Haunting Experiences : Ghosts in Contemporary Folklore.
Title:
Haunting Experiences : Ghosts in Contemporary Folklore.
Author:
Goldstein, Diane.
ISBN:
9780874216813
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (282 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Old Spirits in New Bottles -- Part I: Taking Ghosts Seriously -- One: The Usefulness of Ghost Stories -- Two: Scientific Rationalism and Supernatural Experience Narratives -- Part II: Narrating Socialization and Gender -- Three: Gender and Ghosts -- Four: Children's Ghost Stories -- Part III: Old Spirits in New Contexts -- Five: Haunted Houses -- Six: The Commodification of Belief -- Conclusion: The "Spectral Turn" -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Filmography -- Index.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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