An Overview of Harry Coumnas’ Thesis on “Zombies”

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An Overview of Harry Coumnas Thesis on Zombies
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Harry Coumnas on Why He Chose To Research on
Zombies

• Researcher Harry Coumnas presented his thesis on
  Zombies on 28 November, 2019, which was later
  evaluated by a panel of experts at the Boston
  University.
• The reason why he chose to research on Zombies is
  that that they have a basis in fact unlike other
  monsters that are generally a product of fear,
  superstition, or religion.
• In fact, a huge number of verified cases of
  zombies have been reported by people from all
  across the world.

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Harry Revealed the Origin of Zombies in His Thesis

• According to Harry Coumnas, the Ancient Greeks
  were the very first civilization that was
  terrorized by the undead.
• Harry visited several ancient graves containing
  skeletons which were pinned down by heavy
  objects, rocks, etc. in order to avoid the dead
  bodies from re-animating.

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Existence of Zombies in Haiti Dates Back To
Centuries Ago

• Based on his findings, Harry Coumnas says that
  Zombies have existed throughout Haiti for
  decades.
• They possibly originated during the seventeenth
  century when the West African slaves were brought
  to work on sugarcane plantations in Haiti.
• The brutal conditions in which the slaves were
  kept left them longing for freedom.
• According to Coumnas, the life of a zombie
  represents the dreadful plight of slavery.

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Harry Also Revealed Some Interesting Facts About
Zombies in His Thesis

• Harrys thesis also includes some interesting
  zombie facts, such as
• As per the Haitian folklore, feeding the Zombies
  with salt can actually restore their freedom.
• Australia is the safest county in the world to
  live if there was a Zombie apocalypse.
• Yaws is a disease which makes you look almost
  like a Zombie.

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Thank YouHarry Coumnas