title: [Vampires in the village Žrnovo on the island of Korčula: following an archival document from the 18th century].
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.
authors: Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors: Lovorka
authors: L
authors: Coralic
authors: Zeljko
authors: Z
authors: Dugac
authors: Sani
authors: S
authors: Sardelic
mesh_terms: D017523:Croatia; D049671:History, 18th Century; D013483:Superstitions / Q000266:history*