The frightening borderlands of Enlightenment: The vampire problem
Between 1724 and 1760, in the frontier area of the Habsburg empire waves of a hitherto unknown epidemic disease emerged: vampirism. In remote villages of southeastern Europe, cases of unusual deaths were reported. Corpses did not decay and, according to the villagers, corporeal ghosts were haunting...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier Science
2012
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Studies in history and philosophy of science. Part C, Studies in history and philosophy of biological and biomedical sciences
Year: 2012, Volume: 43, Issue: 3, Pages: 710-719 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Austria
/ Serbia
/ Vampire
/ Living corpse
/ Spirits
/ History 1724-1760
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RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBK Europe (East) TJ Modern history ZB Sociology |
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