Demonological need (the modern twist)

[Stanislav Tchernyshov]

>       > Can anyone suggest a comprehensive and reliable text on Slavic
>       > demonology? With types and classes of demons and creatures
> clearly
>       > outlined.
>
> There is a comprehensive research by Olga Cherepanova from St.
> Petersburg University: "Demonologicheskaya Leksika Russkogo Severa".
> Unfortunately, I don't remember the year when it was published. There
> is also an old famous book "Nevedomaya, Nechistaya i Krestnaya sila".
>
>       > Also: does anyone know of any possible connection between
> Rusalki/Mavki
>       > and Vampires.
>
> Sincerely, I can't think of ony possible connection with Vampires
> (except for being categorized as "nechistaya sila").
>
> It was very interecting to learn about Damavikameron, even though
> Decameron was not a French writer, but a book of novels by Bochaccio,
> an Italian writer.
>
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