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The Penguin Book of the Undead : Fifteen Hundred Years of Supernatural Encounters by Scott G. Bruce (2016, Trade Paperback)

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Explore the world of the supernatural with "The Penguin Book of the Undead" by Scott G. Bruce. This trade paperback book, published in 2016 by Penguin Publishing Group, offers a fascinating collection of fifteen hundred years of supernatural encounters. With a focus on Christian theology, angelogy, and demonology, as well as folklore and mythology, this book is a must-read for adults and young adults alike. The book is written in English and has a total of 320 pages. The item measures 7.7 inches in length, 5.2 inches in width, and 0.9 inches in height, and weighs 9.2 ounces. Add "The Penguin Book of the Undead" to your collection today!

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The walking dead from 15 centuries haunt this compendium of ghostly visitations through the ages, exploring the history of our fascination with zombies and other restless souls. Since ancient times, accounts of supernatural activity have mystified us. Ghost stories as we know them did not develop until the late nineteenth century, but the restless dead haunted the premodern imagination in many forms, as recorded in historical narratives, theological texts, and personal letters. The Penguin Book of the Undead teems with roving hordes of dead warriors, corpses trailed by packs of barking dogs, moaning phantoms haunting deserted ruins, evil spirits emerging from burning carcasses in the form of crows, and zombies with pestilential breath. Spanning from the Hebrew scriptures to the Roman Empire, the Scandinavian sagas to medieval Europe, the Protestant Reformation to the Renaissance, this beguiling array of accounts charts our relationship with spirits and apparitions, wraiths and demons over fifteen hundred years, showing the evolution in our thinking about the ability of dead souls to return to the realm of the living--and to warn us about what awaits us in the afterlife. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0143107682
ISBN-13
9780143107682
eBay Product ID (ePID)
221980227

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Book Title
Penguin Book of the Undead : Fifteen Hundred Years of Supernatural Encounters
Author
Scott G. Bruce
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Christian Theology / Angelology & Demonology, Folklore & Mythology, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, Supernatural, Europe / Medieval
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
320 Pages

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Item Length
7.7 in
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Item Weight
9.2 Oz

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Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Bf1461.P4345 2016
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"This exceptionally well-curated compilation shows that the wide variety of accounts of the undead have been rampant in literature long before the Gothic era. . . . Bruce has chosen selections from numerous cultures, including ancient Greece, Anglo-Norman England, and medieval Scandinavia. . . . He presents the contents with an enthusiasm that makes these . . . works accessible to the casual reader." -- Publishers Weekly
Copyright Date
2016
Lccn
2016-012232
Dewey Decimal
133.1
Dewey Edition
23

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Excellent book if you want to learn the history of how supernatural fiction began.
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