Ghosts
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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1573920681
ISBN13:9781573920681
Release Date:June 1996
Publisher:Prometheus Books
Length:232 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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Very Thorough Accounting of Cultural Phenomenae
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is perhaps the most exhaustive, scholarly account of ghosts yet written. In a meticulous (yet somewhat dry) style, Finucane makes a strong argument that ghosts - as we know them - are psychological and cultural expressions, much like our art. Finucane does not try to "debunk" the existence of ghosts; rather, he gives lucid examples of how apparitions (and our perceptions of them) have evolved as mankind has evolved.Though his writing is a bit stodgy, Finucane's book is nevertheless compelling reading for anyone with a more-than-passing interest in ghosts and other cultural phenmenon. Well worth the read.
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