Description

Book Synopsis
In the top corner of the window a pale, milky-white wisp is rising almost to the top of our ten-foot ceiling. I am startled but not afraid. Mostly, I am engrossed; I have never seen anything like this before (or since) and it fascinates me.Dennis Waskul writes these linesabout his first-hand experience with the supernaturalin the introduction to his beguiling book Ghostly Encounters. Based on two years of fieldwork and interviews with 71 midwestern Americans, the Waskuls' book is a reflexive ethnography that examines how people experience ghosts and hauntings in everyday life. The authors explore how uncanny happenings become ghosts, and the reasons people struggle with or against a will to believe. They present the variety and character of hauntings and ghostly encounters, outcomes of people telling haunted legends, and the nested consequences of ghostly experiences. Through these stories, Ghostly Encounters seeks to understand the persistence of uncanny experiences and beliefs in g

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 The Trouble with Ghosts

2 Ghostly Reason

3 Ghostly Topology

4 Ghostly Legends

5 Ghostly Speculations

Appendix: Methods and Data

References

Index

Ghostly Encounters

    Product form

    A Paperback / softback by Dennis Waskul, Michele Waskul

    £18.99

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £19.99 – you save £1.00 (5%)

    Order before 4pm today for delivery by Sat 14 Nov 2026.

    Estimated delivery by Sat 14 Nov 2026.

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of Ghostly Encounters by Dennis Waskul

      Book details

      Publisher Temple University Press,U.S.
      Published 10 June 2016
      ISBN-13 9781439912898
      978-1439912898
      ISBN-10 1439912890
      Also in:
      Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal Anthropology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In the top corner of the window a pale, milky-white wisp is rising almost to the top of our ten-foot ceiling. I am startled but not afraid. Mostly, I am engrossed; I have never seen anything like this before (or since) and it fascinates me.Dennis Waskul writes these linesabout his first-hand experience with the supernaturalin the introduction to his beguiling book Ghostly Encounters. Based on two years of fieldwork and interviews with 71 midwestern Americans, the Waskuls' book is a reflexive ethnography that examines how people experience ghosts and hauntings in everyday life. The authors explore how uncanny happenings become ghosts, and the reasons people struggle with or against a will to believe. They present the variety and character of hauntings and ghostly encounters, outcomes of people telling haunted legends, and the nested consequences of ghostly experiences. Through these stories, Ghostly Encounters seeks to understand the persistence of uncanny experiences and beliefs in g

      Table of Contents

      Preface

      Acknowledgments

      1 The Trouble with Ghosts

      2 Ghostly Reason

      3 Ghostly Topology

      4 Ghostly Legends

      5 Ghostly Speculations

      Appendix: Methods and Data

      References

      Index

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account