The First Ghosts

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Ghosts - the spirits of the dead - have walked by our side since time immemorial. In 'The First Ghosts', author Irving Finkel looks at ghosts from a standpoint quite different to t hat of most spectral literature. Drawing on evidence from the very earliest pre-human archaeology and the very earliest writing and literature, Finkel suggests that belief in and experience of ghosts emerges as a central component of humanity since its inception. Show more