The Haunted is the first truly comprehensive social history of ghosts. Using fascinating and entertaining examples, Davies places the history of ghosts within their wider social and cultural context, and examines why a belief in ghosts continues to be vibrant, socially relevant and historically illuminating. INDICE: Introduction - PART I: EXPERIENCE - Manifestation - Geography of Haunting - Seeking Ghosts - PART II: EXPLANATION - Debating Ghosts - All in theMind - PART III: REPRESENTATION - Imitating the Dead - Projecting Ghosts - Treading the Boards and Under the Covers - The Future for Ghosts
- ISBN: 978-0-230-23710-0
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 29/09/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés