The Construction of the Supernatural in Euro-American Cultures: Something Nice about Vampires

by Benson Saler

Book Overview

This book describes aspects of the concept of the supernatural from the intellectual history of Euro-American cultures. These samplings shed light on issues in the study of religions and religion rather than attempting to provide either a lineally coherent or exhaustive account of a somewhat fraught and complicated notion. Observations include uses of the term among the ancient Greeks and medieval Christian theologians and 19th- and 20th-century...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350239534
• ISBN13: 9781350239531
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"