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Bram Stoker
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Cultural History Of Vampires
Dracula
eastern Europe
Enlightenment
Enlightenment And The Vampire Legend
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European Folklore
Evolution Of Vampire Mythology
Folk Traditions
folklore
Folklore studies
Folkloristics
Historical Origins Of Vampire Lore
History Behind Vampires
Horror Literature
Myth Evolution
Mythology
Mythology And Folklore Studies
Regional Monster
Transylvania
Undead
Vampire Folklore In Eastern Europe
Vampire History
Vampire In European Culture
vampires
Vlad The Impaler
World History
Product details
- ISBN 9781789202922
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 31 Oct 2019
- Publisher: Berghahn Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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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.
Thomas M. Bohn is Professor of Russian And Soviet History at Justus Liebig University Giessen. His book Der Vampir. Ein europaischer Mythos was published in 2016.
