| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2011043133 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781594774652 (pbk.) |
| 022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER |
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| International Standard Serial Number |
9781594774652 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)746833596 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
133.142 Lec |
| Item number |
7 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
133.142 Lec |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Lecouteux, Claude |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Secret history of poltergeists and haunted houses |
| Remainder of title |
from pagan folklore to modern manifestations |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Claude Lecouteux ; translated by Jon E. Graham. |
| 246 ## - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
The secret history of poltergeists and haunted houses |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
1st U.S. ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Rochester, Vt. |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Inner Traditions, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2012. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
vii, 246 p. |
| Other physical details |
ill. ; |
| Dimensions |
23 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Translation of: La maison hantee : histoire des poltergeists. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Introduction : things that go bump in the night -- What is a poltergeist? -- A smidgeon of objectivity -- Mischief-making spirits of the Middle Ages -- The knocking and noise-making dead -- Deviltry, magic, sorcery, and poltergeists -- Brownies and poltergeists -- Two striking tales -- Singular manifestations. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"Exploring accounts of poltergeists from ancient Greece and Rome, medieval Europe, and the modern world, Claude Lecouteux finds that while our interpretations of poltergeists may change, the manifestations always follow a similar course and evolution."--P. [4] of cover. |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) |
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| Local note |
99815 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Poltergeists |
| General subdivision |
History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Haunted houses |
| General subdivision |
History. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
100 - 199 |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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