An Illustrated History of Ghosts (The Illustrated History Of)

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The books is then split into chapters covering different centuries, highlighting the types of ghost that are linked to each century.

kind of reminded me of a grown up horrible histories style of book, the illustration style is fairly similar! I liked the illustrations of this book too, I think they went well with the overall presentation of the book. Even after I’d finished reading I found myself flicking through the pages and just appreciating the quality of the book and its illustrations.Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).

Whether you are a ghost fanatic or simply piqued by curiosity, you’ll get a robust deep dive into the experiences of paranormal occurrences, alternative explanations for these occurrences, and our culture’s fascination with them. I guess I just read too many magic books as a kid and am used to the "A good magician never reveals his secrets" stick. It's the first time I've seen explanations from different cultures and belief systems in such depth, usually you only hear of the traditional western (often religious) and maybe some Japanese myths and traditions, both make up the majority of horror media we see today. This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees. Those who already know a good bit may find some interesting information on where certain ghosts originated from and more!I’ve shared a couple of pages in the slides to illustrate that; I found a lot of the historical parts about how different cultures approach the concept of ghosts really interesting, but as a noted pop culture fiend, I particularly enjoyed all the mentions of ghost related books and films a lot too! Starting in pre-modernity and covering history up to the present day, the book gives information about ghosts in different forms and cultures, hauntings and ghosts in popular culture. It is not really a book for somebody who has a deep knowledge on the topic already, more of a general overview, but it is still, in my opinion, worth picking up, especially for Halloween time. At the end the author has included a list of key figures who are associated with ghosts, a further reading list and also a section listing films that have portrayed ghosts.