Original scientific paper

Vampires in the village Žrnovo on the island of Korčula: following an archival document from the 18th century

Lovorka Čoralić ; Croatian Institute of History
Željko Dugac ; Institute for History i Philosophy of Science, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Sani Sardelić ; City Museum Korčula

Abstract

The main interest of this essay is the analysis of the document from the State Archive in Venice (file: Capi del Consiglio de’ Dieci: Lettere di Rettori e di altre cariche) which is connected with the episode from 1748 when the inhabitants of the village Žrnove on the island of Korčula in Croatia opened tombs on the local cemetery in the fear of the vampires treating.
This essay try to show some social circumstances connected with this event as well as a local vernacular tradition concerning superstitions.

Keywords

Korčula; Žrnovo; Venice; vampires; 18th century

Hrčak ID:

72542

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/72542

Publication date:

15.6.2011.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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