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Ghosts: Appearances of the Dead & Cultural Transformation | 
 enlarge | Author: Ronald C. Finucane
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 1290372
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 232
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 1573920681
Dewey Decimal Number: 133.1
EAN: 9781573920681
ASIN: 1573920681
Publication Date: June 1996
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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 beliefs in religion and science, in particular influenced the perception of ghosts?Drawing on primary sources from all periods and cultures, Finucane addresses this topic in its full breadth.
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Very Thorough Accounting of Cultural Phenomenae March 11, 2000
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
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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