Living in Death
The Evolution of Modern Vampirism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3027752 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cheryl Atwater (Western Washington University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 70-77 |
| Publication date | 2000-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropology of Consciousness (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1053-4202 • E-ISSN: 1556-3537 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/ac.2000.11.1-2.70 |
| OpenAlex | W2069155860 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 1 |
Living in Death: the Evolution of Modern Vampirism" traces the evolution of folkloric and fictional vampirism in three parts: the history of the vampire; the concept of undead; and the transition of the modern vampire during the nineteenth century to present. The thesis provides an explanation of why a culture that views life and death as a binary opposition would create a being that exists between these two finite realms of consciousness ultimately on the assumption that the body continues to function after death. This "third" state of consciousness places the vampire in a liminal state of being; neither alive nor dead, but living in death
Archaeology · Art · Binary opposition · Consciousness · Cripple · Epistemology · Folklore · Genealogy · Liminality · Literature · Opposition (politics · Political science · Vampire · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis · History · Law · Philosophy · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,26 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |