Vampires : myths and metaphors of enduring evil /
In the modern world vampires come in all forms: they can be perpetrators or victims, metaphors or monsters, scapegoats for sinfulness or mirrors of our own evil. What becomes obvious from the scope of the fifteen essays in this collection is that vampires have infiltrated just about every area of po...
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| 格式: | Licensed eBooks |
| 语言: | 英语 |
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Amsterdam ; New York, NY :
Rodopi,
2006.
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| 丛编: | At the interface/probing the boundaries ;
v. 28. |
| 在线阅读: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=160090 |
| 总结: | In the modern world vampires come in all forms: they can be perpetrators or victims, metaphors or monsters, scapegoats for sinfulness or mirrors of our own evil. What becomes obvious from the scope of the fifteen essays in this collection is that vampires have infiltrated just about every area of popular culture and consciousness. In fact, the way that vampires are depicted in all types of media is often a telling signifier of the fears and expectations of a culture or community and the way that it perceives itself; and others. The volume's essays offer a fascinating insight into both vampires. |
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| 实物描述: | 1 online resource (xiv, 243 pages) |
| 参考书目: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1423788230 9781423788232 9789401201469 9401201463 9789042016699 9042016698 |