Ghosts in the Middle Ages: The Living and the Dead in Medieval Society.
Chicago, IL: Chicago University Press, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xiv + 290pp. Black boards lettered in gilt on spine. Index. Color plates. Relying on medieval texts, the author examines medieval religious culture and the significance of the widespread belief in ghosts, and shows how the Christian culture of the Middle Ages enlarged the notion of ghosts and created many opportunities for the dead to "appear". A tight, sharp & clean near-Fine copy in near-Fine dust jacket. Item #52517
ISBN: 0226738876
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