition that investigates the origins of violence and cruelty, returns to Italian bookstores in a new edition.

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