Pierre-Daniel Huet
Pierre-Daniel Huet (1630-1721) was the Bishop of Avranches. His work, Huetiana, ou Pensées diverses de M. Huet (Huetiana, or Various Thoughts of M. Huet), discusses broucolaques (vampiric creatures) and tympanites (a term for the swollen bodies of the excommunicated in Greek folklore). Huet’s writings provide insights into beliefs about the undead and the supernatural during … Read more