Traces the history of ghost phenomena from the ancient world and the ways in which people have tried to deal with the hope, the fear, the curiosity, and the disbelief which ghosts have aroused.

About P G Maxwell-Stuart

P. G. Maxwell-Stuart is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of St. Andrews and is an acknowledged expert on the occult. His other books include Witch Hunters (Tempus 2005), Witchcraft: A History (Tempus 2004), Wizards: A History (Tempus 2004), An Abundance of Witches: The Great Scottish Witch Hunt (Tempus 2005), The Occult in Early Modern Europe: A Documentary History, and Satan's Conspiracy: Magic & Witchcraft in Sixteenth Century Scotland. He lives in St. Andrews.

Additional information

Sku

GOR004799532

ISBN 13

9780752439358

ISBN 10

0752439359

Title

Ghosts: A History of Phantoms, Ghouls & Other Spirits of the Dead by P G Maxwell-Stuart

Author

P G Maxwell-Stuart

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

The History Press Ltd

Year published

2006-10-15

Number of pages

224

Prizes

N/A

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