Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-231) and index
Peter Plogojowitz -- The shoemaker of Silesia -- Visum et Repertum -- De Tournefort's Vrykolakas -- How revenants come into existence -- The appearance of the vampire -- Apotropaics I -- Apotropaics II -- Search and destroy -- The vampire's activity -- Some theories of the vampire -- The body after death -- Actions and reactions -- Hands emerging from the earth -- Down to a watery grave -- Killing the vampire -- Body disposal and its problems -- The soul after death -- Keeping body and soul apart
Surveys centuries of folklore about vampires and offers a scientific explanation for the origins of the legends
