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The Vampire

A Casebook

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Vampires are the most fearsome and fascinating of all creatures of folklore. For the first time, detailed accounts of the vampire and how its tradition developed in different cultures are gathered in one volume by eminent folklorist Alan Dundes. Eleven leading scholars from the fields of Slavic studContinue

Vampires are the most fearsome and fascinating of all creatures of folklore. For the first time, detailed accounts of the vampire and how its tradition developed in different cultures are gathered in one volume by eminent folklorist Alan Dundes. Eleven leading scholars from the fields of Slavic studies, history, anthropology, and psychiatry unearth the true nature of the vampire from its birth in graveyard lore to the modern-day psychiatric patient with a penchant for drinking blood.
The Vampire: A Casebook takes this legend out of the realm of literature and film and back to its dark beginnings in folk traditions. The essays examine the history of the word “vampire;” Romanian vampires; Greek vampires; Serbian vampires; the physical attributes of vampires; the killing of vampires; and the possible psychoanalytic underpinnings of vampires. Much more than simply a scary creature of the human imagination, the vampire has been and continues to haunt the lives of all those who encounter it—in reality or in fiction.

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  • Book Review: The Vampire Stalker by Allison Van Diepen Share

    It is not uncommon while reading a book to wish that you could meet your favorite character, or characters. Maybe, you have even developed a crush on the protagonist. Possibly, you have even fallen for the antagonist. It is certainly a common phenome ... (read full critics)

    blogcritics published on Sun, 16 Oct 2011

  • Book Review: The Vampire Film: From Nosferatu to True Blood Fourth Edition by Alain Silver and James Ursini Share

    What a great time to be a vampire. Thanks to the Twilight series in particular, vampire-mania has taken hold recently. There are scores of vampire related films and television shows, and The Vampire Film: From Nosferatu to True Blood sets out to cata ... (read full critics)

    blogcritics published on Thu, 6 Oct 2011

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 192 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0299159248
  • ISBN-13: 9780299159245
  • Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
  • Pub date: Sep 24, 1998
  • Dimensions: 1548 mm x 968 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
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