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Vampire Forensics : Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend
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Vampire Forensics : Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend Hardcover - 2010

by Jenkins, Mark Collins

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  • Title Vampire Forensics : Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend
  • Author Jenkins, Mark Collins
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher National Geographic Society, Washington
  • Date 2010-02-16
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 5793684-6
  • ISBN 9781426206078 / 1426206070
  • Weight 1.04 lbs (0.47 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.25 x 6.25 x 1 in (23.50 x 15.88 x 2.54 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Vampires, Forensic sciences
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009044631
  • Dewey Decimal Code 398.45

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Summary

Mark Jenkins's engrossing history draws on the latest science, anthropological and archaeological research to explore the origins of vampire stories, providing gripping historic and folkloric context for the concept of immortal beings who defy death by feeding on the lifeblood of others. From the earliest whispers of eternal evil in ancient Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome, vampire tales flourished through the centuries and around the globe, fueled by superstition, sexual mystery, fear of disease and death, and the nagging anxiety that demons lurk everywhere.In Vampire Forensics, Mark Jenkins probes vampire legend to tease out the historical truths enshrined in the tales of terror: sherds of Persian pottery depicting blood-sucking demons; the amazing recent discovery by National Geographic archaeologist Matteo Borrini of a 16th-century Venetian grave of a plague victim and suspected vampire; and the Transylvanian castle of "Vlad the Impaler," whose bloodthirsty cruelty remains unsurpassed.Jenkins navigates centuries of lore and legend, adding new chapters to the chronicle and weaving an irresistibly seductive blend of superstition, psychology, and science sure to engross everyone from Anne Rice's countless readers to serious students of archaeology and mythology.

From the publisher

Mark Jenkins is chief historian of the National Geographic Society’s archives and co-author of High Adventure, an illustrated history of the Society.

Media reviews

“A lively and entertaining survey of the historical and scientific materials relating to the natural phenomena that earlier centuries relentlessly misinterpreted as evidence for the undead.” –The Washington Post

About the author

Mark Jenkins is chief historian of the National Geographic Society's archives and co-author of High Adventure, an illustrated history of the Society.