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Kenneth M. Nugent

1 paper in the library · 9 citations · publishing 2018

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The undead in culture and science

Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings April 3, 2018 Connie Nugent, Gilbert G. Berdine, Kenneth M. Nugent 9 citations

The undead have a significant role in mythology, religion, folklore, and literature. In the 1800s, the word zombie was used to describe reanimated corpses in the Caribbean who often worked on plantations doing long, arduous field work. The movie White Zombie was released in 1932 and exploited this folklore, but it ignored the fact that zombies represent one outcome in Vodou religious beliefs...