You might also like

More about Ghosts

• Book details
• Synopsis
• Trending among others

You get 48 loyalty points

Book synopsis

Throughout history, people have reported seeing "ghosts".But a Victorian ghost is in many respects a very different phenomenon from a ghost in Classical Greece, or in medieval Europe. Finucane surveys reports of ghosts from ancient Greece, the early Christian era, the Reformation, the Victorian age, and through the twentieth century. He asks such questions as: How have the physical aspects claimed for ghosts varied from age to age? What differences are there in the functions and intentions ascribed to ghosts? How have the changes in more general beliefs -- in religion and science, in particular -- influenced the perception of ghosts? Drawing on primary sources from all periods and cultures, Finucane addresses this topic in its full breadth.

Book details

Book category Books in English Health & personal development Mind, Body, Spirit Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal

• Full title: Ghosts
• Subtitle: Appearances of the Dead and Cultural Transformation
• Author: Ronald C. Finucane
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 239
• EAN: 9781573920681
• ISBN: 9781573920681
• ID: 08743010
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Weight: 294 g
• Dimensions: 213 × 138 × 15 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. June 1996

---

---

---