A history of ghosts, spirits and the supernatural / consultant, Professor Owen Davies ; contributors, Ben Gazur, Ted Hand, Dr. Sam Hirst, Dr. Ceri Houlbrook, Dr. CailÃn, Helen Nde, Andrew Hock Soon Ng, Philip Parker, Dr. Francis Young.
"A History of Ghosts, Spirits and the Supernatural charts the extraordinary narrative of one of the most fascinating and controversial subjects in the world, covering everything from Neolithic ancestor worship and ancient necromancy to modern-day ghost-hunting and creepypasta tales, and from the Japanese onryo to the La Llorona of Latin America. The perfect introduction to the subject, this spellbinding volume details the numerous ways in which spirits and the spirit world have been depicted in myth and religion, folklore, art, and literature."-- Amazon.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780744098730
- ISBN: 0744098734
- ISBN: 9780241634318
- ISBN: 0241634318
- Physical Description: 319 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
- Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2024.
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Asking the ancestors : ancient world -- Underworlds and afterlife : antiquity to medieval -- Meeting the spirits : 1400-1700 -- Occultism and the undead : 1700-1900 -- Revisionism and revivals : 1900 onward. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Ghosts > History. Haunted places > History. Spiritualism > History. Supernatural > History. Parapsychology. Occultism. |
| Genre: | Informational works. Illustrated works. |
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| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | 133.109 His (Text) | 38955500152393 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 11/05/2024 |
| Canton Library | 133.1 History (Text) | 33115007720695 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 10/28/2024 |
| Columbus Library | 133.1 HIS (Text) | 31250200090573 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 11/05/2024 |
| Eden Library | ROC1738518 (Text) | ROC1738516 | Adult New Nonfiction | In process | - |
| Goldsboro Library | GOLDANF (Text) | WAYNE22345241276002 | Adult New Nonfiction | On order | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | 133.1 History (Text) | 33115007711444 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 10/25/2024 |
| Hudson (Caldwell) | 133 Do (Text) | 50669013278560 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 10/30/2024 |
| Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library | 133.109 G (Text) | 39149003490760 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 10/29/2024 |
| Madison-Mayodan Public Library | ROC1738518 (Text) | ROC1738518 | Adult New Nonfiction | In process | - |
| Mauney Memorial Library | 133.1 HIS (Text) | 26280860069425 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 11/14/2024 |
