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J. Gordon Melton Books

    John Gordon Melton is an American religious scholar whose work delves into major religious traditions, new and alternative religions, and the realms of the occult, parapsychology, and New Age movements. His research explores a diverse range of spiritual and esoteric phenomena. Melton's scholarly contributions have also faced critique from some academics regarding his reporting on certain groups.

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    The Vampire Book

    • The Vampire Book

      • 919 pages
      • 33 hours of reading
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      J. Gordon Melton has the credentials: he's a religious historian, author of 25 books about religion and vampires, president of the American chapter of the Transylvania Society of Dracula (founded in Bucharest, Romania), and chairman of the committee that put on Dracula '97: A Centennial Celebration in Los Angeles. The Vampire Book is meticulously researched and well organized. Included are an article on the cultural history of the vampire; a historical timeline; addresses of vampire societies all over the world; a 55-page filmography; vampires in plays, opera, and ballet; a 13-page list of vampire novels; and an extensive index. The A to Z entries, each with a short bibliography, include vampire lore in more than 30 different geographic regions and a comprehensive "who's who," and cover topics ranging from fingernails to sexuality, the Camarilla to Szekelys.

      The Vampire Book