The Cult of the Beast and Slavic Shapeshifters: From the Lyutichs and Berendeys to Werewolves and Enchanted Magpies

The book explores various aspects of werewolves in Slavic and Old Russian culture, and also considers totemism and lycanthropy in the ancient world and antiquity. It also covers werewolves in Western Europe and examines Slavic and Old Russian beliefs connected with lycanthropy.