Claude Lecouteux

Claude Lecouteux, born 8 February 1943 is a French historian who specialises in the study of Europe during the Middle Ages. He is Professor emeritus at the Paris-Sorbonne University (Paris IV), chair of German civilization and Literature of the Middle Ages. The author of several books, Lecouteux's work has focused on the study of popular beliefs regarding supernatural entities in the Middle Ages, arguing that many of them had their origins in pre-Christian beliefs.

Lecouteux has taught at the University of Caen, where he had the chair of Germanic languages and literatures. He is Director of the Review La grande Oreille, arts de l’oralité.

Select bibliography

• The Melusinian Motiv in German mediaeval Literature (doctoral thesis, 1980)

Books

Title	Year	Publisher	Translator
Witches, Werewolves and Fairies: Shapeshifters and Astral Doubles in the Middle Ages (Fées, Sorcières et Loups-garous)	1992 (Fr), 2003 (En)	Éditions Imago (Paris), Inner Traditions (Rochester, Vermont)	Clare Frock
The Return of the Dead: Ghosts, Ancestors and the Transparent Veil of the Pagan Mind (Fantômes et Revenants au Moyen Age)	1996 (Fr), 2009 (En)	Éditions Imago (Paris), Inner Traditions (Rochester, Vermont)	Jon E. Graham
The Secret History of Vampires: Their Multiple Forms and Hidden Purposes (Histoire de Vampires: Autopsie d'un mythe)	1999 (Fr), 2010 (En)	Éditions Imago (Paris), Inner Traditions (Rochester, Vermont)	Jon E. Graham
Phantom Armies of the Night: The Wild Hunt and Ghostly Processions of the Undead (Chasses fantastiques et cohorts de la nuit au moyen age)	1999 (Fr), 2011 (En)	Éditions Imago (Paris), Inner Traditions (Rochester, Vermont)	Jon E. Graham
The Secret History of Poltergeists and Haunted Houses: From Pagan Folklore to Modern Manifestations	2012 (En)	Inner Traditions (Rochester, Vermont)	Jon E. Graham

References

• Interview with Claude Lecouteux

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