HISTORY OF GHOSTS SPIRITS AND THE SUPERNATURAL (HB)

From Neolithic ancestor-worship and ancient necromancy to modern-day ghost-hunting and "creepypasta" tales, discover the spine-chilling history of ghosts and the supernatural across the world in this stunningly illustrated guide. Explore the ways in which spirits and the spirit world have been depicted in myth and religion, folklore, art and literature, and be chilled by tales of haunted houses and ghost ships, seances and mediumship, poltergeists, possessions, and demonic encounters. Entries also explore different ideas about ghosts and hauntings such as the stone-tape theory and Kirlian photography.