{"product_id":"origins-of-lycanthropy-9798295657412","title":"Origins of Lycanthropy","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Revitalized Occult and Strange\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798295657412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Caleb Winston","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52472977064117,"sku":"9798295657412","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_16d9cbe4-f044-407b-8801-8de9ae72bfa2.jpg?v=1777444916","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/origins-of-lycanthropy-9798295657412","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}