Lecouteux, Claude     <br/><br/>
Secret history of poltergeists and haunted houses   from pagan folklore to modern manifestations  
 The secret history of poltergeists and haunted houses  
Claude Lecouteux ; translated by Jon E. Graham. 
 - 1st U.S. ed. 
 - Rochester, Vt.   Inner Traditions,  2012. 
 - vii, 246 p.   ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Translation of: La maison hantee : histoire des poltergeists. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781594774652 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>9781594774652 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011043133 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Poltergeists--History.<br/>Haunted houses--History.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>133.142 Lec   7