Ghosts by P G Maxwell-Stuart
The ghost experience is a remarkably common one. Ghosts are seen or heard, or the their presence is felt in almost every kind of place by almost every kind of person. They appear once, or regularly, with a purpose, or for no apparent reason. They may be friendly, hostile, or peculiar, and seen by one person or several. Most are recognisably human, but some are merely bright lights or animals or even objects, such as an aeroplane. Some take the form of poltergeists, vampires or zombies. Most are dead, but some are still alive, and a number of people have seen ghosts themselves. They are recorded from the earliest times down to the present, and each age has asked, 'Why ghosts?' and offered its own explanation. P.G. Maxwell-Stuart's book traces the history of ghost phenomena through the ages and the ways in which people have tried to deal with the hope, the fear, the curiosity, and the disbelief which ghosts have aroused, and to the question, 'Why ghosts?', he poses another, 'Why not?'.
P. G. Maxwell-Stuart is Lecturer in History at the University of St. Andrews and is an acknowledged expert on the occult. He is the author of Witch Hunters, Witchcraft: A History, Wizards: A History, An Abundance of Witches: The Great Scottish Witch Hunt, and The Archbishops of Canterbury, all published by Tempus. He has also written The Occult in Early Modern Europe: A Documentary History, and Satan's Conspiracy: Magic & Witchcraft in Sixteenth Century Scotland. He lives in St. Andrews.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780752443874 |
| ISBN 10 | 0752443879 |
| Title | Ghosts |
| Author | P G Maxwell-Stuart |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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