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Encyclopedia of spirits and ghosts in world mythology / Theresa Bane.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bane, Theresa, 1969- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ghosts--Encyclopedias.
- Ghosts.
- Spirits--Encyclopedias.
- Spirits.
- Mythology--Encyclopedias.
- Mythology.
- Folklore--Encyclopedias.
- Folklore.
- Religions--Encyclopedias.
- Religions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (179 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Incorporated, Publishers, [2016]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Of all the anomalous phenomenon reported, ghost sightings are by far the most common.The words "ghost" and "spirit" are used interchangeably in American English but in other cultures the lingering souls of the departed are not to be confused with ancestral spirits, demonic spirits, numens or poltergeists.
- Contents:
- Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; The Encyclopedia; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-2339-2
- OCLC:
- 944248841
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