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100	1		_aFinkel, Irving L., _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe first ghosts : _bmost ancient of legacies / _cIrving Finkel.
264		1	_aLondon : _bHodder, _c[2021]
264		4	_c©2021
300			_axiv, 344 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations (some color) ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 321-332) and index.
505	0	0	_tGhosts at the Beginning -- _tAncient Mesopotamia: Home of the First Ghosts -- _tThe Death and Burial of Kings -- _tEveryday Houses, Burials and Ghosts -- _tLiving With Ghosts -- _tGhost Magic 1: Words and Deeds -- _tGhost Magic 2: Pictures and Conversations -- _tThe Descents of Inanna and Ishtar and Other Netherworld Stories -- _tGilgamesh, Enkidu and the Netherworld -- _gPart 1: _tAn Assyrian Prince in the Netherworld -- _gPart 2: _tWho was the Prince? -- _tThe Delicate Art of Necromancy -- _tThe Biblical World -- _tA Brief Enquiry as to What The Inhabitants of Mesopotamia Believed About Their Netherworld and the Ultimate Fate of Those Who Languished in Same -- _tAfterword -- _tUser's Guide: Telling Your Ghost From Your Demon.
520	0		_a"There are few things more in common across cultures than the belief in ghosts. Ghosts inhabit something of the very essence of what it is to be human. Whether we personally 'believe' or not, we are all aware of ghosts and the rich mythologies and rituals surrounding them. They have inspired, fascinated and frightened us for centuries - yet most of us are only familiar with the vengeful apparitions of Shakespeare, or the ghastly spectres haunting the pages of 19th century gothic literature. But their origins are much, much older ... The First Ghosts: Most Ancient of Legacies takes us back to the very beginning. A world-renowned authority on cuneiform, the form of writing on clay tablets which dates back to 3400BC, Irving Finkel has embarked upon an ancient ghost hunt, scouring these tablets to unlock the secrets of the Sumerians, Babylonians and Assyrians to breathe new life into the first ghost stories ever written. In The First Ghosts, he uncovers an extraordinarily rich seam of ancient spirit wisdom which has remained hidden for nearly 4000 years, covering practical details of how to live with ghosts, how to get rid of them and bring them back, and how to avoid becoming one, as well as exploring more philosophical questions: what are ghosts, why does the idea of them remain so powerful despite the lack of concrete evidence, and what do they tell us about being human?"
650		0	_aGhosts _xHistory.
650		0	_aMythology, Sumerian.
655		7	_aHistory. _2fast
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