Blithe Spirits: An Imaginative History of the Poltergeist by S.D. Tucker (Englis

Description: Blithe Spirits by S.D. Tucker Covering and analyzing a wide global selection of reported poltergeist phenomena through history, literature and society. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Trickster-god is a strange and rather wonderful mythological figure who is found in folklore and legend right across the world, from the Norse Loki to the Greek Hermes to the Raven and Coyote of the Native American peoples. The ultimate cunning fool, he and the many subversive tales told about him have been studied down the years by anthropologists, historians, literary theorists and psychologists from Ted Hughes to C. G. Jung. But in the twenty-first century, should the Trickster also be studied by parapsychologists and ghost hunters? Nobody believes in gods like Hermes or Loki anymore, but that does not mean that people do not still tell one another tales about such Tricksters and their mischievous ways. They do, but in disguised form - the disguised form of the poltergeist. Belief in Trickster-gods, this book argues, has today been transformed into popular belief in Trickster-ghosts, with those noisy, disruptive, roguish spirits known as poltergeists fulfilling largely the same imaginative function as more traditional Trickster-figures like Robin Goodfellow once did. By playing childish tricks upon us, poltergeists appear to reveal our current world-view to be in some way incomplete, breaking the accepted circles of official materialistic, scientific logic and provoking laughter at their irreverent audacity in doing so. Rather than being intended to frighten, perhaps the true purpose of certain ghost stories is in fact to amuse, perplex and provoke? Whether true or not, such ghost stories still function as genuine Trickster-myths, providing those who read them with access to a hidden realm lurking somewhere just beyond the rational, in which the usual rules of science, logic and reality simply do not apply. Perhaps in doing so they act as a kind of emotional safety-valve, intended to allow mankind temporary respite from the sometimes oppressive social forces surrounding us. Covering a wide global selection of reported poltergeist phenomena from ancient times right up to the present day, and then subjecting them to a process of literary, historical and sociological analysis, Blithe Spirits is one of the most unusual, original and wide-ranging books about the subject ever to be written. Author Biography S. D. Tucker is an author and journalist. He has written three books for Amberley and writes a regular column in Fortean Times magazine. Review Tuckers erudition is wide-ranging and his pen is filled with wit -- Fortean Times Review Quote Tuckers erudition is wide-ranging and his pen is filled with wit Description for Sales People Author has paranormal chops (a column in Fortean Times ), but also an analytical eye (see previous books Space Oddities , Forgotten Science ) His previous paranormal title, Paranormal Merseyside , sold over 1000 Always popular horror films involving ghosts for potential publicity Details ISBN1445667282 Author S.D. Tucker Pages 352 Publisher Amberley Publishing Year 2020 ISBN-10 1445667282 ISBN-13 9781445667287 Publication Date 2020-03-15 Format Paperback Imprint Amberley Publishing Subtitle An Imaginative History of the Poltergeist Place of Publication Chalford Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 133.14209 Short Title Blithe Spirits Language English UK Release Date 2020-03-15 NZ Release Date 2020-03-15 Alternative 9781445667294 Audience General AU Release Date 2020-03-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:127367717;

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