Vampires and Vampirism

By Montague Summers

Book Overview

Any investigation into vampire legends leads inevitably to the works of Montague Summers (1880-1948), whose research and writings in the 1920s established him as the subject's preeminent authority. This study examines vampire lore in fantastic detail, constituting a record of folk beliefs unequaled in its sheer scope and depth. It features all the apparatus of an academic work, including footnotes and references to rare source documents, and it addresses such issues as how vampires came into existence, vampirish behavior, vampire-like ancient myths, and vampires in modern literature.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00A2NAB4A
• ISBN13: 9780486439969
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

The edition is good

Different from what the Professor says, I say this edition includes almost 500 notes, which are all notes included in the original edition. No notes were butchered, although the introduction advises the average reader to skip the notes.