The First Ghosts av Irving Finkel

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<P><B>''It''s enthralling stuff, mixing the scholarly with the accessible and placing storytelling right at the heart of the human experience.'' - <I>History Revealed</I></B><br><B><br>''A fascinating journey'' - <I>Yorkshire Post</I></B><br><br><B>''Marvellous...Finkel is an expert in Mesopotamian cultures at the British Museum, and is one of the most clever, and nicest, of people it has ever been my pleasure to encounter...A fascinating journey'' - <I>The Scotsman</I></B><br><br>There are few things more in common across cultures than the belief in ghosts. Ghosts inhabit something of the very essence of what it is to be human. Whether we personally ''believe'' or not, we are all aware of ghosts and the rich mythologies and rituals surrounding them. They have inspired, fascinated and frightened us for centuries - yet most of us are only familiar with the vengeful apparitions of Shakespeare, or the ghastly spectres haunting the pages of 19th century gothic literature. But their origins