The Vampire : : Origins of a European Myth / / Thomas M. Bohn.
Even before Bram Stoker immortalized Transylvania as the homeland of his fictional Count Dracula, the figure of the vampire was inextricably tied to Eastern Europe in the popular imagination. Drawing on a wealth of heretofore neglected sources, this book offers a fascinating account of how vampires—...
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| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t Frontmatter -- |t Contents -- |t Illustrations -- |t Prologue: From Original Sin to Eternal Life -- |t Introduction: The Vampire as an Imperial Category -- |t CHAPTER 1 Vampirism in the West -- |t CHAPTER 2 Vampirism in the East -- |t CHAPTER 3 Vampirism in the Headlines -- |t CHAPTER 4 Vampirism in Popular Belief -- |t CHAPTER 5 Vampirism in the Modern Period -- |t Conclusion: The Vampire as Local Scapegoat -- |t Bibliography -- |t Index of Persons -- |t Index of Places -- |t Index of Subjects |
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| 520 | |a Even before Bram Stoker immortalized Transylvania as the homeland of his fictional Count Dracula, the figure of the vampire was inextricably tied to Eastern Europe in the popular imagination. Drawing on a wealth of heretofore neglected sources, this book offers a fascinating account of how vampires—whose various incarnations originally emerged from the folk traditions of societies throughout the world—became identified with such a specific region. It demonstrates that the modern conception of the vampire was born in the crucible of the Enlightenment, embodying a mysterious, Eastern “otherness” that stood opposed to Western rationality. | ||
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