Alas, poor ghost!
traditions of belief in story and discourse
by Gillian Bennett
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"Bennett interviewed women in Manchester, England, asking them about ghosts and other supernatural experiences and beliefs. (Her discussion of how her research methods and interview techniques evolved is in itself valuable.) She first published the results of the study in the well-received Traditions of Belief: Women and the Supernatural, which has been used internationally in folklore, women's studies, and other courses. "Alas, Poor Ghost!" thoroughly revises and expands that work.
In addition to a fuller presentation and analysis of the original field research, the author has updated the text to incorporate more recent studies and assisted by Kate Bennett, a gerontological psychologist, analyzed new research with a group of women in Leicester, England. This last addition focuses on the role of bereavement and witnessing in contact with the dead."--BOOK JACKET.
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Folklore, Occultism, Ghosts, Women, Ghost stories, Occultisme, Femmes, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Folklore & Mythology, GeneralPlaces
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Alas, poor ghost!: traditions of belief in story and discourse
1999, Utah State University Press
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Alas, Poor Ghost!: Traditions of Belief in Story and Discourse
1999, University Press of Colorado
in English
058517525X 9780585175256
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-220) and index.
"New, expanded, and extensively rev. ed. of Traditions of belief : women and the supernatural."
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