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'''Jan Louis Perkowski'''<ref>{{Cite book|isbn = 0893573329|title = Vampire Lore: From the Writings of Jan Louis Perkowski|last1 = Perkowski|first1 = Jan Louis|year = 2006}}</ref> (December 29, 1936, [[Perth Amboy, New Jersey]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.poles.org/db/p_names/Perkowski_JL.html|title = Perkowski, Jan Louis}}</ref> - died November 21, 2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=Obituary information for Jan Louis Perkowski |url=https://www.hillandwood.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=29968538 |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=www.hillandwood.com |language=en-US}}</ref> ) is a professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the [[University of Virginia]]. He has three consecutive degrees including a [[PhD]] from [[Harvard University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jan Louis Perkowski |url=https://slavic.as.virginia.edu/people/profile/perkowski |website=slavic.as.virginia.edu |publisher=University of Virginia |access-date=November 15, 2022}}</ref> He currently resided in [[Charlottesville]] until his death in 2023.
'''Jan L. Perkowski''', aka "The Perkolator" or "Perksy" as affectionately called by his students, is originally from [[Perth Amboy, New Jersey]], and is Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the [[University of Virginia]]. He has a [[PhD]] from [[Harvard University]]. He attracted attention when he published research into alleged [[vampire]] [[folklore]] in the [[1970s]] that was easily sensationalized in the press and has a vogue among [[vampire]] fans.


He attracted attention when he published research into alleged [[vampire]] [[folklore]] in the 1970s that was easily sensationalized in the press and has a vogue among [[vampire]] fans.
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Perkowski was employed by the [[National Museum of Man in Canada]] in [[1968]]-9 to conduct research for the Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies in the area of Wilno, Ontario, to study [[Kaszubian]] Polish folklore and traditions. His [[1972]] report, "Vampires, Dwarves, And Witches Among The Ontario Kashubs" inspired sensational articles in ''Psychology Today'', ''The Canadian Magazine'', and ''The National Enquirer'' which got it denounced on the floor of the Canadian House of Commons.


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Perkowski wrote about a [[Kashubians|Kashubian]] [[idiolect]] and was employed by the [[National Museum of Man in Canada]] in 1968–9 to conduct research for the Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies in the area of Wilno, Ontario, to study Kashubian Polish folklore and traditions. His 1972 report, "Vampires, Dwarves, And Witches Among The Ontario Kashubs"<ref>[https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/books/how-to-kill-a-vampire How to Kill a Vampire: An excerpt (and guide) from Liisa Ladouceur's book of the same name]</ref> inspired sensational articles in ''Psychology Today'', ''The Canadian Magazine'', and ''The National Enquirer'' which got it denounced on the floor of the Canadian House of Commons.
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In [[1989]], he published ''The Darkling: A Treatise on Slavic Vampirism'' which contains original vampire accounts translated into English from over twenty languages, many for the first time, including a vampire trial in Dubrovnik in [[1737]]. The book is currently being added as a chapter in his forthcoming work ''Vampire Lore'' ([[2006]]).


Kashubians in [[Wilno, Ontario]] allegedly believe that "the only remedy against this kind of future vampirism was to extract the teeth from the infants. The Kashubs also feared those born with a red caul, a piece of amniotic membrane that naturally surrounds an unborn baby in the womb.<ref>[https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/books/how-to-kill-a-vampire How to Kill a Vampire: An excerpt (and guide) from Liisa Ladouceur's book of the same name]</ref>
Perkowski teaches an [[undergraduate]] class at the University that details the mythology of vampires. The class is a survey of vampire mythology in western culture spanning ancient times to the present. Perkowski himself approaches the vampire as an outgrowth of the culture in which its legend arose - often more a [[morality tale]] than anything else. He also teaches graduate courses in Slavic Mythology, Russian Language, and diachronic linguistics.

Perkowski was previously employed at the [[University of California, Santa Barbara]], the [[University of Texas, Austin]], and the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. He taught classes on Slavic languages, [[diachronic linguistics]], the occult and vampires, and courses such as "How to be a Spy." He is now retired.

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In 1989, he published ''The Darkling: A Treatise on Slavic Vampirism'' which contains original vampire accounts translated into English from over twenty languages, many for the first time, including a vampire trial in Dubrovnik in 1737. The book is currently being added as a chapter in his forthcoming work ''Vampire Lore''. However, he was best known for teaching an [[undergraduate]] class called "Dracula", covering vampire mythology in western culture from ancient times to the present. Perkowski himself approaches the vampire as an outgrowth of the culture in which its legend arose - often more a [[morality tale]] than anything else. After his retirement, the course was taken on by his former student [[Stanley Stepanic]], a known [[noise musician]] and [[demonology|demonologist]].


==Publications==
==Publications==
*[[1969]]: ''A Kashubian Idiolect in the United States''
*1969: ''A Kashubian Idiolect in the United States''
*[[1972]]: ''Vampires, Dwarves and Witches Among the Ontario Kashubs''. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada : 1972
*1972: ''Vampires, Dwarves and Witches Among the Ontario Kashubs''. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada : 1972
*[[1976]]: ''Vampires of the Slavs''. Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA : Slavica, 1976. ISBN 0-89357-026-5
*1976: ''Vampires of the Slavs''. Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA : Slavica, 1976. {{ISBN|0-89357-026-5}}
*[[1978]]: ''Gusle and Ganga Among the Hercegovinians of Toronto''. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA : University Microfilms International, 1978. ISBN 0-8357-0321-5
*1978: ''Gusle and Ganga Among the Hercegovinians of Toronto''. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA : University Microfilms International, 1978. {{ISBN|0-8357-0321-5}}
*[[1982]]: "The Romanian Folkloric Vampire". ''East Europe Quarterly'', September 1982. Reprinted in ''The Vampire: A Casebook'', Alan Dundes, ed. (University of Wisconsin Press, 1998) ISBN 0-299-15924-8
*1982: "The Romanian Folkloric Vampire". ''East Europe Quarterly'', September 1982. Reprinted in ''The Vampire: A Casebook'', Alan Dundes, ed. (University of Wisconsin Press, 1998) {{ISBN|0-299-15924-8}}
*[[1989]]: ''The Darkling: A Treatise on Slavic Vampirism''. Columbus, Ohio, USA : Slavica, 1989. ISBN 0-89357-200-4 [http://slavica.com/litfolk/lf53.html]
*1989: ''The Darkling: A Treatise on Slavic Vampirism''. Columbus, Ohio, USA : Slavica, 1989. {{ISBN|0-89357-200-4}} [http://slavica.com/litfolk/lf53.html]
*[[2000]]: ''Linguistic History Engraved in Gold and Silver: Legends on the Coins of St. Vladimir''.
*2000: ''Linguistic History Engraved in Gold and Silver: Legends on the Coins of St. Vladimir''.
*2006: ''Vampire Lore: From the Writings of Jan Louis Perkowski''. Slavica, 2006. {{ISBN|0-89357-331-0}}

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.virginia.edu/slavic/people/perkowski.html Perkowski's website]
*[http://slavic.as.virginia.edu/people/profile/perkowski Perkowski's website]
*[http://www.pararesearchers.org/Cryptozoology/wilno/wilno.html The Vampire in Ontario - Wilno's Vampiric Legends]
*[http://www.pararesearchers.org/Cryptozoology/wilno/wilno.html The Vampire in Ontario - Wilno's Vampiric Legends]

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Latest revision as of 11:35, 17 September 2024

Jan Louis Perkowski[1] (December 29, 1936, Perth Amboy, New Jersey[2] - died November 21, 2023[3] ) is a professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Virginia. He has three consecutive degrees including a PhD from Harvard University.[4] He currently resided in Charlottesville until his death in 2023.

He attracted attention when he published research into alleged vampire folklore in the 1970s that was easily sensationalized in the press and has a vogue among vampire fans.

Perkowski wrote about a Kashubian idiolect and was employed by the National Museum of Man in Canada in 1968–9 to conduct research for the Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies in the area of Wilno, Ontario, to study Kashubian Polish folklore and traditions. His 1972 report, "Vampires, Dwarves, And Witches Among The Ontario Kashubs"[5] inspired sensational articles in Psychology Today, The Canadian Magazine, and The National Enquirer which got it denounced on the floor of the Canadian House of Commons.

Kashubians in Wilno, Ontario allegedly believe that "the only remedy against this kind of future vampirism was to extract the teeth from the infants. The Kashubs also feared those born with a red caul, a piece of amniotic membrane that naturally surrounds an unborn baby in the womb.[6]

Perkowski was previously employed at the University of California, Santa Barbara, the University of Texas, Austin, and the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. He taught classes on Slavic languages, diachronic linguistics, the occult and vampires, and courses such as "How to be a Spy." He is now retired.

In 1989, he published The Darkling: A Treatise on Slavic Vampirism which contains original vampire accounts translated into English from over twenty languages, many for the first time, including a vampire trial in Dubrovnik in 1737. The book is currently being added as a chapter in his forthcoming work Vampire Lore. However, he was best known for teaching an undergraduate class called "Dracula", covering vampire mythology in western culture from ancient times to the present. Perkowski himself approaches the vampire as an outgrowth of the culture in which its legend arose - often more a morality tale than anything else. After his retirement, the course was taken on by his former student Stanley Stepanic, a known noise musician and demonologist.

Publications

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  • 1969: A Kashubian Idiolect in the United States
  • 1972: Vampires, Dwarves and Witches Among the Ontario Kashubs. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada : 1972
  • 1976: Vampires of the Slavs. Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA : Slavica, 1976. ISBN 0-89357-026-5
  • 1978: Gusle and Ganga Among the Hercegovinians of Toronto. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA : University Microfilms International, 1978. ISBN 0-8357-0321-5
  • 1982: "The Romanian Folkloric Vampire". East Europe Quarterly, September 1982. Reprinted in The Vampire: A Casebook, Alan Dundes, ed. (University of Wisconsin Press, 1998) ISBN 0-299-15924-8
  • 1989: The Darkling: A Treatise on Slavic Vampirism. Columbus, Ohio, USA : Slavica, 1989. ISBN 0-89357-200-4 [1]
  • 2000: Linguistic History Engraved in Gold and Silver: Legends on the Coins of St. Vladimir.
  • 2006: Vampire Lore: From the Writings of Jan Louis Perkowski. Slavica, 2006. ISBN 0-89357-331-0

References

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  1. ^ Perkowski, Jan Louis (2006). Vampire Lore: From the Writings of Jan Louis Perkowski. ISBN 0893573329.
  2. ^ "Perkowski, Jan Louis".
  3. ^ "Obituary information for Jan Louis Perkowski". www.hillandwood.com. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  4. ^ "Jan Louis Perkowski". slavic.as.virginia.edu. University of Virginia. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  5. ^ How to Kill a Vampire: An excerpt (and guide) from Liisa Ladouceur's book of the same name
  6. ^ How to Kill a Vampire: An excerpt (and guide) from Liisa Ladouceur's book of the same name
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