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lycanthropy

lycanthropy Lycanthropy is a historical term for the supposed transformation of a person into a wolf or other beast, especially in folklore and witchcraft beliefs.

Lycanthropy is a historical term for the supposed transformation of a person into a wolf or other beast, especially in folklore and witchcraft beliefs. In older psychological writing, it was also discussed by some physicians as a mental disorder in which the affected person was thought to believe or appear to become such an animal.

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Drafting source: Tuke, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine. 1892 original US edition; OCR SHA-256 7ec833f3f4ff2826cb5eba1722a767adae625ac9f49f83035a464dc975564f96. “Tuke, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine” (dictionaryofpsyc02tuke:chars-157500-169500).
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