The Vampire Book

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The Encyclopedia of the Undead - Third Edition

By J. Gordon Melton

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The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead, 3rd edition by J. Gordon Melton provides an extensive exploration of the vampire mythos across history, literature, mythology, biography, and popular culture. Featuring over 400 essays, it offers an alphabetical guide to the psychosexual and macabre elements of vampires, revealing their eternal allure through themes of death, immortality, sexual power, intimacy, alienation, rebellion, and temptation.
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This authoritative guide suits vampire lore enthusiasts, paranormal scholars, and readers intrigued by the cultural and historical facets of vampires. Its detailed and encyclopedic nature appeals to those seeking an in-depth understanding beyond popular fiction.

From "Vlad the Impaler" and "Barnabas Collins" to "Dracula" and "Lestat", this guide furnishes more than 500 essays, a vampire chronology, and 60 pages of vampire resources.

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Death and immortality, sexual prowess and surrender, intimacy and alienation, rebellion and temptation. The allure of the vampire is eternal.

The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead, 3rd edition, explores the historical, literary, mythological, biographical, and popular aspects of one of the world's most mesmerizing paranormal subjects. This vast reference is an alphabetical tour of the psychosexual, macabre world of the soul-sucking undead.

This exhaustive guide has more than 400 essays to quench your thirst for facts, biographies, definitions, and more.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Praised for its encyclopedic depth, About.com calls it a top paranormal book, while Booklist highlights its thorough coverage ideal for enthusiasts sparked by vampire trends. Alternate Perceptions magazine finds it riveting and encompassing a broad spectrum of supernatural folklore. Bookviews notes it as the most comprehensive updated collection of vampire lore available.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781578592814

Publisher: Visible Ink Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 October 2010

Country: United States

Imprint: Visible Ink Press

Illustration: 1 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 180.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 1500g

Pages: 910

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About the Author

J. Gordon Melton, a nationally known author, lecturer, and scholar, is the Distinguished Professor of American Religious History at Baylor University and serves as the director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion. Dr. Melton is best known for his work on religious cults, and he is considered America's senior scholar in the field of new and unconventional religions, having studied them for more than 40 years. Simultaneously, he has emerged as a leading scholar of vampire and Dracula studies and previously served a tenure as the American president of the Transylvanian Society of Dracula, an international association of vampire and Dracula scholars. He has authored multiple books in the field, two of which received the Lord Ruthven Award as the best nonfiction book in vampire studies. He currently resides in Waco, Texas, with his wife, Suzie.