Vampire Forensics: Uncovering the Origins of an Enduring Legend

by Mark Collins Jenkins

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1426206070
• ISBN13: 9781426206078
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"