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An exciting and original study of the history of the idea of ghosts in early modern Europe, exploring how the notion of ghosts and the supernatural played a part in France's early modern past, in such disparate areas as politics, law, natural philosophy, and the cultural and emotional history of everyday life.

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Introduction 1: Spectrography: Ghosts in Writing 2: The Learned Promotion of Spectres 3: Haunting in Times of Panic 4: An Agent in Conflict Resolution 5: Familiar Ghosts: The Sociology of Haunting 6: Crossing Boundaries 7: Governing Doubt and Belief 8: Spectral Politics Conclusion

Spectralities in the Renaissance Sixteenth and

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 05/05/2022
      ISBN13: 9780198849476, 978-0198849476
      ISBN10: 0198849478

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An exciting and original study of the history of the idea of ghosts in early modern Europe, exploring how the notion of ghosts and the supernatural played a part in France's early modern past, in such disparate areas as politics, law, natural philosophy, and the cultural and emotional history of everyday life.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction 1: Spectrography: Ghosts in Writing 2: The Learned Promotion of Spectres 3: Haunting in Times of Panic 4: An Agent in Conflict Resolution 5: Familiar Ghosts: The Sociology of Haunting 6: Crossing Boundaries 7: Governing Doubt and Belief 8: Spectral Politics Conclusion

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