Antoine Faivre, il padre dei “vampire studies”, ha distinto tra posizioni illuministe, demonologiche e “paracelsiane” nel dibattito settecentesco sull’esistenza dei vampiri.
Massimo Introvigne
The Theological and Esoteric Debate on the Existence of Vampires (17th–19th centuries). 3. Rationalist, Theological, and Esoteric Interpretations
Antoine Faivre, the father of “vampire studies,” distinguished between Enlightenment-inspired, demonological, and “Paracelsian” positions.
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Uno scandalo italiano. Elenchi di richiedenti asilo cinesi della Chiesa di Dio Onnipotente pubblicati in Cina
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Il dibattito teologico ed esoterico sull’esistenza dei vampiri (secoli XVII-XIX). 2. Un’epidemia di vampirismo nell’Impero Austro-Ungarico
Tra la fine del Seicento e il terzo decennio del Settecento la possibilità che i vampiri esistano è dapprima ammessa ma finalmente esclusa dalle autorità imperiali.
The Theological and Esoteric Debate on the Existence of Vampires (17th–19th centuries). 2. An Epidemic of Vampirism in the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Between the end of the seventeenth century and the third decade of the eighteenth century the possibility that vampires exited was first admitted but finally ruled out by the imperial authorities.
Il dibattito teologico ed esoterico sull’esistenza dei vampiri (secoli XVII-XIX). 1. Morti che masticano nelle tombe
Nel Seicento, il tedesco “nachzehrer” e il greco “vrykolakas” sono precursori dei vampiri. Sulla loro possibile esistenza, inizia un dibattito fra eruditi e teologi.
The Theological and Esoteric Debate on the Existence of Vampires (17th–19th centuries). 1. Dead People Chewing in Their Graves
In the seventeenth century, the German “nachzehrer” and the Greek “vrykolakas” were precursors of vampires that started interesting theologians and scholars.
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Massimo Introvigne
Massimo Introvigne (born June 14, 1955 in Rome) is an Italian sociologist of religions. He is the founder and managing director of the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), an international network of scholars who study new religious movements. Introvigne is the author of some 70 books and more than 100 articles in the field of sociology of religion. He was the main author of the Enciclopedia delle religioni in Italia (Encyclopedia of Religions in Italy). He is a member of the editorial board for the Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion and of the executive board of University of California Press' Nova Religio. From January 5 to December 31, 2011, he has served as the "Representative on combating racism, xenophobia and discrimination, with a special focus on discrimination against Christians and members of other religions" of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). From 2012 to 2015 he served as chairperson of the Observatory of Religious Liberty, instituted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to monitor problems of religious liberty on a worldwide scale.