Blood Rush
The Dark History of a Vital Fluid
Distributed for Reaktion Books
Translated by Andy Brown
320 pages
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5 1/2 x 8 1/2
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Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction Part One: Blood Magic Blood Mist Sacrificial Blood Evil Blood Red Urine Part Two: Blood Thirst Haemothymia Wild Origins Chemosignals Part Three: Blood Aesthetics Blood Horror Sublime Blood Bloodless References Bibliography Acknowledgements Index
Review Quotes
Raymond Corbey, Leiden University
“Circling around a dark, unfathomable beyond, Blood Rush cuts violently across a cultural modernity that celebrates rationality and science. Both rigorous and highly creative, it will leave many readers awestruck.”
Leslie S. Klinger, editor of "New Annotated Dracula"
“‘The blood is the life!’ intones the madman Renfield, in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, in a parody of the biblical phrase. Blood—without which we die—has fascinated humankind for millennia, and Verplaetse’s remarkable book explores both its physical and metaphysical aspects, throughout history and literature. Highly recommended!”
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