- Publisher: DK
- Year: 2024
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 320pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 261x217mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 1.4kg
- ISBN: 9780241634318
- Product code: 538678
A History of Ghosts, Spirits and the Supernatural
New Hardback Illustrated
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Ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets, with some of the earliest known writing, reveal a culture enriched with belief in spirits. From that point, this illustrated volume sweeps through 5,000 years of mythology and religion, exploring a wide array of stories about supernatural beings – ancients gods and demons but also the ghosts and vampires of modern popular media – reflecting on the context in which they arose and the artistic creativity they have inspired.
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Discover the spine-chilling history of ghosts and the supernatural across the world in this illustrated guide.
A History of Ghosts, Spirits and the Supernatural charts the extraordinary narrative of one of the most fascinating and controversial subjects in the world, covering everything from Neolithic ancestor worship and ancient necromancy to modern-day ghost-hunting and creepypasta tales, and from the Japanese onryo to the La Llorona of Latin America.
The perfect introduction to the subject, this spellbinding volume details the numerous ways in which spirits and the spirit world have been depicted in myth and religion, folklore, art, and literature.
In this ghostly novel, you will find:
Recounts of infamous tales of haunted houses and ghost ships, seances and mediumship, poltergeists, possessions, and demonic encounters.
Feature profiles for other ghostly or undead beings such as vampires and werewolves.
There are numerous reasons that ghost stories and tales of the uncanny are a common feature of cultures all over the world.
A serious but reader-friendly overview of a fascinating and controversial subject that explores the supernatural across the world and throughout history.
The most holistic illustrated history of the subject available, A History of Ghosts, Spirits and the Supernatural will shock and delight you in equal measure - whether you are a believer or a sceptic.
A History of Ghosts, Spirits and the Supernatural charts the extraordinary narrative of one of the most fascinating and controversial subjects in the world, covering everything from Neolithic ancestor worship and ancient necromancy to modern-day ghost-hunting and creepypasta tales, and from the Japanese onryo to the La Llorona of Latin America.
The perfect introduction to the subject, this spellbinding volume details the numerous ways in which spirits and the spirit world have been depicted in myth and religion, folklore, art, and literature.
In this ghostly novel, you will find:
Recounts of infamous tales of haunted houses and ghost ships, seances and mediumship, poltergeists, possessions, and demonic encounters.
Feature profiles for other ghostly or undead beings such as vampires and werewolves.
There are numerous reasons that ghost stories and tales of the uncanny are a common feature of cultures all over the world.
A serious but reader-friendly overview of a fascinating and controversial subject that explores the supernatural across the world and throughout history.
The most holistic illustrated history of the subject available, A History of Ghosts, Spirits and the Supernatural will shock and delight you in equal measure - whether you are a believer or a sceptic.
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Ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets, with some of the earliest known writing, reveal a culture enriched with belief in spirits. From that point, this illustrated volume sweeps through 5,000 years of mythology and religion, exploring a wide array of stories about supernatural beings – ancients gods and demons but also the ghosts and vampires of modern popular media – reflecting on the context in which they arose and the artistic creativity they have inspired.
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