COMMENT:A history of cultural perceptions of ghosts, and the dead in a broader sense, that does not directly consider the question of whether ghosts are in some sense real or not. However, it does appear that views of the otherworld reflect this world. Finucane starts with Classical ghosts, leading up to the 20th century, but does not treat contemporary ghost lore in any great detail.
DATE:19990629
KEYWORDS:survival:history
MISC:239p. (original title: Appearances Of The Dead)
PUBLISHER:Prometheus
SUBMITADDR:bibliographer@csicop.org
SUBMITNAME:Taner Edis
TITLE:Ghosts: Appearances Of The Dead and Cultural Transformation