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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.
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.