1440 Pages
by
Routledge
Reveals changing perceptions of ghosts at different social levels from the Reformation through to the twentieth century in Britain and America. This five-volume set focuses on the key published debates that emerged in each century, and illustrates the range of literary formats that reported or discussed ghosts.
Volume 1 General Introduction, 1660–1762: The Enlightenment? Volume 2 1762–1820: Cock Lane, Common Sense and Morality Volume 3 1820–1848: Religion vs Science – The Debate Updated Volume 4 1848–1914: Spiritualism and Hauntings Volume 5 Spiritualism during the Great War.
Biography
Owen Davies
