First Ghosts
a rich history of ancient ghosts and ghost stories from the british museum curator
$24.54
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2022
Summary
Whispers from the Clay: Unearthing the World’s First Ghosts
‘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 gh…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529303292 |
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| ISBN-10: | 152930329X |
| Author: | Irving Finkel |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2022 |
| Weight: | 274g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 198mm x 129mm |
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About The Author
Irving Finkel
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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