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A history of ghosts, spirits and the supernatural / consultant, Professor Owen Davies ; contributors, Ben Gazur, Ted Hand, Dr. Sam Hirst, Dr. Ceri Houlbrook, Dr. Cailín, Helen Nde, Andrew Hock Soon Ng, Philip Parker, Dr. Francis Young.

Davies, Owen, 1969- (consultant.). Gazur, Ben, (contributor.). Hand, Ted, (contributor.). Hirst, Sam, (contributor.). Houlbrook, Ceri, (contributor.). Murray, Cailín, (contributor.). Nde, Helen, (contributor.). Ng, Andrew Hock-soon, 1972- (contributor.). Parker, Philip, 1965- (contributor.). Young, Francis (Francis Kendrick), (contributor.).

Summary:

"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.

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.
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
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