Vampire as a metaphor

A vampire, as a demonized deceased human, is used as a specific metaphor to explain unknown sources of various troubles in a community. A malicious deceased one is a mythical creature and as such is to blame for the existing troubles in a community; the creature, in turn, becomes a subject i.e., a v...

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Main Author: Jovanović Bojan G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Ethnography, SASA, Belgrade 2004-01-01
Series:Glasnik Etnografskog Instituta SANU
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-0861/2004/0350-08610452227J.pdf