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Cargando... Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythologypor Theresa Bane
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From the earliest days of oral history to the present, the vampire myth persists among mankind's deeply-rooted fears. This encyclopedia, with entries ranging from "Abchanchu" to "Zmeus," includes nearly 600 different species of historical and mythological vampires, fully described and detailed. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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 Google Books — Cargando...GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)398.21Social sciences Customs, Etiquette, Folklore Folklore Folk literature Tales and lore of paranatural beings of human and semihuman formClasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio: (3.36)
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Firstly, was this not proofread? So many typos and mistakes in the text itself it's almost embarrassing. I can understand one typo, maybe even forgive two. But there were so many I stopped counting.
Secondly, for an encyclopedia it is very inconsistent. It's more of a dictionary than an encyclopedia, really. However the spelling guides are very inconsistent (why did you give me the spelling guide for a common English word like 'salt' but not for the Polish word Werzelya??). The way that the writing is executed is also very inconsistent - some entries span paragraphs and others are only one sentence long. This just feels like it was a very rushed project with very little actual work done.
Thirdly, I cannot condone the use of the word Gypsy when we all agreed years ago that this word is a slur. Please, use Romani. This book was published in 2010, when we knew even then that the word 'gypsy' was not OK to use.
Again, great if you're starting off as a vampire enthusiast. But not something I would keep in my home long term. (