Project Gutenberg 2012-09-15 Public domain in the USA. 774 Hamel, Frank Human Animals Introductory -- Transformation -- The bush-soul -- Human souls in animal bodies -- Animal dances -- Man-animal and animal-man -- Scapegoat and saint -- The wer-wolf trials -- The wer-wolf in myth and legend -- Lion- and tiger-men -- Wer-fox and wer-vixen -- Witches -- Familiars -- Transformation in folk-lore and fairy-tale -- Fabulous animals and monsters -- Human serpents -- Cat and cock phantoms -- Bird-women -- Family animals -- Animal ghosts -- The phantasmal double -- Animal elementals -- Animal spirits in ceremonial magic -- Conclusion. Produced by Douglas L. Alley, III, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Human Animals" by Frank Hamel is a scholarly exploration of the beliefs surrounding the transformation of humans into animals, written in the early 20th century. The work focuses on folklore and occultism, delving into various traditions and myths from different cultures that illustrate this phenomenon. It discusses the implications of lycanthropy, the mystical connections between humans and animals, and the cultural significance of such transformations. The beginning of the book sets a comprehensive framework for this extensive exploration. It introduces the idea that throughout history, many cultures have believed in the capacity for humans to metamorphose into animals, often attributing this power to sorcery or magical practices. The text elaborates on the mechanisms of transformation, including rituals and supernatural influences, and conveys how deeply ingrained these beliefs are across civilizations. Through various examples from folklore, Hamel reveals the common threads that unite human experiences with the animal realm, laying the groundwork for the chapters that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40772/40772-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Occultism Animals -- Folklore GR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 698959 2025-06-16T14:33:54.617257 text/html 699939 2012-09-15T14:02:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 305552 2025-06-16T14:34:06.893207 application/epub+zip 311129 2025-06-16T14:33:57.155216 application/epub+zip 311129 2025-06-16T14:33:55.885263 application/epub+zip 498347 2025-06-16T14:34:12.970246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467270 2025-06-16T14:34:05.035183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467033 2022-09-18T16:19:11.741759 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 591409 2025-06-16T14:33:53.000246 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 591417 2012-09-15T14:02:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 16614 2025-06-16T14:34:13.122172 application/rdf+xml 12199 2025-06-16T14:33:56.043221 image/jpeg 1854 2025-06-16T14:33:55.964226 image/jpeg 280605 2025-06-16T14:33:54.678239 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog