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Acknowledgements
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viii
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1.
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A New Zeitgeist
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1
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2.
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A Transition in Metaphors: A Brief History of Monster Zeitgeists
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9
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3.
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The Four Symbols of the Zombie Metaphor
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13
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3.1
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The First Symbol: The Semiosis of the Zombie
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13
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3.2
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The Second Symbol: The Name of the Zombie
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22
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3.3
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The Third Symbol: The Failure of the Metanarrative
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24
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3.4
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The Fourth Symbol: The Zombie Apocalypse
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27
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4.
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A Worldview in Crisis: The Domicide of Apocalypse
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35
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4.1
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Grassy Narrows
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35
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4.2
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Domicide of the Hellenistic Era
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40
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5.
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The Four Horsemen of the Zombie Apocalypse: Converging Evidence for a Crisis in Meaning
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43
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5.1
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Death
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45
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5.2
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Famine
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53
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5.3
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Pestilence
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59
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5.4
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War
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62
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6.
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An Introduction to the Genealogy of the Meaning Crisis
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73
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6.1
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The Meaning that Was Lost: Three Orders of a Worldview
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73
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6.2
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How the Meaning Was Lost: The Fall of the Three Orders
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77
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7.
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Conclusion
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83
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References
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87
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Index
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91
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