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The Vampire in Lore and Legend by Montague Summers

emilyplun's review

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3.75

Summers, a member of the church, has amassed a collection of primary and secondary accounts interspersed with his own opinions and connections. The book is very interesting from an anthropological standpoint, as it's easy to see the connections between varied cultural beliefs. I would recommend that you read the section on England/western Europe AFTER reading about modern Greece and the Slavic countries, because this section is comparatively weak and might discourage from reading further.
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