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.
Sunday, 1 February 2009
Translations of Calmet
Here you will find a short paper in Catalan by Jordi Ardanuy on various editions and translations of Calmet's Dissertation on revenants and vampires. Interestingly, the covers of the various translations accompany the text.
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