Scribd
Upload
89 views2 pages

Understanding Zombies: Myths and Culture

Within Haitian religion, a zombie is an animated corpse raised by witchcraft. The idea of zombies also exists in some South African cultures, where it is believed a dead person can be turned into a zombie by a child or witches to force them into slave labor. In popular culture, zombies are fictional undead creatures portrayed as reanimated corpses or virus-infected humans, often depicted as cannibalistic. The popularity of zombies has led to their inclusion in movies and games. A zombie apocalypse refers to the breakdown of society due to an initial zombie outbreak that spreads exponentially through victims becoming zombies, eventually reducing civilization to isolated survivor groups scavenging in a hostile wilderness.

Uploaded by

Silmi Kaffa
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
89 views2 pages

Understanding Zombies: Myths and Culture

Within Haitian religion, a zombie is an animated corpse raised by witchcraft. The idea of zombies also exists in some South African cultures, where it is believed a dead person can be turned into a zombie by a child or witches to force them into slave labor. In popular culture, zombies are fictional undead creatures portrayed as reanimated corpses or virus-infected humans, often depicted as cannibalistic. The popularity of zombies has led to their inclusion in movies and games. A zombie apocalypse refers to the breakdown of society due to an initial zombie outbreak that spreads exponentially through victims becoming zombies, eventually reducing civilization to isolated survivor groups scavenging in a hostile wilderness.

Uploaded by

Silmi Kaffa
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

What is a Zombie ? Within Haitian religion, zombie is an animated corpse raised by magical means, such as witchcraft.

The idea of zombies is present in some South African cultures. In some communities it is believed that a dead person can be turned into a zombie by a small child. It is also believed in some areas of South Africa that witches can turn a person into a zombie by illing and possessing the victim!s body in order to force it into slave labor. Zombies in Popular Culture As fictional undead creatures, zombies are regularly encountered in horror and fantasy themed wor s. "ombies are fictional creatures usually portrayed as reanimated corpses or virally infected human beings. They are commonly enacted as cannibalistic in nature. The popularity of zombies has led to them to wrapped this fol lore of the undead into movies, such as #$ight of the %iving &ead', #"ombieland', #&ead Snow', and #(esident )vil'. Zombie Apocalypse Intimately tied to the conception of the modern zombie is the *zombie apocalypse*+ the brea down of society as a result of an initial zombie outbrea which spreads. In a zombie apocalypse, a widespread ,usually global- rise of zombies hostile to human life engages in a general assault on civilization. .ictims of zombies may become zombies themselves. This causes the outbrea to become an e/ponentially growing crisis0 the spreading *zombie plague1virus* swamps normal military and law enforcement organizations, leading to the panic ed collapse of civilian society until only isolated poc ets of survivors remain, scavenging for food and supplies in a world reduced to a pre2industrial hostile wilderness. &ue to a large number of thematic films and video games, the idea of a zombie apocalypse has entered the mainstream and there have been efforts by many fans to prepare for the hypothetical future zombie apocalypse. )fforts include creating weapons and selling educational material informing people on how to survive a zombie outbrea , although most of these are tongue2in2chee and do not represent an authentic belief that a zombie apocalypse in the near future is li ely. There are several common themes that create a zombie apocalypse0 3. Initial contacts with zombies are e/tremely dangerous and traumatic, causing shoc , panic, disbelief and possibly denial, hampering survivors! ability to deal with hostile encounters. The response of authorities to the threat is slower than

4.

its rate of growth, giving the zombie plague time to e/pand beyond containment. This results in the collapse of the given society. "ombies ta e full control while small groups of the living must fight for their survival. Are Zombies Real or Not? A zombie is a living dead, person who died and resurrected somewhat. Some people consider zombies real and they are present in the most cultures. "ombies are not real in life. A zombie is an animated dead body brought bac to life by supernatural means, such as witchcraft. 5yths, movies, as well as stories about zombies have been a stronghold in human culture.

You might also like