Email a copy of 'The Malawi vampire folklore: We have been here before' to a friend
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Email a copy of 'The Malawi vampire folklore: We have been here before' to a friend
Malawi Police are hunting for a suspected human trafficker who is operating from Dzaleka Refugee Camp. The development comes barely...
I’m sure there are many people who are trying to understand this shocking phenomenon. I suggest that they read ‘Speaking with Vampires: Rumor and History in Colonial Africa’ by Luise White, published in Berkley by the University of California Press in 2000. Although some of the writer’s research methods are slightly suspect, her book does provide valuable insights.
Thitherward, is the book available at Times Bookshop or Malawi Book Service or University Bookshop? What is the cost price? Diseases that plagued our ancestors have largely played a significant part in the creation of stories of vampires and bloodsuckers. For hundreds of years, vampires were scapegoats for diseases. Their incidences were greater in remote communities that had less frequent contact with the outside world. The isolation of these communities from the civilized ones, contributed to the spreading of the stories. When calamity struck, many would point the finger at an undead spirit preying on the living. Yet people failed… Read more »
Hlabezulu Ngonoonda, if you find the book at Times Bookshop or Malawi Book Service, please let me know!