The First Ghosts: Most Ancient of Legacies by Finkel, Irving
The First Ghosts: Most Ancient of Legacies by Finkel, Irving

The First Ghosts: Most Ancient of Legacies

'It's enthralling stuff, mixing the scholarly with the accessible and placing storytelling right at the heart of...
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The First Ghosts: Most Ancient of Legacies by Finkel, Irving

The First Ghosts: Most Ancient of Legacies

$29.86
The First Ghosts: Most Ancient of Legacies by Finkel, Irving

The First Ghosts: Most Ancient of Legacies

$29.86
Author: Irving Finkel
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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'It's enthralling stuff, mixing the scholarly with the accessible and placing storytelling right at the heart of the human experience.' - History Revealed

'A fascinating journey' - Yorkshire Post

'Marvellous...Finkel is an expert in Mesopotamian cultures at the British Museum, and is one of the most clever, and nicest, of people it has ever been my pleasure to encounter...A fascinating journey' - The Scotsman

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?

Author: Irving Finkel
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 02/21/2023
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 10.20h x 6.60w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781529303292

About the Author

Dr Irving Finkel is Senior Assistant Keeper of Ancient Mesopotamian script, languages and cultures in the Middle East Department of the British Museum. He is the curator in charge of the world's largest collection of cuneiform clay tablets, comprising more than 130,000 pieces. His work involves reading and translating all sorts of inscriptions, sometimes working on ancient archives to identify manuscripts that belong together, or even join to one another. With publications, lecturing and broadcasting, Dr Finkel has brought these inscriptions and their writers to a modern audience. He is the author of The Ark Before Noah.


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