The secret history of poltergeists and haunted houses
Subtitle: from pagan folklore to modern manifestations
By: Claude Lecouteux ; translated by Jon E. Graham
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Inner Traditions
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Rochester, Vt
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781594774652; 9781594776939
Subjects: Poltergeists; History
Work titles: Maison hantée
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : things that go bump in the night; title: What is a poltergeist?; title: A smidgeon of objectivity; title: Mischief-making spirits of the Middle Ages; title: The knocking and noise-making dead; title: Deviltry, magic, sorcery, and poltergeists; title: Brownies and poltergeists; title: Two striking tales; title: Singular manifestations.