Encyclopedia Of Vampire Mythology
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Author |
: Theresa Bane |
Publisher |
: McFarland |
Total Pages |
: 209 |
Release |
: 2017-02-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780786455812 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0786455810 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology by : Theresa Bane
From the earliest days of oral history to the present, the vampire myth persists among mankind's deeply-rooted fears. This encyclopedia, with entries ranging from "Abchanchu" to "Zmeus," includes nearly 600 different species of historical and mythological vampires, fully described and detailed.
Author |
: Theresa Cheung |
Publisher |
: HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages |
: 706 |
Release |
: 2013-07-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780007524730 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0007524730 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Element Encyclopedia of Vampires by : Theresa Cheung
An A to Z of the Undead
Author |
: Rosemary Guiley |
Publisher |
: Infobase Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 369 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781438130019 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1438130015 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters by : Rosemary Guiley
Monsters and shape-shifters have always held a special fascination in mythologies, legends, and folklore the world over. From ancient customs to famous cases of beasts and vampires and their reflections in popular culture, 600 entries provide definitions, explanations, and lists of suggested further reading.
Author |
: J Gordon Melton |
Publisher |
: Visible Ink Press |
Total Pages |
: 944 |
Release |
: 2010-09-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781578593507 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1578593506 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Vampire Book by : J Gordon Melton
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.
Author |
: Matthew Bunson |
Publisher |
: Gramercy |
Total Pages |
: 328 |
Release |
: 2000 |
ISBN-10 |
: IND:30000067915300 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Vampire Encyclopedia by : Matthew Bunson
With over 2,000 entries in A-to-Z format,THE VAMPIRE ENCYCLOPEDIAis a one-stop reference for everything and anything to do with vampires, from books and films to the history of the vampire legend and ways to RESIST THESE IRRESISTIBLE CREATURES. The vampire is alive and flourishing in books, hit television shows, clubs, even comic books—there's no end in sight for the immortal ones!
Author |
: Roxanne Hellman |
Publisher |
: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Total Pages |
: 255 |
Release |
: 2011-12-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781448860425 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1448860423 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis Vampire Legends and Myths by : Roxanne Hellman
For centuries, the legends and myths of vampires have permeated various cultures around the world. In folklore, frequently vampires visited their loved ones, and caused evil doings or deaths in the places they inhabited when they were alive. The romance of the vampire lies in his total isolationhe is the tragic character of the fallen angel, one with unimaginable power. Yet, his fatal weakness makes him vulnerable. In this mesmerizing book, readers learn about the origins of vampires and their various forms across the ancient world, Europe, America, the Caribbean, Asia, and Africa. Vlad Tepes, the land of Transylvania, and Dracula are engagingly introduced. The volume also describes how vampires have been featured in books and film.
Author |
: Theresa Bane |
Publisher |
: McFarland |
Total Pages |
: 212 |
Release |
: 2016-05-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781476623382 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1476623384 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Synopsis Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids in Myth, Legend and Folklore by : Theresa Bane
Every culture has in its folklore and mythology beings of immense size and strength, as well as other preternatural humanoids great or small who walk among us, serving the divine or fulfilling their own agendas. This book catalogs the lore and legends of more than 1,000 different humanoid species and individual beings, including the Titans, Valkyries, Jotnar, yōkai, biblical giants, elves, ogres, trolls and many more.
Author |
: Theresa Bane |
Publisher |
: McFarland |
Total Pages |
: 428 |
Release |
: 2016-05-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780786495054 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0786495057 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore by : Theresa Bane
"Here there be dragons"--this notation was often made on ancient maps to indicate the edges of the known world and what lay beyond. Heroes who ventured there were only as great as the beasts they encountered. This encyclopedia contains more than 2,200 monsters of myth and folklore, who both made life difficult for humans and fought by their side. Entries describe the appearance, behavior, and cultural origin of mythic creatures well-known and obscure, collected from traditions around the world.
Author |
: A. P. Sylvia |
Publisher |
: Schiffer Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 128 |
Release |
: 2019-09-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0764357921 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780764357923 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Synopsis Vampires of Lore by : A. P. Sylvia
Vampire . . . the word immediately conjures up bloodstained fangs, an aversion to sunlight, bats, garlic, and wooden stakes. These undead immortals have haunted our favorite books, television shows, and movies for decades. This exploration of a seemingly supernatural topic delves into past traditions around the world and how those traditions have affected our pop-culture modern-day monster. Explore belief systems as well as origins of various notions we all seem to have about vampires, and unearth the bloody dirt about this mystical creature. Discover differences and similarities between the realm of folklore and what modern media has taught us. Did villagers really use wooden stakes, garlic, and mirrors? What about vampires turning into bats or hypnotizing victims? Did they really cause disease, turn into dogs, and sleep in coffins? Topics are arranged by trait so that the reader can consider each characteristic before believing or dismissing it. So . . . if you're ready, let's hunt some vampires.
Author |
: Theresa Bane |
Publisher |
: McFarland |
Total Pages |
: 179 |
Release |
: 2016-03-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781476623399 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1476623392 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Synopsis Encyclopedia of Spirits and Ghosts in World Mythology by : Theresa Bane
Of all the anomalous phenomenon reported, ghost sightings are by far the most common. The words "ghost" and "spirit" are used interchangeably in American English but in other cultures the lingering souls of the departed are not to be confused with ancestral spirits, demonic spirits, numens or poltergeists. This encyclopedia lists hundreds of entities of the spirit realm--from aatxe to zuzeca--from world mythology and folklore.