{"product_id":"vampires-and-vampirism-9781513266916","title":"Vampires and Vampirism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVampires and Vampirism\u003c\/i\u003e (1914) is a work from another era, a time when belief and wonder led some to travel down pathways of knowledge in search of truth and terror, not knowing what they would find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in response to an “awakened [popular] interest in supernormal phenomena” in the early twentieth century, Dudley Wright’s \u003ci\u003eVampires and Vampirism\u003c\/i\u003e traces the history of vampirism around the world, from ancient Babylonia, Assyria, and Greece, to Great Britain, Germany, and Eastern Europe. Beginning with the question “What is a vampire?”, Wright seeks to first define the term before moving into an analysis of how belief in vampirism emerged from various and distant religious and cultural traditions. Each chapter uses a scholarly mix of ancient and modern sources to enlighten the reader, and the book culminates in a chapter titled “Fact or Fiction?”, which allows the reader to hear from believers and skeptics alike. The book includes harrowing personal accounts of outbreaks of vampirism in British India and Mexico, as well as a lengthy bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a world where matters of occult nature, such as astrology, have reentered the popular consciousness, \u003ci\u003eVampires and Vampirism\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to be of interest. It is also a fascinating document of a time when Europeans—faced with spiritual doubt and inspired by religious traditions and myths from the outer reaches of empire—sought to establish new systems of belief, new orders they hoped could replace those they feared were quickly becoming lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt times despicable, and always controversial, Dudley Wright was a tireless searcher whose life included conversions to Islam and Catholicism, forays into anti-Semitism—later retracted—and a deep, spiritual involvement with organizations dedicated to matters both visible and invisible, true and beyond belief.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this new edition of Dudley Wright’s \u003ci\u003eVampires and Vampirism\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of history and horror reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince our inception in 2020, \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003eWith thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dudley Wright","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48291936469243,"sku":"9781513266916","price":4.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781513266916.jpg?v=1772484305","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/vampires-and-vampirism-9781513266916","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}