Bibliograph

The Penguin book of the undead, fifteen hundred years of supernatural encounters, edited by Scott G. Bruce ; translations and renderings into modern English by Scott G. Bruce, unless otherwise indicated

Type

Label

The Penguin book of the undead, fifteen hundred years of supernatural encounters, edited by Scott G. Bruce ; translations and renderings into modern English by Scott G. Bruce, unless otherwise indicated

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-284) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Penguin book of the undead

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

944380256

Responsibility statement

edited by Scott G. Bruce ; translations and renderings into modern English by Scott G. Bruce, unless otherwise indicated

Sub title

fifteen hundred years of supernatural encounters

Summary

The dead rise again in a spine-tingling collection of ghostly visitations through the ages, recorded in historical narratives, theological texts and personal letters from more than 1,500 years, showing the evolution of our thinking about zombies and other restless souls. --Publisher's description

Table Of Contents

Ancient apparitions -- The autopsy of souls in late ancient thought -- The ecology of the otherworld in dark age Europe -- Spectral servants of the church -- Night is the dead's dominion -- The ghosts of war -- Northern horrors -- Strange tales of mystery and terror -- The reformation of the wraiths -- Haunting the wings

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