{"product_id":"origins-of-lycanthropy-paperback","title":"Origins of Lycanthropy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaleb Winston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before the myths of full moons and silver bullets, the very seed of the werewolf legend was sown in the deepest shadows of human history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrigins of Lycanthropy embarks on a riveting archaeological and mythological journey, tracing the primordial human impulse for transformation from the paleolithic cave paintings of Chauvet and Lascaux to the great cradles of early civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Caleb Winston uncovers the symbolic echoes of the shapeshifter across the ancient world: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe hybrid figures and shaman-sorcerers of \u003cstrong\u003ePrehistoric Cave Art\u003c\/strong\u003e, revealing a spiritual world where the boundary between human and animal was fluid.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe powerful \"wild man\" archetype of \u003cstrong\u003eMesopotamian myth\u003c\/strong\u003e, epitomized by Enkidu, a primal being who struggled with the dichotomy of savagery and civilization.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe potent, animal-headed deities of \u003cstrong\u003eAncient Egypt\u003c\/strong\u003e, such as Anubis and Sekhmet, who embodied divine power channeled through the untamed strength of the jackal and the lioness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores how a universal human anxiety-the fear and awe of the wild, the struggle between instinct and order-evolved over millennia, creating the foundational concepts that would eventually coalesce into the enduring legend of the howling beast within. Discover the true, ancient genesis of the man-wolf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 446\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377954218291,"sku":"9798295657412","price":36.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/sk6WwbQWqk9798295657412.webp?v=1779330448","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/origins-of-lycanthropy-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}