ISBN: 9780472099238

The first book to explore the origins of the vampire slayer“A fascinating comparison of the original vampire myths to their later literary transformations.”—Adam Morton,… Plus…

The first book to explore the origins of the vampire slayer“A fascinating comparison of the original vampire myths to their later literary transformations.”—Adam Morton, author of On Evil“From the Balkan Mountains to Beverly Hills, Bruce has mapped the vampire’s migration. There’s no better guide for the trek.”—Jan L. Perkowski, Professor, Slavic Department, University of Virginia, and author of Vampires of the Slavs and The Darkling: A Treatise on Slavic Vampirism“The vampire slayer is our protector, our hero, our Buffy. But how much do we really know about him—or her? Very little, it turns out, and Bruce McClelland shows us why: because the vampire slayer is an unsettling figure, almost as disturbing as the evil she is set to destroy. Prepare to be frightened . . . and enlightened.”—Corey Robin, author of Fear: The History of a Political Idea“What is unique about this book is that it is the first of its kind to focus on the vampire hunter, rather than the vampire. As such, it makes a significant contribution to the field. This book will appeal to scholars and researchers of folklore, as well as anyone interested in the literature and popular culture of the vampire.”—Elizabeth Miller, author of Dracula and A Dracula Handbook“Shades of Van Helsing! Vampirologist extraordinaire Bruce McClelland has managed that rarest of feats: developing a radically new and thoroughly enlightening perspective on a topic of eternal fascination. Ranging from the icons of popular culture to previously overlooked details of Balkan and Slavic history and folk practice, he has rethought the borders of life and death, good and evil, saint and sinner, vampires and their slayers. Excellent scholarship, and a story that never flags.”—Bruce Lincoln, Caroline E. Haskell Professor of History of Religions, University of Chicago, and author of Theorizing Myth: Narrative, Ideology, and Scholarship,Authority: Construction and Corrosion, and Death, War, and Sacrifice: Studies in Ideology and Practice New Textbooks>Hardcover>Social Sciences>Anthropology>Anthropology, University of Michigan Press Core >2 >T<

ISBN: 9780472099238

Hardback, [PU: The University of Michigan Press], Exploring how the vampire slayer began, this book goes further to ask why the true history of the vampire slayer has been so long ignored… Plus…

Hardback, [PU: The University of Michigan Press], Exploring how the vampire slayer began, this book goes further to ask why the true history of the vampire slayer has been so long ignored. It is of interest to fans of Dracula, vampire, Buffy, Anne Rice, and Anita Blake lore, and to students of anthropology, sociology, European religious history, Slavistics, and cinematic and literary history., Literary Studies: General<