Ghosts: a haunted history

From that cheerful puff of smoke known as Casper to the hunkiest potter living or dead, Sam Wheat, there is probably no more iconic entity in supernatural history than the ghost. And these are just recent examples. From the earliest writings such as the Epic of Gilgamesh to today's ghost-huntin...

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1. VerfasserIn: Morton, Lisa 1958- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Druck Buch
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: London Reaktion Books 2015
In:Jahr: 2015
Ausgabe:First published
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Geister / Kultur / Geschichte
RelBib Classification:AZ Neue Religionen
weitere Schlagwörter:B Ghosts
B Ghosts History
B Haunted places History
B Haunted places
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Zusammenfassung:From that cheerful puff of smoke known as Casper to the hunkiest potter living or dead, Sam Wheat, there is probably no more iconic entity in supernatural history than the ghost. And these are just recent examples. From the earliest writings such as the Epic of Gilgamesh to today's ghost-hunting reality TV shows, ghosts have chilled the air of nearly every era and every culture in human history. In this book, Lisa Morton uses her scholarly prowess-more powerful than any proton pack-to wrangle together history's most enduring ghosts into an entertaining and comprehensive look at what otherwise
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1780235178