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The Great Book of Forgotten Spirits - Nymphs, Faes, Genies, Brownies, Elves, Sprites and Other Creatures
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This work offers a rich and well-documented exploration of forgotten nature spirits, whether nymphs, faes, genies, brownies, elves, or other beings from ancient traditions. Through clear and detailed texts, it reveals their names, uses, and the roles they play in imagination and ancient stories. The accompanying illustrations add a strong visual dimension and fully contribute to the book's atmosphere.
Richard Ely and Frédérique Devos combine their knowledge to bring these ancient figures back to life, long relegated to the margins, and offer the reader a scholarly dive into a world inhabited by discreet and fascinating beings.
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- Author: Richard Ely
- Publication date: September 2024
- Size: 23cm x 34cm
- Weight: 878g
- ISBN: 978-2-38135-387-6
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This work offers a rich and well-documented exploration of nature spirits from ancient traditions, long relegated to the background of stories. It invites the reader to rediscover figures such as nymphs, faes, genies, brownies, or elves, giving them a clear and structured place. The book relies on accessible and precise texts, allowing a serious and coherent approach to this universe, without detours or excessive simplification.
Names, uses, and roles in ancient traditions
The work reveals the names, uses, and functions attributed to these spirits in ancient stories and traditions. Each figure is placed back in its cultural and symbolic context, which helps to understand how these presences were perceived and integrated into the collective imagination. The texts provide solid reference points to grasp their role, their interactions with the human world, and the place they occupied in beliefs and stories of the past.
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Richard Ely and Frédérique Devos combine their knowledge to bring these ancient figures back to life through work that is both rigorous and lively. The illustrations accompanying the book enhance the immersion and fully contribute to the overall atmosphere of the book, offering a visual reading complementary to the text.
Richard Ely, whose real name is Christophe Richard Ely Van De Ponseele, is a Belgian writer and ethnobotanist born on March 20, 1974, in Ghent. He grew up in Ellezelles, a village in the Pays des Collines region of Belgium, known for its folklore related to witchcraft. This childhood deeply influenced him, awakening a passion for folklore and the fantastic.
After studying humanities and social sciences at the Catholic University of Louvain, he pursued research on vampires, witches, fairies, and elves. He also earned a degree in applied ethnobotany from the University of Lille II, focusing his research on the use of medicinal plants, rituals, beliefs, and superstitions.
@&aRichard Ely is the former editor-in-chief of Khimaira magazine and the creator of the blog "Peuple Féerique," which he still runs. He is also the main organizer of the "Trolls & Legends" festival in Mons, Belgium.
As an author, he has published several works exploring the world of fairies and nature spirits, including The Great Book of Nature Spirits and The Great Book of House Spirits.
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