were-wolves by InternetLord 2013/06/27 16:26
So, what actually is werewolf or lycanthropy? Is it a
fact based on concrete evidences? Is it a myth,
fabrication of feeble minds? Is it an exaggeration of
some other things? Well, all
these questions have been
puzzling mankind for last 5
centuries. Though many
ingenious hypotheses have
been suggested as possible
explanations, definite
conclusion can't be drawn.
Some experts have tried to
observe it as purely
supernatural phenomena while
others have relied on scientific
observations. Contradictions
and debates still persist and will
continue till any single theory
solves the jigsaw which seems unlikely considering
complexity and diversity of the topic. Nonetheless,
the werewolf phenomenon has not perished yet;
recent werewolf sightings are still reported.
The word werewolf is most likely to derive from two
old-Saxon words, wer (meaning man) and wolf.
Frequently used Greek terms Lycanthropy refers to
the transformation process while Lycanthrope, which
is in fact synonymous to werewolf, is the afflicted
person. The popular definition of werewolf or
lycanthrope is a man who transforms himself or
being transformed into a wolf under the influence of
full moon.
So, what actually is werewolf or lycanthropy? Is it a
fact based on concrete evidences? Is it a myth,
fabrication of feeble minds? Is it an exaggeration of
some other things? Well, all
these questions have been
puzzling mankind for last 5
centuries. Though many
ingenious hypotheses have
been suggested as possible
explanations, definite
conclusion can't be drawn.
Some experts have tried to
observe it as purely
supernatural phenomena while
others have relied on scientific
observations. Contradictions
and debates still persist and will
continue till any single theory
solves the jigsaw which seems unlikely considering
complexity and diversity of the topic. Nonetheless,
the werewolf phenomenon has not perished yet;
recent werewolf sightings are still reported.
The word werewolf is most likely to derive from two
old-Saxon words, wer (meaning man) and wolf.
Frequently used Greek terms Lycanthropy refers to
the transformation process while Lycanthrope, which
is in fact synonymous to werewolf, is the afflicted
person. The popular definition of werewolf or
lycanthrope is a man who transforms himself or
being transformed into a wolf under the influence of
full moon.
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