The Exeter Companion to Fairies, Nereids, Trolls and other Social Supernatural Beings: European Traditions - Paperback

by Simon Young (Editor), Davide Ermacora (Editor)

For centuries, Europeans believed in a parallel world of the 'social supernatural'. The social supernatural realm mirrored and interacted with our own, causing disasters and providing fertility. Bringing together eighteen experts, this book explores how diverse cultures across Europe envisioned their social supernatural neighbours.