Ghosts in Enlightenment Scotland

An examination of how and why Scotland gained its reputation for the supernatural, and how belief continued to flourish in a supposed Age of Enlightenment.

List of contents

Introduction
Medieval and Reformation Ghosts
Evangelising Ghosts
Scepticism and Debate
Gothic and Romantic Ghosts
Ghosts in Popular Culture
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Martha McGill

Summary

An examination of how and why Scotland gained its reputation for the supernatural, and how belief continued to flourish in a supposed Age of Enlightenment.

Product details

• Authors: Martha McGill, Martha (Royalty Account) McGill
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.11.2018
• EAN: 9781783273621
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-362-1
• No. of pages: 265
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 549 g
• Series: Scottish Historical Review Mon; Scottish Historical Review Monograph Second Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works