The Undead in World Mythology and Folklore - An Encyclopedia

The undead: Horrific monstrosities that will not remain at rest nor let the living be at peace. Such entities who will not stay buried may appear as animated corpses or ghostly apparitions and have unclear motives--they return to advise, to act as a guardian, or to devour anyone in their erratic path. From the abhartach of Western Europe to the modern zombie, this book catalogues nearly 400 different varieties of the undead in meticulous and encyclopedic fashion. With a robust bibliography and an exhaustive index, this carefully researched encyclopedia presents an authoritative and rich account of those dreadful entities known as living dead.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

The Encyclopedia

Bibliography

Index

About the author

Mythologist, Theresa Bane, is the author of nearly a dozen historical, non-fiction, reference encyclopedias on demons, fairies, ghosts, giants, monsters, mythical places, mythological objects, vampires, and G.I. Joe. She works at the Augusta County Library in Fishersville, Virginia.

Product details

• Authors: Theresa Bane, Theresa Bane
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.10.2025
• EAN: 9781476695617
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-9561-7
• No. of pages: 221
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Series: McFarland Myth and Legend Encyclopedias
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, LITERARY CRITICISM / Horror & Supernatural, Horror & ghost stories, Folklore, myths & legends, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction, Folklore studies / Study of myth