Viac o knihe
J. Gordon Melton has the credentials: he's a religious historian, author of 25 books about religion and vampires, president of the American chapter of the Transylvania Society of Dracula (founded in Bucharest, Romania), and chairman of the committee that put on Dracula '97: A Centennial Celebration in Los Angeles. <em>The Vampire Book</em> is meticulously researched and well organized. Included are an article on the cultural history of the vampire; a historical timeline; addresses of vampire societies all over the world; a 55-page filmography; vampires in plays, opera, and ballet; a 13-page list of vampire novels; and an extensive index. The A to Z entries, each with a short bibliography, include vampire lore in more than 30 different geographic regions and a comprehensive "who's who," and cover topics ranging from fingernails to sexuality, the Camarilla to Szekelys.
Nákup knihy
The Vampire Book, J. Gordon Melton
- Jazyk
- Rok vydania
- 1998
- Väzba
- (mäkká)
Nikto zatiaľ neohodnotil.
- Titul
- The Vampire Book
- Podtitul
- The Encyclopedia of the Undead
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autori
- J. Gordon Melton
- Vydavateľ
- Visible Ink Press
- Rok vydania
- 1998
- Väzba
- mäkká
- Počet strán
- 960
- ISBN10
- 157859071X
- ISBN13
- 9781578590711
- Série
- Kategórie
- Anotácia
- J. Gordon Melton has the credentials: he's a religious historian, author of 25 books about religion and vampires, president of the American chapter of the Transylvania Society of Dracula (founded in Bucharest, Romania), and chairman of the committee that put on Dracula '97: A Centennial Celebration in Los Angeles. <em>The Vampire Book</em> is meticulously researched and well organized. Included are an article on the cultural history of the vampire; a historical timeline; addresses of vampire societies all over the world; a 55-page filmography; vampires in plays, opera, and ballet; a 13-page list of vampire novels; and an extensive index. The A to Z entries, each with a short bibliography, include vampire lore in more than 30 different geographic regions and a comprehensive "who's who," and cover topics ranging from fingernails to sexuality, the Camarilla to Szekelys.