Ancient Ghost Stories

Ghosts and apparitions abound across the peoples of the early civilisations, from the Ancient Egyptians, the Babylonians, Greeks, Romans and the Vikings too. Phantoms of the Dead, Warning Apparitions and Necromancy ? there are many stories of ghosts to be found in the retold literature of ancient peoples: Khonsemhab and the Ghost, The Tale of Sinuhe and Setna I, all from Ancient Egypt; The Tale of Philinnion & Machates from Ancient Rome; Po & Hun Hauntings from the Shang Dynasty in Ancient China; tales of Pazuzu, a Babylonian demon, and stories of haunting in ancient Greece from Homer. The Vikings too had their fair share of ghosts such as crop up in the 13th-century Icelandic Laxdale Saga. These stories are all brought together in this new collection for an intriguing insight into the spirit world of early cultures. AUTHOR: Camilla Grudova (Introduction) is author of the critically acclaimed The Doll's Alphabet, and Children of Paradise, longlisted for the Women's Prize for fiction. Named one of Granta's Best Young British Novelists, she is also the winner of a Shirley Jackson award for Best Novelette. Her latest collection, The Coiled Serpent, is out in November 2023. 10 illustrations