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About 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.
- His domain of research includes magic, mythology and folk tales. Lecouteux has taught at the University of Caen, where he had the chair of Germanic languages and literatures.
- He was Director of the Review La grande Oreille, arts de l’oralité.
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