Haunted - Ghost Stories and Their Afterlives

Ours is an island of ghosts. From the White Lady of Gibney Hall to the Rossmore banshees, these and other stories have fascinated us for centuries. We have told them to each other at bedtime, around the kitchen table, sitting around the fireside.

In this collection of supernatural tales, E. Jay Gilbert reveals the similarities and differences between the spectres that haunt these isles and asks why are we so intrigued by ghost stories and what do they tell us about the community and people who cultivate them? Why are some tales universal, while others are very much unique to the place they haunt?

Part-chilling tale, part-cultural exploration, Haunted takes us through some of the most unsettling and enduring ghost stories, and discusses what they reveal about the listener, the teller and the times we live in.

About the author

Dr E. Jay Gilbert is a writer, academic and researcher based in Oxford, originally from the north-east of England. She has an MA and MSt from the University of Oxford and a PhD from the University of Leicester and is a lecturer in Applied Linguistics at The Open University. She currently co-edits The Banshee, a women's literary journal with a particular focus on the supernatural.

Summary

Ghost stories, their origins and why we love them.

Foreword

Ghost stories, their origins, and why we love them

Product details

• Authors: E. Jay Gilbert, Jay Gilbert
• Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.09.2024
• EAN: 9781786582911
• ISBN: 978-1-78658-291-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 167 mm x 243 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 502 g
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, Society & social sciences, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Unexplained Phenomena, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Supernatural, Mind, Body, Spirit, Social and cultural anthropology, Society and culture: general, Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal