The origin of the Elwedritsch has not yet been conclusively established. This article examines historical sources concerning Alben, Druden (or Truden), witches, black cats, and Elwedritsche from the perspective of a functional guiding hypothesis: Elwedritsche are to be understood as the result of cultural responses to nocturnal threat scenarios. The point of departure is not the assumption of a...
The origin of the Elwedritsch has not yet been conclusively established. This article examines historical sources concerning Alben, Druden (or Truden), witches, black cats, and Elwedritsche from the perspective of a functional guiding hypothesis: Elwedritsche are to be understood as the result of cultural responses to nocturnal threat scenarios. The point of departure is not the assumption of a...