Fairies, Demons, and Nature Spirits 'Small Gods' at the Margins of Christendom /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ostling, Michael (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic
• Subjects: Civilization-History.; Religion-History.; World history.; Social history.; History.; Cultural History.; History of Religion.; World History, Global and Transnational History.; Social History.; History of Science.

This book examines the fairies, demons, and nature spirits haunting the margins of Christendom from late-antique Egypt to early modern Scotland to contemporary Amazonia. Contributions from anthropologists, folklorists, historians and religionists explore Christian strategies of encompassment and mar...