Enacting Ghosts, or: How to Make the Invisible Visible

In the Netherlands, there was always a clear distinction between Protestant and Catholic folklore. That is visible in witchcraft accusations, but it is also visible in ghost lore. This lore is here reconstructed applying a not always used source, to wit newspaper articles. Here, I will discuss how a...

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Main Author: de Blécourt, Yseult (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2024
In: Religions
Year: 2024, Volume: 15, Issue: 8
Further subjects:B Ghosts
B protestants
B ghost hoaxes
B Stories
B Catholics
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