On several occasions, particularly on the periphery of the Habsburg Empire during the 17th and 18th centuries, dead people were suspected of being revenants or vampires, and consequently dug up and destroyed. Some contemporary authors named this phenomenon Magia Posthuma. This blog is dedicated to understanding what happened and why.
Monday, 7 April 2008
Post Scriptum
I think I should mention that after having received a couple of comments on my last post from a friend of mine, I have revised it and added some extra information on the documentary. Comments are, of course, always welcome, both on the blog as public comments, and as private communications via e-mail.
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