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product_id: 344784270
title: "The First Ghosts: A rich history of ancient ghosts and ghost stories from the British Museum curator Paperback – 15 Sept. 2022"
brand: "irving finkel"
price: "$U1318"
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reviews_count: 9
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# The First Ghosts: A rich history of ancient ghosts and ghost stories from the British Museum curator Paperback – 15 Sept. 2022

**Brand:** irving finkel
**Price:** $U1318
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- **What is this?** The First Ghosts: A rich history of ancient ghosts and ghost stories from the British Museum curator Paperback – 15 Sept. 2022 by irving finkel
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Brilliant
  

*by K***S on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 November 2021*

Brilliant window into an ancient world where  their then rational deductions led to some bonkers uses for dormouse tendons. Perhaps in parts a tough read for us vegetarians, but as with Irving Finkel's book on The Ark, you will be thrilled with the complexity of the societies discussed, here through the portal of ghostly rattling.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Wow amazing book!
  

*by D***A on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 October 2022*

Fantastic amazing book!He shines a new light on a very interesting subject.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    AS OLD AS HUMANITY
  

*by S***B on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 March 2024*

A dry subject perhaps, but one as old as humanity Dr Finkel adds human interest and a touch of humour to the scholarship. While he effectively highlights the essential irrationality of ghost-deniers, I have to say that my impression is that the ancient Mesopotamians regarded ghosts primarily as a cause of illness (exorcists and physicians seemed to have a dual function in their societies).

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