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Ghosts: A Haunted History


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Ghosts: A Haunted History

Contributors:

By (Author) Lisa Morton

ISBN:

9781780235172

Publisher:

Reaktion Books

Imprint:

Reaktion Books

Publication Date:

1st December 2015

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

History: specific events and topics

Dewey:

133.109

Physical Properties

Number of Pages:

208

Dimensions:

Width 216mm, Height 138mm

Description

In the history of the numinous there are few things more common than thebelief in ghosts. From the earliest writings such as the Epic of Gilgamesh totoday's ghost-hunting reality tv shows, ghosts have chilled the air of nearlyevery era and every culture in human history. In this book, Lisa Mortonwrangles together history's most enduring ghosts into an entertaining andcomprehensive look at what otherwise seems to always evade our eyes.

Tracing the ghost's constantly shifting contours, Morton asks 'Whatexactly is a ghost', and examines related entities such as poltergeists,wraiths and revenants. She asks how a ghost is related to a soul, anddescribes the different varieties of ghosts that seem to be.


Reviews

Praise for Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween: 'If you want to know anything at all about the subject, you ought to find it in Trick or Treat.' - Susan Hill, The Times

Author Bio

Lisa Morton is an award-winning author and widely acknowledged as one of the worlds leading authorities on the supernatural. Her previous books include Ghosts: A Haunted History (Reaktion, 2015).

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