Synopses & Reviews
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 subjects 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. Unabridged republication of the classic 1929 edition. Introduction. Bibliography. Index.
Synopsis
The foremost authority on vampire lore, Montague Summers (1880–1948) wrote several serious works on occult subjects that remain unparalled in their sheer scope and depth. This 1928 book was the first serious study in English of vampires and their related legends. Summers (for whom Buffy Summers, television’s popular vampire slayer, was reputedly named) discusses how vampires came into existence, vampiric behavior, vampire-like ancient myths, and vampires in modern literature.
Table of Contents
The Quest for Montague Summers
I. The Origins of the Vampire
II. The Generation of the Vampire
III. The Traits and Practice of Vampirism
IV. The Vampire in Assyria, the East, and some Ancient Countries
V. The Vampire in Literature
Bibliography
Index