ANTHROP 1AB3 Lecture 13: feb 6/7
8 Feb 2017
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Are liminal beings (don"t fit into existing models of classification) and a source of stress. Ability to return from the dead (potentially threatening; ambiguous) Hunger for humans (vampires prey upon human blood specifically and zombies upon human flesh) Like witches vampires are often scapegoats for social or individual crises or problems. Vampires entities appear in a variety of cultures. Vampire blaming is often a means of scapegoatism in much the same way as accusations of witchcraft. Romania women accused if they failed to perform traditional women"s roles . Vampire-like entities in roman, greek, mesopotamian mythology. Ekkimu spirits that wandered the earth stealing the aura of plants, animals and other animate beings; could materialize as gusts of wind. Invisible spirits manifested as gusts of wind that pick up the ora (mana) entity. Female demon that consumed humans at night usually babies and small children. Prevalent in parts of europe (western and eastern)
