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200 10$aVampire god $ethe allure of the undead in Western culture /$fMary Y. Hallab
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aAlbany $cSUNY Press$d2009
215   $a1 online resource (181 p.) 
300   $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aVampires and science -- Vampires and society -- Vampires and psychology: body, soul, and self -- The religious vampire: reason, romantics, and Victorians -- The religious vampire: the twentieth century -- The vampire god: nature and the numinous.
330   $aIt seems we're awash in vampires these days, in everything from movies, television shows, and novels to role-playing games, rock bands, and breakfast cereals. But what accounts for their enduring popular appeal? In Vampire God, Mary Y. Hallab examines the mythic figure of the vampire from its origins in early Greek and Slavic folklore, its transformation by Romantics like Byron, Le Fanu, and Stoker, and its diverse representations in present-day popular culture. The allure of the vampire, Hallab argues, lies in its persistent undeadness, its refusal to accept its mortal destiny of death and decay. Vampires appeal to our fear of dying and our hope for immortality, and as a focus for our doubts and speculations, vampire literature offers answers to many of our most urgent questions about the meaning of death, the nature of the human soul, and its possible survival after bodily dissolution. Clearly written, with wry humor, Vampire God is a thoroughly researched, ambitious study that draws on cultural, anthropological, and religious perspectives to explore the significance and function of the vampire in relation to the scientific, social, psychological, and religious beliefs of its time and place.
606   $aVampires in literature
606   $aVampire films
606   $aVampires on television
606   $aFolk literature$xHistory and criticism
606   $aFantasy fiction$xHistory and criticism
615  0$aVampires in literature.
615  0$aVampire films.
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