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For what it's worth, I only view Zombies as creatures that have contracted the Zombie virus through the bite of another Zombie. (It has been labeled the Solanum Virus in Max Brooks' great work "The Zombie Survival Guide.")
Reanimating the dead through magic, power rings, voodoo, telekinesis, poor parental guidance, amphetamines or lightning does not create the true Zombie threat. Frankenstein's monster was dead and then reanimated, but he was never a Zombie. The true potential consequences regarding a Zombie is that just one can lead to a horde in only a matter of days or even hours. This is simply because the virus is believed to have a 100% transmission rate. If you're bitten, you've got the virus, and unless the brain is destroyed, it's hello Zombiehood.
I would never restrict the study of Zombies to any limited source. Insight can be gained in numerous areas of related study. Let me once again turn to Frankenstein's monster. Though the monster was not a true Zombie, it is interesting to consider the reactions of the villagers once they realized a reanimated corpse walked among them. They banded together with torches and pitchforks to destroy the monster. Imagine if that mentality persisted during a true Zombie outbreak. A Zombie would simply not run and hide at the nearest mill when it saw numerous townsfolk coming in its direction. Instead, it would happily wonder which tasty treat to devour first.
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