Chapter 1 Death and Culture

Thanatophobia

Fear of death

Anthropomorphism

Giving human-like aspects and qualities

Tetraphobia

fear of the number 4

Tetraphobia Origin

East and Southeast Asian cultures due to being similar/identical to the word for death

Tarot Death Card Meaning

transformation or rebirth

Western Personification of Death

skeletal figure carrying scythe due to connections with early farming societies

Mexican Personification of Death

goddess/folk saint that appears as wearing colored robes carrying a scythe and globe

Hindu Mourning Colors

white or black

Vampire Origins

aristocrat in Transylvania, Romania called Vlad the Impaler

Zombies Origins

originates in Haiti among West African Slaves as mindless laborers belonging to their master