The Secret History of Poltergeists and Haunted Houses: From Pagan Folklore to Modern Manifestations

by Claude Lecouteux

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. Provides a wide array of case studies from ancient Greece and Rome
to mediaeval Europe to the modern world
. Explores the relationship between poltergeists and troubled
adolescence
. Looks beneath the Christian adulteration of pagan practices to reveal
the hidden ancestral beliefs tied to poltergeists and haunted houses

Stories of poltergeists and their mischievous and sometimes violent actions are a constant through the ages. What changes is how we interpret this activity. For our pagan ancestors this phenomenon was caused by helper spirits whose manifestations revealed their unhappiness with a household. The mediaeval...Read more
  • ISBN10 1594776938
  • ISBN13 9781594776939
  • Publish Date 26 April 2012
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint Inner Traditions International
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 256
  • Language English