Ghosts - Couverture souple

Finucane, R. C.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1573920681 ISBN 13 : 9781573920681

Editeur : Prometheus Books, 1996

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 beliefsin religion and science, in particularinfluenced the perception of ghosts? Drawing on primary sources from all periods and cultures, Finucane addresses this topic in its full breadth.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

R.C. Finucane (Rochester, MI) is chairperson of the Department of History at Oakland University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Prometheus Books
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1573920681
• ISBN 13: 9781573920681
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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