Project Gutenberg 2010-01-07 Public domain in the USA. 240 Swieten, Gerard, Freiherr van 1700 1772 Swieten, G. L. B. van Van Swieten, Gerhard, Freiherr Vampyrismus Produced by Michael Roe, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Vampyrismus" by Freiherr van Gerard Swieten is a scientific publication written in the mid-18th century. This work examines the folklore surrounding vampires, particularly the belief that certain deceased individuals can rise from their graves to torment the living. The book seeks to address various misconceptions and superstitious beliefs about vampirism, analyzing it from a rational perspective. In "Vampyrismus," van Gerard Swieten discusses the nature of vampires and the origins of the widespread fears surrounding them. He meticulously examines cases of alleged vampirism, often attributed to ignorance and superstition prevalent in certain regions like Hungary, Moravia, and Poland. The author scrutinizes the physical state of deceased bodies, addressing claims about their condition and the supposed powers of these "vampires" to harm the living. Throughout the text, Swieten advocates for a scientific understanding of such phenomena, arguing against the validity of these superstitions and demonstrating that fear and hysteria often lead to irrational actions against the deceased. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. de Vampires BF Text DE Sachbuch Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 79938 2025-10-12T14:05:12.103407 text/html 75610 2010-01-07T06:25:20 text/html 156363 2025-10-12T14:05:18.012438 application/epub+zip 154700 2025-10-12T14:05:15.031379 application/epub+zip 89684 2025-10-12T14:05:13.799372 application/epub+zip 290374 2025-10-12T14:05:20.492365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275722 2025-10-12T14:05:17.180388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164907 2022-09-14T08:56:34.129468 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 67829 2025-10-12T14:05:11.782370 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 67667 2010-01-07T06:25:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 66986 2010-01-07T06:25:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20381 2025-10-12T14:05:20.624324 application/rdf+xml 15423 2025-10-12T14:05:14.286483 image/jpeg 3768 2025-10-12T14:05:14.041389 image/jpeg 25949 2010-01-07T06:25:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 25832 2010-01-07T06:25:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 77580 2010-01-07T06:25:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 157375 2025-10-12T14:05:12.119402 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia