Augustin Calmet and the Construction of the Eighteenth-Century Vampire

This article examines the role played by Augustin Calmet, a Benedictine, in the construction of the vampire. In the eighteenth century, Calmet embarked upon a thorough examination of the evidence for the existence of reported vampires in the lands of Hungary, Moravia, Serbia, and Romania. In order t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ciaran Craig
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 2021-12-01
Series:Central Europe
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Online Access:https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/cey/article/view/4272