I think, Victorya, that Oceanne was referring to my profile and the research I provide therein that includes the findings of noted Vampirologists and Slavicists that show that Vampires were never actually blood drinkers. Never were and never have been.
Dr. Bruce McClelland, among them, has concluded that the blood-drinking trait in Vampires is not found at all prior to the beginning of the 18th Century CE. Yet the term "Vampire" is found in Slavic accounts dating over 700 years before then at least. The Russian Primary Chronicle records the term "Vampire" about 200 years years before this... and states that they were worshiped by the Slavic and Russian peoples prior to the advent of Christianity.
It was Dr. Paul Barber who carefully dissects in his research exactly how this false blood-drinking trait began to be spread amongst the superstitious populations of Eastern Europe. Turns out that when the bodies of those believed to be vampires were dug up, they found the corpses engorged with what appeared to be... blood. But, how could all that blood have gotten into them? The conclusion reached by these medically ignorant peasants and Christian clergy was that they must be ... drinking it. And that is where and how the tales began of Vampires as blood drinkers. Unfortunately for them ... and for all who even today believe Vampires to be blood-drinkers ... the simple fact was and is that the reason why these corpses were found bloated with blood-like liquid was due entirely to the natural process of decomposition in which the internal organs liquify, causing the corpse to bloat with dark liquid that resembles blood.
(For all you "Sangs" out there, this historical "revelation" must have you all feeling like a bunch of real nitwits, now. hehehe)
For at least bout 1000 years (that we know of from recorded history), the Slavic "Vampire" was known for three primary traits: First and foremost was his insatiable sexuality, which was why the women he seduced became "exhausted and emaciated" following literaly days and night of mutual, non-stop, multiorgasmic sexual communion. Yes... mutual; the Vampire was nor is a rapist. Secondly, Vampires are long-lived but not immortal. Their lifespans generally last about 300 years. Hence, so as not to arouse suspicion, they must pretend to die of unnatural causes... and when seen later on by happenstance in other towns or lands, they were thought to have risen from the grave. And, thirdly, given the two preceding traits, they were often vilified as evil by the local populaces... especially when Christianity took over with its very anti-sex and anti-female (misogynist) belief system. Thus, the vampire was demonized quite literally. Therefore, when anything bad happened (illness, an unexplained fire or failure of crops or death)... a Vampire was said to be the cause. Yet even here, never ONCE is there any historical account of a death later blamed on a "vampire" that was due to blood loss. Never has there ever been any historical account of a "vampire" ever seen actually drinking anyone's blood. Only in Westernized fictions do we find such.
For any interested in an actual and historical VAMP 101, hope you found this of interest.
- Upir'
