Ghosts: A History of Phantoms, Ghouls & Other Spirits of the Dead

by P.G. Maxwell-Stuart

Book Overview

P.G. Maxwell-Stuart traces the history of ghost phenomena from the ancient world and the ways in which people have tried to deal with the hope, the fear, the curiosity, and the disbelief which ghosts have aroused.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0752439359
• ISBN13: 9780752439358
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Tempus Publishing, Limited
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.6" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

The Story of Ghosts

If you're looking for the story of 'Ghost Stories', here it is. A compelling, comprehensive and greatly informative presentation of the narrative concerning the other side throughout human history. The author presents recorded encounters between the living and the dead from the Classical through to the modern era noting the influence of both religious and philosophical movements upon the average person's means of filtering a paranormal event. Contents The Ancient World: Mapping the Afterlife, Calling up the Dead The Middle Ages: Piteous Revenants, Necromantic Spirits, and Vampires Early Modern Ghosts: Persistent Appearances, Stage Phantoms, and Poltergeists The Seventeenth Century: Bolstering Religions, Partnering Witchcraft The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: Unnerving the Public, Intriguing Science, Photographing Spirits The Twentieth Century: Manufacturing Ghosts on an Industrial Scale Included are 20 b & w images. The living's perception of the dead is engagingly brought forth through the anecdotal and the analytical. A rich and rewarding read.