ISBN:
9781776512256
,
9781775418252
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (345 p.)
Parallel Title:
Print version Vikram and the Vampire : Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance
DDC:
398.20954
Keywords:
Tales ; India
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Vampires ; Fiction
;
Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
You may think that the vampire story is a genre that has its roots in nineteenth-century Europe, but in truth, virtually every culture has its own version of undead creatures who feed upon the living. This fascinating collection presents several vampire stories from the South Asian subcontinent that blend supernatural elements with Hindu mysticism and mythology
Description / Table of Contents:
Title; Contents; Preface; Preface to the First (1870) Edition; Dedication; Introduction; The Vampire's First Story - In Which a Man Deceives a Woman; The Vampire's Second Story - Of the Relative Villany of Men and Women; The Vampire's Third Story - Of a High-Minded Family; The Vampire's Fourth Story - Of a Woman Who Told the Truth; The Vampire's Fifth Story - Of the Thief Who Laughed and Wept; The Vampire's Sixth Story - In Which Three Men Dispute About a Woman; The Vampire's Seventh Story - Showing the Exceeding Folly of Many Wise Fools
Description / Table of Contents:
The Vampire's Eighth Story - Of the Use and Misuse of Magic PillsThe Vampire's Ninth Story - Showing that a Man's Wife Belongs Not to His Body but to His Head; The Vampire's Tenth Story - Of the Marvellous Delicacy of Three Queens; The Vampire's Eleventh Story - Which Puzzles Raja Vikram; Conclusion; Endnotes;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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