Worlds of fear and wonder living with the supernatural, past and present
"From medieval saints to early modern witches, Spiritualism to contemporary horror and Christianity, the supernatural is a constant of Western experience. Malcolm Gaskill explores this persistence, arguing that we can understand the beliefs of our ancestors by recognizing that the supernatural has a...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,
2026.
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| Edition: | First Harvard University Press edition. |
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| Summary: | "From medieval saints to early modern witches, Spiritualism to contemporary horror and Christianity, the supernatural is a constant of Western experience. Malcolm Gaskill explores this persistence, arguing that we can understand the beliefs of our ancestors by recognizing that the supernatural has always made emotional, if not intellectual, sense."-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | pages ; cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674307889 0674307887 |
