Ghosts: A Haunted History
By (Author) Lisa Morton
Reaktion Books
Reaktion Books
1st December 2015
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
History: specific events and topics
133.109
208
Width 216mm, Height 138mm
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.
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
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).