Vampire god : the allure of the undead in Western culture /
"In [book title], [author] examines the mythic figure of the vampire from its origins in early Greek and Slavic folklore, its transformation by Romantics like Byron, Le Fanu, and Stoker, and its diverse representations in present-day popular culture. The allure of the vampire, [author] argues,...
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| Formato: | Licensed eBooks |
| Idioma: | inglês |
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Albany :
SUNY Press,
2009.
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| Acesso em linha: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=294655 |
Sumário:
- Vampires and science
- Vampires and society
- Vampires and psychology: body, soul, and self
- The religious vampire: reason, romantics, and Victorians
- The religious vampire: the twentieth century
- The vampire god: nature and the numinous.