Vampires, Burial, and Death: Folklore and Reality
- ISBN-10
- 0300048599
- ISBN-13
- 9780300048599
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 236
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1988-01-01
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Author
- Paul Barber
Description
Surveys centuries of folklore about vampires and offers a scientific explanation for the origins of the legends.
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