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two main types of vampires found in almost every culture
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1) the spirit of a dead person
2) the corpse, reanimated by himself or a demon, who returns to take vitality from the living |
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Themes/things to think about of vampire films on the whole
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1) evolution of the vampire archetype from film to film 2) how viewer reacts to vampire and hero 3) plausibility of film and setting 4) emotions of viewer 5) class structure 6) xenophobia
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possible reasons the vampire myth is so universal?
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1) they exist 2) man's obsession with blood and death 3) explains unexplainable death 4) fear of death 5) repressed sexual desires towards the dead, nightmares accompanied by nocturnal emissions
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Dracula the historical figure
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Vlad Tepes of Wallachia; he was a mean but sort of just ruler who was also a good battle strategist
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the meaning of Slavic word "drac" and the formation of "Dracula"
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"devil" or "dragon," and "ul" means "the" while "a" means "son of" so "Dracula" means "son of the dragon" or "son of the devil"
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origin of Dracul nickname
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from his membership in "the Order of the Dragon" who fought against Islam
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life of Dracula in dates
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born 1431, died 1476; ruled in 1448, 1456-62, 1476; imprisoned 1462-6
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what made Vlad the person he was
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1) desire for revenge against the Turks 2) inter-family feuds 3) political indemnity 4) consolidation of Transylvanian commerce 5) establishment of newly conquered authority 6) affirmation of national sovereignty 7) sexual insecurity
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Suspension of Disbelief
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when something logically makes no sense but viewers 'get into it' because of the way the movie's made, the storyline, and the explanations
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The Four Different Kinds of Vampires
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1) folkloric 2) literary 3) psychotic 4) psychic
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Slavic? Baltics, Hungarians, Albanians
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NOT SLAVIC
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Slavic? Russians, Belo-russians, Ukranians
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East SLAVIC
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Slavic? Poles, Kashubs, Czechs, Slovaks, upper and lower Sorbs
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West SLAVIC
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Slavic? Slovens, Croats, Serbs, Macedonians, Bulgarians
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South SLAVIC
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what kind of folklore did the vampire originate in?
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Slavic folklore
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who migrated to Europe in about 2000 BC?
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Indo-Europeans
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animism
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objects, forces, and animals have spirits
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shamans
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liaisons between hell and living people
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when did the vampire first appear?
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10th century AD, north of Greece
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name some things that influenced the vampire myth (yes this is a very vague question)
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the four elements, the idea of two souls or Iranian Dualism, Eastern orthodoxy, Bogomilism, the number 40, Slavic paganism
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when/where did the word 'vampire' first appear
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in 1047 in an East Slavic text
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what is the Stoker Triangle?
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the triangle that makes up the novel is founded on three 'corners:' 1) Stoker's Imagination 2) the Historical Dracula and 3) Slavic folklore AKA "Trinary Underpinnings of Stoker's Dracula"
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Slavic lifestyle until 2000 BC
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semi-nomadic, animistic, shamanistic
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3 spheres of the world according to ancient slavic belief
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heaven, earth, and hell
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Slavic lifestyle from 2000 BC - 800 AD
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agrarian, settled north or Carpathian mountains, peripherally shamanistic
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preipherally shamanistic
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there could be more than one shaman, it's possible for everyone to talk to the dead and take drugs to do it
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Slavic lifestyle from 800 AD - present
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urban, vampire first appeared in 1000 AD
(in 988 Russia became Xtian; in 1054 the Church split) |
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The Wolf Image/Symbol
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When the Slavs were nomadic, the wolf was like them, a hunter, their life is like a line; when they became farmers, the wolf became the feared enemy, their lives were cyclical
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Iranian Dualism
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something that influenced the Slavs, the idea that a god of good and a god of evil are constantly fighting; there is a very distinct difference between good and bad (this can be seen in vampire lore by the idea that the soul is good but the body is bad and a vampire results when good loses I guess)
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How the Four Elements relate to vampires
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Earth - vampires must sleep in dirt during the day; Fire - how to kill a vampire; Water - holy water hurts vampires; Air - not really linked to folkloric vampire (I hate you Jan this is stupid)
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chthonic spirit
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spirits bound to a specific sphere like middle earth or something
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Dracula as a psychological novel
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Dracula is manipulating the reader's subconscious mind
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where is Stoker from?
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Dublin, Ireland which was part of England at that time
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What was Stoker's childhood like?
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He was a sickly child and spent the first 7 years of his life in bed; his mother read to him and told him stories, his favorite were ones about cholera epidemics
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What were Stoker's college years like?
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He went to Trinity College in Dublin where he was involved in sports, social life, and the theater
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Who was Stoker's bff and gay lover? What was their official relationship?
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Henry Irving; Stoker was Irving's manager and secretary
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Who told Stoker about Vlad Tepes?
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Arminius Vambbry
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What book came out that influenced Stoker's Dracula and who wrote it?
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Sheridan LeFanu's "Carmilla"
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Which studio/actor introduced violence and sexuality to the Dracula archetype?
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Hammer Studios and Christopher Lee
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How would one describe the Dracula of the 70's -90's?
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More of a comic figure with films such as "Love at First Bite" but still popular
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What was the first movie to return to a more serious and traditional Dracula after the comic phase?
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Coppola's "Bram Stoker's Dracula"
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In what style is Stoker's Dracula written?
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epistolary - written in letters
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what are the 4 steps for analyzing folkloric vampires?
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1) data analysis 2) vampire definitions 3) Isolate demon conflation 4) Analysis Outline
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What are the different vampire definitions/types?
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general (0), folkloric (1), psychotic (2), psychic (3), and literary (4)
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Define general vampire
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a being which derives sustenance from a victim who is weakened by the experience
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Define folkloric vampire
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a re-animated corpse which returns at night to prey on the living
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Define psychotic vampire
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Someone suffering from mental illness who criminally attacks victims, usually in a pattern derived from Stoker's Dracula
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Define psychic vampire
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those who feed on others emotionally
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Define literary vampire
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A fictional character with the characteristics of any or all of the other three types; induces anxiety in a controlled fashion
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What are the ten parts of the Analysis Outline?
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1) Information Source 2) Country and Region 3) Name 4) Origin 5) Detection 6) Attributes 7) Activity Pattern 8) Precautions 9) Cures 10) Social/Psychological role
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1) Information Source?
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from what medium we are analyzing the vampire - text, movie, novel, etc.
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2) Country and Region?
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Where the people who believe in the being live, although in some cases, where the vampire itself lives
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3) Name?
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the vampire's name
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4) Origin?
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how they became a vampire
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5) Detection?
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when people first realize a vampire exists, for example - "there were lots of dead bodies with punctures in their necks;" or "we saw his grave and he hadn't decomposed" or something
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6) Attributes?
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how the vampire is perceived, for example "he has no reflection"
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7) Activity Pattern?
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what he does, for example "he preys on the villagers at night"
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8) Precautions
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How to keep a vampire away, for example crosses and garlic
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9) Cures
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How to get rid of the vampire once and for all, for example "kill it with a stake"
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10) Social/Psychological Role
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Literary BS, the vampire almost always serves as a scapegoat for some sort of unexplainable phenomena to Eastern European villagers; or for example "1931 Dracula represents fear of the Depression, something we don't totally understand"
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Approximately what year did Dracula first appear in US Broadway? Who played Dracula?
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Bela Lugosi in 1927
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How did the Dracula producers try to scare people even before the play began?
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By having a nurse in attendance at the showing
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8) Precautions
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How to keep a vampire away, for example crosses and garlic
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9) Cures
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How to get rid of the vampire once and for all, for example "kill it with a stake"
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10) Social/Psychological Role
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Literary BS, the vampire almost always serves as a scapegoat for some sort of unexplainable phenomena to Eastern European villagers; or for example "1931 Dracula represents fear of the Depression, something we don't totally understand"
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Approximately what year did Dracula first appear in US Broadway? Who played Dracula?
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Bela Lugosi in 1927
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How did the Dracula producers try to scare people even before the play began?
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By having a nurse in attendance at the showing
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What was the first Dracula movie to be in color?
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The Horror of Dracula
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Theme of Dracula: Faust
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I think it's having to do with deals with the devil
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Theme of Dracula: devil archetype
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Dracula is an invading and tempting force
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Theme of Dracula: hunger
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for blood, sex, and money - the reason Harker goes to Transylvania in the first place
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Theme of Dracula: theory of the four elements
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3 "cleansing" elements: air (wind), fire (sun), and water (rain) v. "bound" element of earth (dirt of coffin)
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Theme of Dracula: christian symbols
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crucifix, wild roses, (as in crown of thorns), and holy water
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Theme of Dracula: Times of Transition
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Between the real world and the supernatural world - sunrise, sunset, also noon and midnight; the moon (high and low tide)
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Theme of Dracula: new science
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contrasts with gothic setting
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Theme of Dracula: shape-shifting
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into a wolf or bat
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Theme of Dracula: domestic v. wild
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UK v. Transylvania, dog v. wolf
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Theme of Dracula: pseudo-science
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astral bodies, spirit world, mesmerism/hypnosis, non-tangible stuff
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Theme of Dracula: Body v. Soul
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Theme of Dracula: Blood Brotherhood
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Theme of Dracula: Blood
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"Dracula's red eyes"
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Theme of Dracula: eroticism
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phallic stake, sucking "life fluid"
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Theme of Dracula: Immortality
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"the blood is the life"
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Theme of Dracula: New Woman
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Victorian era feminism where women first began to take on men's roles, for example, Mina is tech-savvy with phones and such
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What was the pre-historic lifestyle of the Slavic people?
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foragers, scavengers, nomadic; later they had farms and permanent settlements w/ defense
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Define Mythology
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the spiritual culture of a people
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Define Theology
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organized world religion
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Define Upper Mythology
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non-regional or non-territorial gods or goddesses that have power everywhere
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Define Lower Mythology
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regional demons who roam the earth, AKA "chthonic spirits" or "place spirits" who have power only in certain places
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pre-historic man's 3 ways of dealing with his environment
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1) five sense 2) reasoning/interpretation 3) heart/spiritualism
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Define science the way Jan Perkowski does
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"knowledge that is verified"
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Spheres of Coping
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2 kinds: sacred (magic and religion) and profane (science)
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Define magic
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manipulation of spiritual laws of the universe
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Define religion
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the validation of a culture (?)
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Name the 5 steps for analyzing magic rituals
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1) Primary Anxiety 2) Primary Ritual 3) Secondary Anxiety 4) Secondary Ritual 5) Rationalization
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what was the first English literature to feature a vampire?
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Robert Southey's poem "Thalaba the Destroyer"
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