The Secret History of Vampires

by Lecouteux, Claude

• ISBN13: 9781594773259
• ISBN10: 1594773254
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-01
• Publisher: Inner Traditions

Summary

Of all forms taken by the undead, the vampire wields the most powerful pull on the modern imagination. But the countless movies and books inspired by this child of the night who has a predilection for human blood are based on incidents recorded as fact in newspapers and judicial archives in the centuries preceding the works of Bram Stoker and other writers.

Author Biography

Claude Lecouteux is a former professor of medieval literature and civilization at the Sorbonne. He is the author of numerous books on medieval and pagan afterlife beliefs, including The Return of the Dead and Witches, Werewolves, and Fairies. He lives in Paris.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The Vampire Myth	p. 8
Man, Life, Death	p. 24
The Life of the Dead	p. 35
Precursors of the Vampire	p. 52
Names of the Vampire	p. 77
How Do We Protect Ourselves from Vampires?	p. 86
Identifying and Killing the Vampire	p. 99
Questions and Answers	p. 123
The Vampires of Medvegia	p. 140
The Dead Woman's Shroud	p. 146
The Vampire of Bendschin or Pentsch	p. 149
Notes	p. 163
Bibliography	p. 174
Index	p. 179
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