Alvantin

Alvantin
(AL-von-tin)
Variations: CHUREL, Jakhai, Jakhin, MUKAI, Nagulai
This vampire from India is created when a woman dies unnaturally, such as in childbirth.
Source:

  • Hastings, Encyclopedia of Religion, 481;
  • Melton, Vampire Book, 323;
  • Verm, Social, Economic, and Cultural, 199­200

Taken from the Encyclopedia of Vampire Mythology Written by : Theresa Bane ©2010 Theresa Bane. All rights reserved

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