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27.06.2021

“Haunted London” by Peter Underwood

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"This was the first book on London s ghosts, when Peter Underwood was President of the Ghost Club. He is uniquely qualified to write Haunted London, presenting a parade and gazetteer of the psychic phenomena of Britain s capital city a city with nearly ten million living inhabitants and the ghosts of many dead ones. As well as all the famous hauntings the Cock Lane ghost, the Grey Man at Drury Lane, the Tower ghosts, the haunted house at Berkeley Square etc. the book contains many new and hitherto unpublished findings. Not all ghosts date back to earlier centuries: there are ghost motorcyclists, for instance, and new buildings on the sites of older ones are...>>

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27.06.2021

“Haunted England: The Penguin Book of Ghosts” by Jennifer Westwood and Jacqueline Simpson

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"Watch out for a ghostly ship and its spectral crew off the coast of Cornwall. Listen for the unearthly tread and rustling silk dress of Darlington's Lady Jarratt. Shiver at the malevolent apparition of 50 Berkeley Square that no one survives seeing. England's past echoes with stories of unquiet spirits and hauntings, of headless highwaymen and grey ladies, indelible bloodstains, and ghastly premonitions. Here, county by county, are the nation's most fascinating supernatural tales and bone-chilling legends: from a ghostly army marching across Cumbria to the vanishing hitchhiker of Bluebell Hill, from the gruesome Man-Monkey of Shropshire to the phantom congregation who gather for a Sermon of the Dead..."...>>

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27.06.2021

“Haunted Britain and Ireland: Over 100 of the Scariest Places to Visit in the UK and Ireland” by Derek Acorah

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"Take a spooky journey round the British Isles with the UK’s best known psychic Derek Acorah. Derek presents a fascinating guide to 100 ‘haunted’ sites throughout Britain and Ireland, including his incredible ghostly encounters, what you can expect to find at each location, as well as detailed information on opening hours and access. Find out just how haunted Britain and Ireland are in Derek Acorah’s fascinating guide to over 100 spooky sites. Derek shares fantasic strories of epic battles, lost lovers, murder, suicide and other ghostly goings-on at locations far and wide. Discover why the ghost of a Victorian actor haunts the Adelphi Theatre in London, what many tragedies haunt the Snickleway Inn of York, and...>>

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26.06.2021

“A History of Gnosticism” by Giovanni Filoramo

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"The 1945 discovery of a Gnostic library at Nag Hamadi has brought the study of this second- and third-century religious movement from the wings to center stage. Giovanni Filoramo (University of Turin) has given us the most complete account of Gnosticism thus far. He is thoroughly grounded in ancient writings—classical sources and the Church Fathers in addition to the Nag Hamadi library—and in the scholarly literature. The result is an extensive and probing study of this religious movement, which had wide-spread appeal in the late classical world. Among the subjects discussed, although not necessarily in this order or under these titles, are the existential and religious issues Gnosticism sought to address; the origins of...>>

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26.06.2021

“Western Esotericism: A Guide for the Perplexed” by Wouter J. Hanegraaff (retail ebook version)

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"Western esotericism has been a pervasive presence in Western culture from late antiquity to the present day, but until recently it was largely ignored by scholars and surrounded by misconceptions and prejudice. This accessible guide provides readers with the basic knowledge and tools that will allow them to find their way in this bewildering but fascinating field. What is it that unites phenomena as diverse as ancient gnosticism and hermetism, the "occult sciences" of astrology, alchemy, and magic, rosicrucianism, as well as Christian theosophy, occultism, spiritualism, and the contemporary New Age spiritualities? What can the study of them teach us about our common cultural and intellectual heritage, and what is it that makes them relevant...>>

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