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Vampires, Burial, and Death : Folklore and Reality.
Title:
Vampires, Burial, and Death : Folklore and Reality.
Author:
Barber, Paul.
ISBN:
9780300153484
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (255 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Preface to the 2010 Edition -- Preface -- Introduction -- I: Peter Plogojowitz -- II: The Shoemaker of Silesia -- III: Visum et Repertum -- IV: De Tournefort's Vrykolakas -- V: How Revenants Come into Existence -- VI: The Appearance of the Vampire -- VII: Apotropaics I -- VIII: Apotropaics II -- IX: Search and Destroy -- X: The Vampire's Activity -- XI: Some Theories of the Vampire -- XII: The Body after Death -- XIII: Actions and Reactions -- XIV: Hands Emerging from the Earth -- XV: Down to a Watery Grave -- XVI: Killing the Vampire -- XVII: Body Disposal and Its Problems -- XVIII: The Soul after Death -- XIX: Keeping Body and Soul Apart -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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