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The Penguin book of the undead : fifteen hundred years of supernatural encounters / edited by Scott G. Bruce ; translations and renderings into modern English by Scott G. Bruce, unless otherwise indicated.

Van Pelt Library PN6071.S9 P46 2016
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Bruce, Scott G. (Scott Gordon), 1967- editor, translator.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Ghosts--Literary collections.
Ghosts.
Vampires--Literary collections.
Vampires.
Zombies--Literary collections.
Zombies.
Genre:
Literary collections.
Literature.
Physical Description:
xvi, 295 pages ; 20 cm
Place of Publication:
New York, New York : Penguin Books, [2016]
Summary:
The dead rise again in a spine-tingling collection of ghostly visitations through the ages, recorded in historical narratives, theological texts and personal letters from more than 1,500 years, showing the evolution of our thinking about zombies and other restless souls. --Publisher's description.
Contents:
Ancient apparitions
The autopsy of souls in late ancient thought
The ecology of the otherworld in dark age Europe
Spectral servants of the church
Night is the dead's dominion
The ghosts of war
Northern horrors
Strange tales of mystery and terror
The reformation of the wraiths
Haunting the wings.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-284) and index.
Other Format:
Online version: Penguin book of the undead
ISBN:
9780143107682
0143107682
OCLC:
944380256

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