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Lore of the Ghost
by Brian Haughton
New Page Books
Pub Date September 15, 2008
ISBN 978-1601630247
192 pages
$14.99
ISBN-10: 1601630247
ISBN-13: 978-1601630247
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ABOUT THE BOOK:
Lore of the Ghost is an original and thought-provoking
exploration of the numerous categories of ghosts and hauntings
throughout the world. It discusses the possible motives for each
type of haunting—from phantom white ladies and spectral black
dogs to haunted highways and ghostly vehicles—what they
represent, why they occur, and their possible functions. Unlike
the vast majority of books on the subject, Lore of the Ghost is
not a gazetteer of ghost sightings or a ghost hunter’s manual,
but an investigation into human belief in the supernatural and
its effect on the nature of ghosts worldwide. |
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Most people are familiar with at least one
local tale of the supernatural, but how many of these “ghost
stories” are genuine examples of hauntings rather than
folktales or modern urban legends? Why are similar types of
ghosts—headless ghosts, spectral armies, and phantom white
ladies—reported from so many diverse cultures all over the
world? What do reports of particular types of ghosts tell us
about the societies that see them? |
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In Lore of the Ghost you will
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What it means to witness the Headless
Horseman and the Death Coach |
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The real history of the Vanishing
Hitchhiker |
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Extraordinary accounts of phantom
battles and armies seen in the sky |
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The origin of Poltergeists, as
witnessed in the Bell Witch case and the Epworth
Haunting |
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The truth behind Screaming Skulls and
other Haunted Objects |
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Packed with evocative illustrations, Lore
of the Ghost adds a fascinating new dimension to our
understanding of supernatural lore. |
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Brian Haughton is a qualified archaeologist and researcher,
with an interest in the strange and unusual. He is author of
Hidden History: Lost Civilizations,,
Secret Knowledge,
and Ancient Mysteries,
and Haunted Spaces, Sacred Places (both published by New
Page Books) and Webmaster of
mysteriouspeople.com, devoted to the lives of enigmatic
people. He has written on the subjects of ancient mysteries and
the folklore of the supernatural for a variety of print and
Internet publications, including the BBC’s Legacies Website,
Doorways Magazine, New Dawn, Awareness, and
Paranormal Magazine in the U.K. He currently lives and
writes in Greece.
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