The haunted : a social history of ghosts
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The haunted : a social history of ghosts
Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
'The Haunted' is the first truly comprehensive social history of ghosts. Using fascinating and entertaining examples, Davies places the history of ghosts within their wider social and cultural context, and examines why a belief in ghosts continues to be vibrant, socially relevant and historically illuminating.
Table of Contents
Introduction PART 1: EXPERIENCE Manifestation Geography of Haunting Seeking Ghosts PART 2: EXPLANATION Debating Ghosts All in the Mind PART 3: REPRESENTATION Imitating the Dead Projecting Ghosts Treading the Boards and Under the Covers The Future for Ghosts
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