{"product_id":"the-psychology-of-vampires-the-psychology-of-everything-9781138057654","title":"The Psychology of Vampires The Psychology of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy have vampires become such a feature of modern culture? Can vampire-like conditions be explained by medical research? Is there a connection between vampirism and Freud? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Psychology of Vampires presents a captivating look at the origins of vampires in myth and history, and the psychological theories which try to explain why they fascinate us. It traces the development of vampires from the first ever vampire tale, written by John Polidori in 1819, to their modern cultural legacy. Together with historical detail about Polidori's eventful life, the book also examines the characteristics of vampires, and explores how and why people might identify as vampires today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom sanguinarians who drink blood, to psychic vampires who suck the energy from those around them, \u003ci\u003eThe Psychology of Vampires\u003c\/i\u003e explores the absorbing connections between vampirism and psychology, theology, medicine and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAperitif - The Vampires’ Favourite Ice Cream\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1- Poor Polidori and the Human Jam\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2 The Early History of Vampires.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Dracula on the couch \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4 – The doctor who wanted to be something different \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5 – The Vampire develops and the poet flees from the bailiffs \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6 – Dip the Pen in Blood \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7 – Theology, Child Abuse – and the vampire ‘syndrome’ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8 – The First Proper Story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9 - Sucking out energy - the passive aggressive personality \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10 – In Print\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11 – Vampires on the ward \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12 – A modern Oedipus, Bloodletting and three more deaths \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13 – Polidori’s cultural legacy\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577802920279,"sku":"9781138057654","price":123.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138057654.jpg?v=1746096768","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-psychology-of-vampires-the-psychology-of-everything-9781138057654","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}