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Ghosted : a social history of ghost hunting, and why we keep looking / Alice Vernon.

Van Pelt - New Book Display BF1031 .V47 2025
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Vernon, Alice, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Ghosts--History.
Ghosts.
Parapsychology--Investigation.
Parapsychology.
Haunted places.
Haunted places--History.
Parapsychology--Investigation--History.
Parapsychology--Investigation--Social aspects.
Physical Description:
298 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Place of Publication:
London : Bloomsbury Sigma , 2025.
Summary:
A social, historical and scientific exploration of ghost-hunting, and why our fascination with the paranormal is as timeless as the ghosts we hope to find.
Contents:
Introduction
Enter the šance room
Spirit committees
Haunted houses
The ghost in the stereoscope
Summerland
The ghosts of war
The ghost laboratory
The poltergeist next door
Haunted objects, haunted people
Who you gonna call?
Conclusion.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781399418706
139941870X
OCLC:
1542783579

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