Vampire Lore from the Writings of Jan Louis Perkowski

Perkowski, Jan Louis

ISBN 10: 0893573329 / ISBN 13: 9780893573324

Published by Slavica Publishers, Inc., Bloomington, IN, 2006

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Tan paper binding slightly rubbed at spine ends & corners; leaf edges smudged.; In wraps; black & white photo illustrations. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" ; 617 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Vampire Lore from the Writings of Jan Louis Perkowski
• Publisher: Slavica Publishers, Inc., Bloomington, IN
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0893573329
• ISBN 13: 9780893573324
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Very Good+

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Synopsis

Perkowski (Slavic languages and literatures, U. of Virginia) found that Slavic folk belief in vampires came to the New World with Kashubian emigrés to Ontario, Canada. The anthology contains this bicultural Slav's collected oral histories and writings on this Slavic mythology since the 1970s, e.g., The Darkling: A Treatise on Slavic Vampirism (1989), and translations of others' works on this tradition. The book concludes with charted analyses of Bram Stoker's Dracula and the linguistic conflation of assorted demons. Illustrations include an East European map of traditional religions, and b&w photographs of churches and cemeteries. Some references are not translated into English. The book lacks an index. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About the Author

Jan Louis Perkowski is Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. His courses on vampire mythology and folklore are always in great demand with students. In addition to his lifelong work on vampires, other research and teaching interests include Slavic mythology, Russian language, and issues in diachronic Slavic linguistics.