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The Transylvanian Society of Dracula (TSD) is a cultural-historic, non-profit, non-governmental organization. Its members include Romanian and international scholars, folklorists, historians, esoterists, writers, cultural anthropologists, and individuals interested in comparative religion, magic and mythology.〔(TSD information on Answers.com )〕 The TSD organizes scholarly activities both in Romania and abroad,〔(Photographs and more from TSD Congresses )〕〔(The first Dracula Congress )〕 as well as tours to sites of TSD interest in Romania.〔(Information about the tours, USAToday.com )〕 Some high ranked Romanian members make money out of the touristic activities of the organization, through the Company of Mysterious Journeys tourist agency. Modifications to this agency have occurred since the founder Nicolae Paduraru died. The Halloween 2011 tour, for example, did not include Bran Castle or Curtea Veche -in spite of what was published in their web site-, but it included a beauty pageant. One of the Romanian members of TSD working at the agency was one of the presenters of such pageant. == History == TSD was founded in the early 1990s by a group of writers, Romanian scholars, tourism experts, and others interested in Dracula and vampire folklore in Romania. Taking the lead was Nicolae Paduraru, formerly with the Romanian Ministry of Tourism. Paduraru died in May 2009〔(Nicolae Paduraru (1937-2009), founder of the Transylvanian Society of Dracula: An Obituary )〕 In May 1995, the TSD chapter in Romania organized the first World Dracula Congress. This event attracted scholars and aficionados from many countries. The list of speakers included some of the world's leading experts in the field, like Gordon Melton, Elizabeth Miller, Matei Cazacu and Clive Letherdale. The congress marked the first time when Romanian folklorists have the opportunity to share their knowledge and research in both the vampire legend and the history of Vlad Tepes with their counterparts in the West.〔(Bram Stoker's Dracula ) By Carol Margaret Davison, Paul Simpson-Housley〕 During the conference both the American and the Canadian chapter were established by J. Gordon Melton and Elizabeth Miller〔(Prof. Elizabeth Miller ) homepage〕 respectively. The American chapter is inactive. A short time later, an Italian chapter was founded by Massimo Introvigne, and since 2001, there is a German chapter〔(TSD Consul in the Rhine Parts (TSD Konsul der Rheinlande) )〕 run by Dr. Mark Benecke. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Transylvanian Society of Dracula」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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