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Ghosts : a haunted history / Lisa Morton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Morton, Lisa, 1958- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ghosts.
- Ghosts--History.
- Haunted places.
- Haunted places--History.
- History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 208 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Reaktion Books, 2015.
- Contents:
- What are (and are not) ghosts?
- Lands of the dead: early sightings
- Rattling chains and white sheets: ghosts in the western world
- Hungry ghosts: the eastern world
- La Llorona and dreamtime: ghosts in Latin America and the southern hemisphere
- The quest for evidence: the ghost and science
- From King Richard to Paranormal Activity: the ghost in literature, film and popular culture
- Conclusion: the ubiquitous ghost.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781780235172
- 1780235178
- OCLC:
- 921522573
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