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Barcode30293102315160
LocationClark County
Call No133.1 Vern
TitleGhosted : a social history of ghost hunting, and why we keep looking / Alice Vernon.
AuthorVernon, Alice, author.
CollectionNF
Total Circ0
NumReserves0
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LocationBarcodeCall NoCreated OnIssue NameCirc StatusTemp Loc
Clark County30293102315160133.1 Vern10/13/2025 AvailableClark County

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781399418690 ePub ebook
International Standard Book Number 9781399418706 hardback
International Standard Book Number 139941870X hardback
Personal Name Vernon, Alice, author.
Title Statement Ghosted : a social history of ghost hunting, and why we keep looking / Alice Vernon.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice London : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2025.
Physical Description 304 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note Enter the seance room -- Spirit committees -- Haunted houses -- The ghost in the stereoscope -- Summerland -- The ghosts of war -- The ghost laboratory -- The poltergeist next door -- Haunted objects, haunted people -- Who you gonna call?
Summary, Etc. "The history of ghosts is ancient, but active ghost huntings is a relatively recent phenomenon. Investigations into the paranormal have developed hand-in-spirit-hand with scientific discoveries, from radio waves to smartphone apps. Now, more than ever, we want to find our own ghosts. Is it to help process grief? Scientific curiosity? Or to ease our fear of death? Ghosted follows the story of paranormal investigations from the Victorian era to the modern day, examining how our fascination with ghost hunting has changed alongside technology and culture. Where we once gathered around tables, observing and recording every movement of the medium, we now take electronic equipment and app-laden phones around haunted locations. Where theatres and concert halls once held sold-out performances by conjurers recreating the tricks of fraudulent mediums, we now delight in picking apart evidence of the supernatural presented on reality television programmes. In this book, Alice Vernon delves into the history of ghost hunting from decades past. Travelling to spooky spots across the country that are said to be haunted, her research encourages us to challenge our own scepticism and beliefs. Ghosted examines what we are looking for, and why we have never quite given up the ghost."-- Inside book jacket flap.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Ghosts History.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Haunted places History.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Parapsychology Investigation History.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Parapsychology Investigation Social aspects.

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