Vampires Today The Truth About Modern Vampirism
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Vampires Today The Truth About Modern Vampirism
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Author : Joseph P. Laycock
language : en
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Release Date : 2009-05-14
Vampires Today The Truth About Modern Vampirism written by Joseph P. Laycock and has been published by ABC-CLIO this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-14 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
This book, about real vampires and the communities they have formed, explores the modern world of vampirism in all its amazing variety. Long before Dracula, people were fascinated by vampires. The interest has continued in more recent times with Anne Rice's Lestat novels, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the HBO series True Blood, and the immensely popular Twilight. But vampires are not just the stuff of folklore and fiction. Based upon extensive interviews with members of the Atlanta Vampire Alliance and others within vampire communities throughout the United States, this fascinating book looks at the details of real vampire life and the many expressions of vampirism as it now exists. In Vampires Today: The Truth about Modern Vampirism, Joseph Laycock argues that today's vampires are best understood as an identity group, and that vampirism has caused a profound change in how individuals choose to define themselves. As vampires come "out of the coffin," as followers of a "religion" or "lifestyle" or as people biologically distinct from other humans, their confrontation with mainstream society will raise questions, as it does here, about how we define "normal" and what it means to be human. 16 illustrations Numerous interviews
Vampires Today
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Author : Joseph P. Laycock
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2009-05-14
Vampires Today written by Joseph P. Laycock and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-14 with Social Science categories.
This book, about real vampires and the communities they have formed, explores the modern world of vampirism in all its amazing variety. Long before Dracula, people were fascinated by vampires. The interest has continued in more recent times with Anne Rice's Lestat novels, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the HBO series True Blood, and the immensely popular Twilight. But vampires are not just the stuff of folklore and fiction. Based upon extensive interviews with members of the Atlanta Vampire Alliance and others within vampire communities throughout the United States, this fascinating book looks at the details of real vampire life and the many expressions of vampirism as it now exists. In Vampires Today: The Truth about Modern Vampirism, Joseph Laycock argues that today's vampires are best understood as an identity group, and that vampirism has caused a profound change in how individuals choose to define themselves. As vampires come "out of the coffin," as followers of a "religion" or "lifestyle" or as people biologically distinct from other humans, their confrontation with mainstream society will raise questions, as it does here, about how we define "normal" and what it means to be human.
Vampires Today
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Author : Joseph Laycock
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 2009-05-14
Vampires Today written by Joseph Laycock and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-14 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
This book explores the modern world of vampirism. Based on interviews, it looks at the many expressions of vampirism, from lifestyle vampires, who adopt the culture and admire the gothic image, to 'real' vampires who believe they are a separate race and need to consume blood and psychic energy in order to survive.
Vampires
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Author : E. R. Vernor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-04-04
Vampires written by E. R. Vernor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-04 with categories.
Eric Vernor continues to produce significant work on 'dark' subcultures from an emic perspective, and treats many artifacts of popular culture that have previously gone unanalyzed, offering a unique perspective into our fascination with the undead." ~ Joseph Laycock, Vampires Today: The Truth about Modern Vampirism, Texas State University "...lucid and riveting. Even knowledgeable connoisseurs of the un-dead will find this retelling fresh and exciting." ~ John Edgar Browning Coauthor of Dracula in Visual Media Editor of The Forgotten Writings of Bram Stoker The Vampire, His Kith and Kin: A Critical Edition Vampires are beings of myth: folkloric creatures who live off the blood of the living and have been recorded in nearly every culture around the world since the beginning of man. This work traces the evolution of the vampire, from its roots in ancient mythology to obscure folk tales and legends, leading up to when these foul beings transformed into the suave Byronic heroes that continue to influence the world's view of the vampire today. It also examines key individuals in history involved in reshaping our concept of the creature. Popular culture is explored, along with the development of the vampire into the protagonist in plays and poems and novels.
Vampires Through The Ages
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Author : Brian Righi
language : en
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Release Date : 2011-12-08
Vampires Through The Ages written by Brian Righi and has been published by Llewellyn Worldwide this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-08 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Interred in shadows no more, the vampire mythos is illuminated in this captivating exploration of one of the world’s most sinister—and feared—creatures. Join Brian Righi as he unearths the truth behind myths and beliefs, both ancient and modern. He traces the evolution of the vampire—from Dracula’s mysteriously empty grave and the enduring legend it spawned to terrifying documented cases of the real-life blood drinkers of today. Sordid and sultry, the vampire’s long and gruesome history is revealed: —Various cultures’ beliefs and superstitions surrounding bloodthirsty immortals —Chilling true accounts of the unquenchable bloodlust of historical figures such as Vlad the Impaler and Countess Báthory —Stories and lore from villagers, as recalled from the author’s travels through Romania —Serial killers who suffered from delusions of vampirism —How the early Christian church inadvertently fed into the 18th-century Eastern European vampire scare
The Vampire In Folklore History Literature Film And Television
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language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-09-18
The Vampire In Folklore History Literature Film And Television written by and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-18 with Literary Criticism categories.
This comprehensive bibliography covers writings about vampires and related creatures from the 19th century to the present. More than 6,000 entries document the vampire's penetration of Western culture, from scholarly discourse, to popular culture, politics and cook books. Sections by topic list works covering various aspects, including general sources, folklore and history, vampires in literature, music and art, metaphorical vampires and the contemporary vampire community. Vampires from film and television--from Bela Lugosi's Dracula to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, True Blood and the Twilight Saga--are well represented.
Encyclopedia Of The Vampire
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Author : S. T. Joshi
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2010-11-04
Encyclopedia Of The Vampire written by S. T. Joshi and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-04 with Social Science categories.
An exhaustive work covering the full range of topics relating to vampires, including literature, film and television, and folklore. Encyclopedia of the Vampire: The Living Dead in Myth, Legend, and Popular Culture is a comprehensive encyclopedia relating to all phases of vampirism—in literature, film, and television; in folklore; and in world culture. Although previous encyclopedias have attempted to chart this terrain, no prior work contains the depth of information, the breadth of scope, and the up-to-date coverage of this volume. With contributions from many leading critics of horror and supernatural literature and media, the encyclopedia offers entries on leading authors of vampire literature (Bram Stoker, Anne Rice, Stephenie Meyer), on important individual literary works (Dracula and Interview with the Vampire), on celebrated vampire films (the many different adaptations of Dracula, the Twilight series, Love at First Bite), and on television shows (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel). It also covers other significant topics pertaining to vampires, such as vampires in world folklore, humorous vampire films, and vampire lifestyle.
The Vampire Book
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Author : J Gordon Melton
language : en
Publisher: Visible Ink Press
Release Date : 2010-09-01
The Vampire Book written by J Gordon Melton and has been published by Visible Ink Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-01 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
The Ultimate Collection of Vampire Facts and Fiction From Vlad the Impaler to Barnabas Collins to Edward Cullen to Dracula and Bill Compton, renowned religion expert and fearless vampire authority J. Gordon Melton, PhD takes the reader on a vast, alphabetic tour of the psychosexual, macabre world of the blood-sucking undead. Digging deep into the lore, myths, pop culture, and reported realities of vampires and vampire legends from across the globe, The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead exposes everything about the blood thirsty predator. Death and immortality, sexual prowess and surrender, intimacy and alienation, rebellion and temptation. The allure of the vampire is eternal, and The Vampire Book explores it all. The historical, literary, mythological, biographical, and popular aspects of one of the world's most mesmerizing paranormal subject. This vast reference is an alphabetical tour of the psychosexual, macabre world of the soul-sucking undead. In the first fully revised and updated edition in a decade, Dr. J. Gordon Melton (president of the American chapter of the Transylvania Society of Dracula) bites even deeper into vampire lore, myths, reported realities, and legends that come from all around the world. From Transylvania to plague-infested Europe to Nostradamus and from modern literature to movies and TV series, this exhaustive guide furnishes more than 500 essays to quench your thirst for facts, biographies, definitions, and more.
Embracing The Darkness Understanding Dark Subcultures A Decade Of Darkness
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Author : Corvis Nocturnum
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2016-12-02
Embracing The Darkness Understanding Dark Subcultures A Decade Of Darkness written by Corvis Nocturnum and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-02 with categories.
Author E.R. Vernor, best known as Corvis Nocturnum brings you the ten year anniversary expanded edition of his original expose. The writer reflects on what has changed and stayed the same, with even more insights, interviews and photos never seen before. The author brings you an unprecedented collection of Satanists, vampires, modern primitives, dark pagans, and Gothic artists, all speaking to you in their own words. These are people who have taken something most others find frightening or destructive, and woven it into amazing acts of creativity and spiritual vision. Corvis himself is a dark artist and visionary, and so it is with the eye of a kindred spirit that he has sought these people out to share their stories with you.
North American Monsters
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Author : David J. Puglia
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2022-03-15
North American Monsters written by David J. Puglia and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-15 with Social Science categories.
Mining a mountain of folklore publications, North American Monsters unearths decades of notable monster research. Nineteen folkloristic case studies from the last half-century examine legendary monsters in their native habitats, focusing on ostensibly living creatures bound to specific geographic locales. A diverse cast of scholars contemplate these alluring creatures, feared and beloved by the communities that host them—the Jersey Devil gliding over the Pine Barrens, Lieby wriggling through Lake Lieberman, Char-Man stalking the Ojai Valley, and many, many more. Embracing local stories, beliefs, and traditions while neither promoting nor debunking, North American Monsters aspires to revive scholarly interest in local legendary monsters and creatures and to encourage folkloristic monster legend sleuthing.