Research Paper on:
Overview of Vampirism

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this fact, then, how does one explain the similarities in the cultures depictions of a man/demon who drinks the very life blood from his victims? Could there actually be some  truth to the legend of the vampire? Do they really exist? According to ***, the legend of the vampire most are familiar with today was developed from the myths which  originated in the far East and made their way into Europe via the trade route. This would explain how the myth made it from one diverse location to the next.  But, this does not account for the promulgation of details that could not have remained true to original accounts, and yet, are similar to vampire lore found in other cultures.  In other words, if a person in China tells the tale, by the time the tale has been told and retold on its way to Transylvania it little resembles the  original story. The story of the vampire did not seem to change much from culture to culture. That having been said, though, there were details that were changed, which  reflected a cultural influence on the clothing and the ability to change forms. And each culture did add something to the basic definition of the vampire so that there  became a variety of vampire lore which abounded. Interestingly enough, however, the basic idea that this entity was the undead, came out at night and drank the blood of humans  is prevalent, no matter what the country. Most familiar are the Slavic vampire myths which most experts state were a direct result of the struggle between two religious ideologies: paganism  and Christian. According to the Holy Church, a person may very well be a vampire if they are born with any sorts of deformities, or if a person was