ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Lycanthropy from Greek words lykoi, “wolf” and anthropos, “human” is an unusual belief or delusion in which the person thinks that he/she is transformed into an animal and his/her behavior and feelings suggest this belief.1, 2.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fundamentally, humans aren’t capable of transforming into other animals. Either some external influence is transforming the human into a canine, or else they are some human-like (but decidedly non-human) creature with the innate ability to transform.

Detailed explanation-3: -Harry Potter: An Animagus is a witch or wizard who can shape-shift into a specific animal at will.

Detailed explanation-4: -In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shape-shifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through an inherently superhuman ability, divine intervention, demonic manipulation, sorcery, spells or having inherited the ability.