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Halloween Myths: Legend of the Vampire

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Name: Halloween Myths: Legend of the Vampire
Date: October 24, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM CDT
Website: https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/globalusa/usagc/
Dr. Lesley Gregoricka is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of the USA Forensic Science Program at the University of South Alabama
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
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Halloween Myths:  Legend of the Vampire
Dr. Lesley Gregorika
 
How did the legend of the vampire develop and why were some individuals feared for demonic powers?  Dr. Lesley Gregorika ‘s research  is based on burial rites in eastern Europe in the  16th and 17th centuries. She will discuss  how these individuals were perceived in their  communities  and reasons why they may have been feared.

"Today we might find it silly to believe in vampires," Gregoricka says. But "before scientific understanding ,  vampires were perceived as a very real threat and represented one way of explaining the unexplainable."

 
Location:
Gulf Shores Cultural Center Auditorium
19470 Oak Road West (County Road 6)
Gulf Shores 36542
Date/Time Information:
Thursday, Oct. 24, 7:00 - 8:00pm
Contact Information:
Emily Wilson, Center for Continuing Education, University of South Alabama
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