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Quotes, expressing a variety of opinions:

	"Vampyrism is merely a condition, primarily of the spirit. The essence of the vampyre is contained in the mind and soul. It is the touch of the Dragon upon the mindscape of the individual." ShadowMind 1
	"Vampires are imaginary, reanimated, blood-sucking human corpses whose origins are grounded in religious myth." From this document
	"Today he's drinking people's blood... Tomorrow he could be smoking." A concerned Marge Simpson on The Simpsons TV program.
	"The vampire cult is the last and most damnable step in [the] exploration of Satanism". William Schnoebelen, conservative Christian author and lecturer. 2

Overview:

In this section, we differentiate between vampires and vampyres:

	Vampires are imaginary, reanimated, blood-sucking human corpses whose origins are grounded in religious myth. The public knows them by their appearance in novels, horror films, comic books, TV programs, etc. They are very scary individuals. Fortunately, they don't exist.
	Vampyres are real individuals who are certain that they have a condition requiring them to obtain additional supplies of energy in order to maintain their health. Some need to extract this energy from the blood of animals or humans. Others are able to obtain it from people by other means, or from nature itself.

Topics covered in this section:

	Introduction to vampyres and vampires (Definitions, the religious connection)
	About vampyres (real people): Who they are. Misunderstandings about what they do. Conditions confused with vampyrism. Concerns about drinking blood. Glossary of vampyre terms Websites and books about, and for, vampyres
	About vampires (imaginary creatures): Background information about vampirism: Blood, legends, medicl conditions, activities... List of glossaries of vampire terms

Other vaguely related essays on this website:

	Halloween
	The Goth culture There is an inaccurate perception by much of the public that all Vampyres are also Goths.

References used:

1. Shadowmind, "Vampyrism and the Walking of Paths," The Coven Organization, 2005-JUL-03, at: http://www.thecovenorganization.com/
2. Massimo Introvigne, "Satanism Scares and Vampirism from the 18th Century to the Contemporary Anti-Cult Movement," Center for Studies on New Religions, 1997, at: http://www.cesnur.org/

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Originally posted: 2005-SEP-25
Latest update: 2011-JAN-08
Author: B.A. Robinson

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